Could Gosling and Refn be back for 'Driven'?

I want to start by saying that this year's 'Drive' starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Nicholas Winding Refn was easily one of the best films of the year.

That said, news comes today that the original novela on which the movie is based is getting a sequel, meaning that the critical success of 'Drive' could get a film sequel green-lit.

This is mostly conjecture at this point, but Refn has talked about the possibility of a sequel and has also mentioned that he knows about the sequel to the original source (both penned by James Sallis).

The sequel to the original story reportedly has this synopsis:
"Six year later - Phoenix.  Out of nowhere, someone wants Driver dead. Who? Why? Big mistake..."

It's a very vague synopsis, but shows a lot of promise for another taut, noir-esque actioneer.

The original film had a reasonably small release, but managed to double it's production budget and garner a lot a word-of-mouth buzz and a lot of prestige.  I would expect that it will become even more well known as "Best of the Year" lists start being published, the DVD comes out, and award season rolls around.

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