 Channing Tatum, who was to co-star with Ford in "The Dying of the Light", originally wanted Refn to direct "Magic Mike" (2012), which Steven Soderbergh came to direct.In 2012, Refn was attached to direct a remake of the 1980s crime show "The Equalizer" with Denzel Washington in the lead role, but the deal did not materialize with Sony for unknown reasons.The adaptation "The Equalizer" ended up being directed by Antoine Fuqua for release in 2014.