Row Three » Mortensen and Cronenberg Together Again - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions

Mortensen and Cronenberg Together Again

It's always "New Moon" day.

Sep

2008

I love the fact that in present Hollywood, a new Viggo Mortensen film is an event. Ok, so that may not be true for everyone but it’s certainly true for me.

I was cruising the interwebs this morning and discovered this little tidbit of information which is likely not to surprise anyone but which excited me: Mortensen and Canadian favourite David Cronenberg will be working together again.

At the moment, I can’t find any information about the project and that’s not particularly surprising considering that it sounds as though it is currently in idea phase floating around in Cronenberg’s mind but apparently, it will be coming. The project was casually confirmed during an interview with E! Online.

And because I just know you want to hear it from the horse’s mouth, here’s the Viggo clip:

7 response about Mortensen and Cronenberg Together Again »

Viggo + Cronenberg = MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

Thanks Marina for digging up the clip. I love Viggo, but his three non-Cronenberg movies this year aren’t getting me as excited as I’d hoped. The two do their absolute best work together.

Comment by Ashley Townsend — September 23, 2008
Totally agree Ashley. Surprisingly, even the mildly poor reviews aren’t dissuading me from Appaloosa, haven’t heard too much good or bad about Good and The Road….I’m pretty excited about The Road. But this pairing is gold for me. Can’t wait to learn more!

Comment by Marina Antunes — September 23, 2008
Wow! Great find, Marina!

Hey, are you the gal I met in NYC on that very frigid evening?

Comment by Knaustin — September 23, 2008
Oh, meant to say that these two just seem to be getting better and better…#3 should be MARVELLOUS!

Comment by Knaustin — September 23, 2008
I tried to read The Road, but I found excrutiatingly boring. I’m also not a fan of No Country. So the movie has a lot stacked against it, but I’m still hoping it will be awesome based on Viggo’s presence alone, with a little awesomeness potentially added by Charlize and Guy Pearce if they have enough screentime.

Good got BAD reviews at TIFF. Eye and Now, Toronto’s two alternative weekly papers, each gave it one star. I doubt it will get any commercial release, though I hope we’ll at least get a chance to see it on DVD someday.

I’ll probably check out Appaloosa when it goes to the second-run theatres in a few weeks. I haven’t paid full price to see a movie at all this year (except Dark Knight on IMAX), and I don’t plan to start now.

I can’t wait for the Viggo/Cronenberg madness to return!

Comment by Ashley Townsend — September 23, 2008
@ Knaustin – not me! I’ve never been to NY!

@Ashley – So that’s why I hadn’t seen anything about “Good” – guessing they’re going to pretend that one never happened.

As for The Road – I didn’t find it boring for a single second though I did have to stop on a number of occasions because of the images that were forming in my brain. That book was depressing as hell to read. I expect the film will be depressing as hell to watch and yet, I’m looking forward to it.

Comment by Marina Antunes — September 24, 2008
It would be a fascinating thing if it was for Cronenberg’s rumoured involvement with a TIMECRIMES remake. Oh, and by the way, If you see the domestic (North American) trailer posted for TIMECRIMES, do NOT watch it, it’s spoiler-ific enough to very seriously hamper the way the movie plays.

Comment by kurt — September 24, 2008

Recent Comments

Bits from a Bill Murray Interview (4)
- Aiden R.: BM is the fuckin’ man. Totally agree with him about Groundhog day, that movie’s never gotten the due...
- Kurt Halfyard: Ghostbusters 3 – Interest 0.
- murph: that Ghostbusters tidbit really, really made me lose interest for it. as if the idea wasn’t stupid enough so many...
- Andy: It kills me that he feels like that about the Ghostbusters franchise. I’m thinking ‘Spider-Man 3′ bad.
Review: Frozen (2)
- Kurt Halfyard: Agreed, The Ruins was a nice surprise. After skipping it during its theatrical run, I now OWN it on DVD.
- Marina Antunes: This one’s high on my watch list. Not only because of Ashmore, who I like, but also Canuck Kevin Zegers...
Assassins Kill Eachother in The Tournament Trailer (8)
- Marina Antunes: The trailer is *better* than the movie? Oh god.
- swarez: This is one of the times where the trailer is better than the actual film sadly. I was ready for some fun mindless...
- John Anderson: Just watched it online and omg, amazing f1lm.. really is one to see If you want to watch it onl1ne for free,...
Video: Hotel Hell Vacation (4)
- Andrew James: You’ve never seen the original Vacation? Classic. “fiffffty yards…” Vegas on the other...
- Kurt Halfyard: I’ve only seen two of the “VACATION” movies (Europe and Christmas), but I do enjoy watching...
- murph: but seriously, the last “Vacation” movie was embarrassingly bad anyway, so i guess it isnt much of a...
- murph: really. really. really. unfunny.
Von Trier and Cruz: Together at Last (1)
- Kurt Halfyard: I don’t think that 5 Million (Euros?) is a modest film budget in Europe. Outside of Luc Besson flicks,...
Neo-Giallo goodness: Trailer for AMER (1)
- Bob Turnbull: Yeah, I’ve seen a bit of chat about this too and I’m also eager to see it. If it can refine some of...
Ten Nights Of Dreams (3)
- Bob Turnbull: Yeah, the stills certainly help sell the film. And to be honest, they may oversell it. I enjoy the film a great...
- David Brook: Wow, yeah me too!
- kurt: those stills alone make me want to see this film!
Film on TV: February 8-14 (1)
- Me: Wow looks like a great week. I dont know if theyre going to play it again but IFC was playing Chopper last week also.
Trailer for Luc Besson’s Adventurous Adele Blanc-Sec (3)
- Ray: Are you kidding?! We all remember Arthur and the Invisibles right? Joking aside, it has the vibe that we see in A Very...
- David Brook: That looks pretty cool, got a hint of Jeunet & Caro in there too. Let’s hope this is a bit of a return...
Trailer: Cemetery Junction (2)
- David Brook: That’s not what I expected coming from Gervais and Merchant. The lead does seem to be channeling...
Auteur Directors Directing The Superbowl (9)
- Ty Webb: Love the Herzog clip.
- Andrew James: That was awesome. I liked the Lynch one the best. It’s so obvious, it’s hilarious.
Short film Terminus to get feature length adaptation. (1)
- gail: I thought the short was pretty good. The CGI was great and it made you think how it would be if someone… or...

Mortensen and Cronenberg Together Again

7 response about Mortensen and Cronenberg Together Again »

Leave a comment

Recent Comments