David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” will be starting production in Toronto very soon, if it hasn’t already. Vincent Cassel was cast as the lead actor.
Last week, GQ stated that Viggo Mortensen was part of the cast, but the film’s producer, Saïd Ben Saïd, has just told me that he isn’t.
Cronenberg has mentioned that ‘Shrouds’ is part of the aborted Netflix project we had previously reported on. Supposedly, the streaming giant got cold feet after reading the second episode. The film is being co-produced by Ben Saïd.
Cronenberg told IndieWire while at 2022 Cannes that “The Shrouds” will take place in a world where people can watch their deceased relatives decaying in real-time.