Viggo Mortensen Teases New Horror Movie With David Cronenberg – We Got This Covered

David Cronenberg first shot to prominence as one of the most unique and distinctive filmmakers of the 1980s, helming countless classic body horrors and psychological thrillers like Rabid, Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly and The Dead Zone. However, he hasnt returned to the genre that first brought him to mainstream attention in a long time, with 2002s Spider the last effort that could be deemed signature Cronenberg.

Hes hardly been inactive, though, teaming with Viggo Mortensen for acclaimed dramas A History of Violence, Eastern Promises and A Dangerous Method, but he hasnt directed a feature of any kind since 2014s Maps to the Stars. In the meantime, hes kept himself busy with acting roles including a recurring cameo on Star Trek: Discovery, while he also lends support in Mortensens directorial debut Falling, and in true Cronenberg fashion, hes playing a proctologist.

In a recent interview to promote the pic, in which he also portrays the lead role as well as writing, producing and directing, Mortensen teased that his fourth collaboration with Cronenberg could mark a return to body horror, saying:

We do have something in mind. 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. 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.

The duos three films together so far have all been great in very different ways, with Mortensen in particular delivering a trio of his best ever performances, landing an Academy Award nomination for Eastern Promises and a Golden Globe nod for A Dangerous Method. The idea of them teaming up once again for a vintage David Cronenberg body horror is a hugely exciting proposition for fans of both the actor and director, then, but The Lord of the Rings star appears to be keeping the details firmly under wraps for the time being as the project slowly comes together behind the scenes.

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