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Cronenberg’s ‘Eastern Promises’ Getting a Follow-Up With ‘Small Dark Look’; Jason Statham in Talks to Star
Well this is an interesting one. David Cronenberg’s 2007 movie Eastern Promises, which starred Viggo Mortensen, is getting a follow-up film with the upcoming Small Dark Look.
Mortensen, it would seem, is not returning to star, and the movie isn’t exactly a sequel either. Rather, THR notes, it’s set in the same world, with Jason Statham in talks to star.
In Eastern Promises, “A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.”
Martin Zandvliet (Land of Mine) is set to direct Small Dark Look, with Cronenberg nowhere in sight. Steven Knight, who wrote Eastern Promises, wrote the script for the new movie.
Presumably, the film will tell its own story about the Russian mob at the center of Eastern Promises. Plot details for Small Dark Look, however, are being kept secret for now.
Viggo Mortensen in ‘Eastern Promises’
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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