Empire: Cronenberg on Cronenberg- the Director on ‘Cosmopolis’ and other Iconic (film) moments

Bucky W // June 27, 2012 // no comments
David Cronenberg

Phil De Semlyen wrote this piece, which asks David Cronenberg to talk about Cosmopolis and several other of his films. Here’s the introduction to the profile, and the content on Cosmopolis. The other films presented are Shivers, Scanners, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch, and A Dangerous Method.  (Note: there’s some intense images!)
Empire’s Introduction
“Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg’s mind-bendingly brainy take on Don DeLillo’s novel, sees the Canadian auteur on top form as he follows billionaire currency trader Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) across Manhattan by limo. It’s possibly the most trafficky road movie ever made, and, at first glance, seems a world away from his classic body horror repertoire. On closer inspection, though, those parasitic organisms are still about; here they manifest as snaking graphs of rising yuan and falling dollars, as Pattinson negotiates vampire squid (the metaphoric kind), custard pie slingers, financial collapse and potential assassination. Trust Cronenberg to deliver capitalism’s bona-fide horror movie. We asked the great filmmaker to talk through this and other memorable moments.”

From the Empire Article; Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis from The Fly

On Cosmopolis:

“When Mathieu Amalric and Juliette Binoche – both French actors – said they’d do anything I wanted, they meant it. Mathieu hadn’t even read Cosmopolis when he agreed to do the role of the Pastry Assassin. When he came to Toronto for a day to do it, he said: ‘Working with you is a dream but when I read the script it’s a fantastic role!’ Same with Juliette. Maybe it’s a different culture? In France the idea of the director as the major creative force has always been much higher than in Hollywood.”

There’s a lot more in this profile, click here:  Source

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