After Nicholas Winding Refn left the project, Sony has reportedly reached out to Lovering to take over. Read the full article on AICN Hey guys! Horrorella here... Interesting development. A few months ago, it was announced that Nicholas Winding Refn would be taking on a horror project as his next film. The project in question was THE BRINGING, which would center on the true story of Elisa Lam, a Canadian tourist who was mysteriously found dead in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles.