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Crimes of the Future
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Cronenberg
Written byDavid Cronenberg
Produced byRobert Lantos
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Koch
Edited byChristopher Donaldson
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Neon (United States)
  • MK2/Mile End (Canada)
Release dates
  • May 2022 (2022-05) (Cannes)
  • May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) (France)
  • June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03) (United States)
Running time107 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • France
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Crimes of the Future is an upcoming internationally co-produced body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The film has the same title as a 1970 film by Cronenberg but it is not a remake of that film. The film will premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it will be competing for the Palme d'Or. It marks Cronenberg's return to the horror and science fiction genres since eXistenZ (1999).

Cast

  • Viggo Mortensen as Saul Tenser
    A man who grows new organs inside of his body as part of "Accelerated Evolution Syndrome". He and his partner Caprice have turned the discovery and removal of these new body organs into performance art.
  • Léa Seydoux as Caprice
    Tenser's partner who can observe and tattoo his organs in his personal operating theatre.
  • Kristen Stewart as Timlin
    An investigator with the National Organ Registry, she takes a particular interest in Saul Tenser.
  • Don McKellar as Wippet
    An investigator with the National Organ Registry.
  • Scott Speedman as Lang Daughtery
  • Welket Bungué
  • Lihi Kornowski as Djuna
  • Tanaya Beatty
  • Yorgos Karamihos as Brent Boss
  • Yorgos Pirpassopoulos as Dr. Nasatir
  • Nadia Litz as Dani Router

Production

The film was set to begin production in early 2003 under the title Painkillers, which explored the world of performance art and took place in an anaesthetized society where pain is the new forbidden pleasure, and surgery and self-mutilation, being performed in public and on camera, have come to be regarded as the new sex. Ralph Fiennes was attached to star as Saul Tenser after Nicolas Cage, the first option for the main role, dropped out. ThinkFilm had picked up worldwide rights on the $35 million thriller, scheduled for a late 2006 release in North America. However, the project never came through. In a mid-2000s interview, director David Cronenberg brushed the project aside, stating that it was not happening and that he had lost interest in making it anyway.

In February 2021, during a chat with GQ magazine, Viggo Mortensen revealed that he was working on a project with Cronenberg, saying: "Yes, we do have something in mind. It's something he wrote a long time ago, and he never got it made. Now he's refined it, and he wants to shoot it. Hopefully, it'll be this summer we'll be filming. I would say, without giving the story away, he's going maybe a little bit back to his origins". In April, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart were among the cast announced for the film. In August 2021, Tanaya Beatty, Yorgos Karamihos, Nadia Litz and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos joined the cast of the film.

Principal photography began on August 2, 2021, and concluded on September 10, 2021, in Athens, Greece.

References

  1. Squires, John (February 1, 2020). "Viggo Mortensen Teases Upcoming Horror Project That'll Bring David Cronenberg "Back to His Origins"!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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  7. Harris, Dana; Dunkley, Cathy (May 20, 2002). "Cronenberg, Lantos king of 'Pain'". Variety. Retrieved May 20, 2002.
  8. Paiella, Gabriella (February 1, 2020). "Viggo Mortensen on Falling and the Time He Was Found in the Woods as a Baby". GQ. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 29, 2021). "David Cronenberg Sets Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart For 'Crimes Of The Future;' NEON, Serendipity Point Firm Summer Start In Greece". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 3, 2021). "Cameras Roll On David Cronenberg Sci-Fi 'Crimes Of The Future' With Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart; More Cast Join". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. Sharf, Zack (April 29, 2021). "David Cronenberg Returns: Sci-Fi Movie 'Crimes of the Future' Sets 30-Day Shoot in Greece". /Film. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. Ravindan, Manori (August 3, 2021). "David Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Movie 'Crimes of the Future' Begins Production in Greece". Variety. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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