David Cronenberg described his next film, The Shrouds, as a personal and partly autobiographical project, during a press conference at the San Sebastian film festival Wednesday.Cronenberg teased the project while speaking to the press at the festival, where he is set to receive a prestigious Donostia Award.“The new film I’ll be making is called The Shrouds and it stars Vincent Cassel and Lea Seydoux.
Despite that, it’s not a French film,” he said. “It’s a very personal project for me. People who know me will know parts of it are autobiographical.
The idea is to shoot that in the Spring in Toronto.”As Deadline reported in May, FilmNation and CAA Media Finance launched sales on The Shrouds at the Cannes market.
Industry veterans Saïd Ben Saïd (SBS Productions), Martin Katz (Prospero Pictures), and Michel Merkt are producing the film.
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