There seems to be a recent trend in ageing Hollywood filmmaking upping their prolificacy. Perhaps they have come to the realisation they don’t have too much longer on this Earth and they still have many stories to share. This can only be a positive thing, as the likes of Paul Schrader, Terrence Malick and Clint Eastwood have released arguably their best work in the past decade.
Another veteran of the industry, David Cronenberg, made his return to the big screen with this year’s sci-fi film Crimes of the Future, which was his first feature since 2014’s Map to the Stars. However, Cronenberg certainly isn’t going to leave such a long gap before his next film. The previously announced The Shrouds has just obtained a new cast member. Léa Seydoux, who starred in Crimes of the Future, will join her French countryman Vincent Cassel in the upcoming project, which is currently in pre production and set to commence shooting in Spring 2023.
The Shrouds will be another twisty psychological thriller from the body horror veteran, with the only seemingly safe prediction that it will be gloriously macabre. Cronenberg himself has described it as a very personal project, stating that some parts are autobiographical. The mysterious synopsis reads as follows:
Karsh (Vincent Cassell), an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.
Although there is no specific release date yet, an estimate of mid-late 2024 seems likely considering shooting is still yet to take place. We’ll keep you updated with any more cast announcements as the project becomes more concrete.
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