David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen to Reteam for Eastern Promises 2

[GreenScar]

The ever-fruitful and edgy creative partnership between director David Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen continues, with today’s announcement of a sequel to their captivating 2007 Russian mob film Eastern Promises. The pic above perfectly conveys our expectations. Deadline reports that producer Paul Webster is overseeing the project, which now has a completed script by Steve Knight, who penned the original and also wrote David Fincher’s planned Bobby Fischer biopic Pawn Sacrifice. At this time last year, we posted on the possibility of a follow-up.

Further details are not yet available, nor is the involvement of the first film’s co-star Naomi Watts, whose role and subplot were arguably overshadowed by Mortensen’s sharply dressed thug named Nikolai Luzhin. The big reveal in the film (spoiler follows) is that Luzhin is a British undercover agent, whose dedication to the gig is exemplified by a body painted heavily in esoteric gang tatts, a Dracula ‘do, and a submersion in several homicides. The film’s graphic and bloody action sequence in a bath house is considered classic for the modern crime genre.

Shooting is tentatively pegged for the winter, though Cronenberg is scheduled to make The Talking Cure this summer, which stars Mortensen as the infamous and great psychoanalyzer Sigmund Freud, a role originally attached to Christoph Waltz. This is one sequel that is a no brainer and not driven by a cash-grab mentality in my opinion. Any new collaboration between these two gents still has an air of freshness and unpredictability that can’t be said of Depp and Burton’s and Leo and Martin’s. Thoughts?

Great news - Excuse me while I

[Fighter]

Originally Posted by GreenScar

Great news - Excuse me while I

Great news!!

Though, I liked the teaming of David & Viggo more in A History of Violence

[SpiderBaby]

I don't see any proof of this at all. I just think they messed this up with the recent news of Viggo replacing Waltz in Cronenberg's The Talking Cure and thought it was a sequel to Eastern Promises. I doubt this happens, though Viggo is back with David for The Talking Cure. There isn't any proof in that article at all, anyone could of said that.

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

I don't see any proof of this at all. I just think they messed this up with the recent news of Viggo replacing Waltz in Cronenberg's The Talking Cure and thought it was a sequel to Eastern Promises. I doubt this happens, though Viggo is back with David for The Talking Cure. There isn't any proof in that article at all, anyone could of said that.

What are you looking for? An actual copy of a contract? This is the internet.

[Fighter]

Originally Posted by GreenScar

What are you looking for? An actual copy of a contract? This is the internet.

Totally agree!!

[SpiderBaby]

If it's the internet, just wait and see first. So before there are high fives clap posts bashing me, just think of this. Cronenberg is making a new film called The Talking Cure with Waltz. Waltz drops out and Viggo is in. Now out of the blue a sequel to Eastern Promises is said to be coming from internet sites, with no proof Cronenberg has said so. Sounds fishy is all I am saying.

So:

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

If it's the internet, just wait and see first. So before there are high fives clap posts bashing me, just think of this. Cronenberg is making a new film called The Talking Cure with Waltz. Waltz drops out and Viggo is in. Now out of the blue a sequel to Eastern Promises is said to be coming from internet sites, with no proof Cronenberg has said so. Sounds fishy is all I am saying.

So:

No one's bashing you. Deadline Hollywood daily has a very good track record. If they report it then it's usually worth getting excited about.

BTW - I toned down your post a bit.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by GreenScar

No one's bashing you. Deadline Hollywood daily has a very good track record. If they report it then it's usually worth getting excited about.

BTW - I toned down your post a bit.

I got ya. Thanks.

[csdot]

if this is true than its great news. i like how cronenberg and viggo have a scrosese/deniro thing going, they are a great match. david cronenberg is one of my favorite directors so i will definitely check this and the Talking Cure out.

[Moefiz]

Finally....we get something solid, rumors of this was flying around since last year..personally can't wait for this one, the first once flew under the radar.

[WyldeMan45]

Finally! When I heard last year Viggo announced his retirement, I instantly worried this is one film we would never get. So I was very happy to see that not only has he come out of that short retirement, he is infact making this.

[KubrickFan]

Regardless if the sequel is coming or not (The Talking Cure seems very interesting too), I'm just glad the whole 'retirement' thing isn't true. Mortensen is a truly great actor, and paired with Cronenberg it's a wonderful team.

[recS-12]

Y not a "History of Violence" sequel? One where the rest of the mob comes looking for him.