Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart Among Actors Joining Cast of David Cronenberg Sci-Fi Thriller CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart have joined the cast of the sci-fi thriller Crimes of the Future, alongside Léa Seydoux and previously cast stars Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar, and Lihi Kornowski. The film is being written and directed by David Cronenberg, who wrote and directed the Scanners films, as well as The Fly, and eXistenZ. He also directed Mortensen in A History of Violence and Eastern Promises.

Here’s the description of the film from Deadline:

This is the first original sci-fi script by Cronenberg since 1999’s eXistenZ. It sounds just as ambitious, taking 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. While some embrace the limitless potential of trans-humanism, others attempt to police it. Either way, “Accelerated Evolution Syndrome”, is spreading fast. Saul Tenser is a beloved performance artist who has embraced Accelerated Evolution Syndrome, sprouting new and unexpected organs in his body. Along with his partner Caprice, Tenser has turned the removal of these organs into a spectacle for his loyal followers to marvel at in real time theatre. But with both the government and a strange subculture taking note, Tenser is forced to consider what would be his most shocking performance of all.

The film has been in the works for a while now, but has finally been set up at Neon and Serendipity Point Films, who have set a summer production start in Athens, Greece.