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"Nicolas Winding Refn is reportedly in talks to revive the Maniac Cop series. The Drive director is on hand to co-produce a prequel to the 1988 horror film in collaboration with original director William Lustig, according to writer Larry Cohen.   &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s going to be more a prequel than anything else, I am really excited to come back to this world especially since Nick is going to be a part of it,&amp;quot; Cohen told Daily Grindhouse. &amp;quot;Nick has been talking to us about it for a while now and I had an idea that would work so we&amp;#039;re going to do it.&amp;quot;  Cohen went on to say that the prequel will likely maintain the tone of the other entries in the series, and be backed by a larger budget. Lustig added that the project is yet to be signed, but is &amp;quot;close&amp;quot; to receiving the green light. Robert Z&amp;#039;Dar starred as the homicidal lawman in the original Maniac Cop, alongside Bruce Campbell. The film went on to spawn two sequels, the last of which landed in 1993. A potential director for the Maniac Cop revival is yet to be confirmed. &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s interview with Nicolas Winding Refn Watch a trailer for the original Maniac Cop below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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