David Cronenberg Sets Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart For ‘Crimes Of The Future’; Neon, Serendipity Point Firm Summer Start In Greece Deadline 4/29/2021
EXCLUSIVE: Neon and Serendipity Point Films have set a summer production start in Athens, Greece for
Crimes of the Future, the David Cronenberg-written and -directed sci-fi thriller that has locked Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart as its stars, with Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar and Lihi Kornowski also starring. Latter is the breakout star of the Israeli series Losing Alice on Apple+.
This is the first original sci-fi script by Cronenberg since 1999’s
“I have unfinished business with the future,” says Cronenberg, cryptically.
“To work with David Cronenberg is to embark on a journey exploring terrain where no one has gone before,” shares producer Robert Lantos. “Each of our collaborations has been an exhilarating adventure and David’s unwavering vision is what real cinema is all about.”
Crimes of the Future is a boldly original screenplay from the mind of celebrated auteur David Cronenberg, whose last original screenplay was
eXistenZ in 1999. The film takes a deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup.