29 Novemebr

Cronenberg to Write a Novel

CBC.CA reports that director David Cronenberg has signed a deal with publisher Penguin Canada to write a novel. The plot will partially be set in his hometown. "I've literally been waiting 50 years to do this. I'm excited", says Cronenberg. The novel is tentatively scheduled to be published in February 2010.

24 Novemebr

The Wolf Man (2009)

Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins will star in The Wolf Man, a remake of the 1941 Lon Chaney Jr. classic. According to Ain't it Cool, music video director Mark Romanek will direct the script written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Brainscan, Hideaway, Se7en, 8MM, Sleepy Hollow). The amazing Rick Baker is responsible for the makeup effects. Baker is a huge Wolfman fan. He admitted that he has only campaigned for 2 films in his entire career: One was Ed Wood and the other is this project. The movie is currently scheduled for a February 2009 release. On the right: Benicio Del Toro about to bite Rick Baker in a homage to the classic movie. For this photo, Del Toro wear no makeup (Baker: "so, whattaya need ME for?!")

18 Novemebr

Cronenberg's Next Project

According to Screen Daily, David Cronenberg's next movie will be The Talking Cure, an adaptation of Christopher Hampton's play about psychoanalysis Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud and their relationships with Sabina Spielrein. Shooting will start in Germany in mid-2008, after Cronenberg finishes working on the opera version of The Fly. Jeremy Thomas, who also produced Naked Lunch and Crash will reunite with Cronenberg. On the London stage, Carl Jung was played by Ralph Fiennes. You can read more about the play here and here.