New David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen Movie in the Works – /FILM

David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen made three memorable films together A History of Violence,Eastern Promises, andA Dangerous Method.Now, it looks like the director and actor are considering getting the band back together for something new and this new project sounds incredibly promising. According to Mortensen, the movie is a strange film noir story, and it will feature body-horror elements something Cronenberg is extremely well-versed in.

There hasnt been a David Cronenberg movie since 2014sMaps to the Stars, and thats not okay. Cronenberg has talked about returning to films over the years, but nothing has really materialized. However, a new interview with Viggo Mortensen provides some hope. Cronenberg has a small part inFalling, Mortensens feature directorial debut, and while speaking with GQ, the actor was asked if he might end up starring in a Cronenberg movie again. Yes, we do have something in mind, Mortensen said. Its something he wrote a long time ago, and he never got it made. Now hes refined it, and he wants to shoot it. Hopefully, itll be this summer well be filming. I would say, without giving the story away, hes going maybe a little bit back to his origins.

The back to his origins comment lead the interviewer to ask if Mortensen was alluding to body-horror type stuff something Cronenberg is known for. Mortensen replied: Yeah, its very interesting. Its almost like a strange film noir story. Its disturbing and its good, I think. But since his origins, hes obviously developed in terms of technique and self-assurance as a director.

Mortensen made three movies with Cronenberg the excellentA History of Violence,the very goodEastern Promises, and the somewhat underratedA Dangerous Method. While these titles could not be classified as horror movies, History of Violence andEastern Promises had enough graphic shots of blood and gore to tip into body-horror territory. That said, Cronenberg hasnt really gone full body-horror since 1999sExistenz, so having him return to such aesthetics would indeed be something worth seeing.

In December of last year, Cronenberg revealed he was seeking to finance three projects hes written, two features and one series, and I can only assume this strange film noir story is one of the features he was talking about. Mortensens comments make it sound as if the feature is a done deal and there are plans to start shooting it this summer, but until theres an official announcement somewhere, were just going to have to wait and see how this all shakes out.

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