in what may be todays most bizarre entertainment news the bbc has announced that nicolas winding refn is adapting enid blytons famous five the director best known for his work on violent thrillers like drive the neon demon and only god forgives will be making three 90minute features based on the books yes reallyblyton wrote 21 novels in the famous five series that follows julian dick anne george and their dog timmy they often featured the group getting into actionpacked adventures from chasing pirates to going for treacherous hikes which is something that seems to appeal to refn all my life ive fought vigorously to remain a child with a lust for adventure he said in a statement per deadline by reimagining the famous five i am preserving that notion by bringing these iconic stories to life for a progressive new audience instilling the undefinable allure and enchantment of childhood for current and future generations to comethis is going to be wildenid blytons famous five books are being adapted by nicolas winding refngive us ryan gosling guzzling ginger beer under a neonlit moon while punching his was to solving a piratemystery 26 2023see morestill we must admit were struggling a bit to imagine the director switching gears like this and it seems were not alone this is going to be wild writes publisher dee stevens on twitter give us ryan gosling guzzling ginger beer under a neonlit moon while punching his way to solving a pirate mysteryjournalist morgan jeffery adds ill admit it i didnt have nicolas winding refn reboots the famous five on my bingo card meanwhile writer michael leader sums up the strange partnership of director and story pretty well here nicolas winding refn im a pornographer i make films that arouse me he tweets also nicolas winding refn all my life ive fought vigorously to remain a child with a lust for adventure by reimagining the famous five i am preserving that notionstill before we leap to judgment its worth remembering that this isnt refns first foray into british tv he also worked on the itv detective drama marple back in 2007 helming two episodes of the beloved daytime show and given the sheer brilliance of his movie drive we cant wait to see what he does here neonlit picnics anyonefor what else is coming to screens check out our guides to new tv shows and upcoming movies