Neon has released a wild-looking first teaser for David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future on the back of the movie being announced for this year’s Cannes Film Festival line-up.
The pic, which has the same name as the director’s 1970 movie but is not a remake, stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart. The story is set in the not-too-distant-future, in a time when humankind has learned to alter their biological makeup – some naturally, some surgically.
Celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser (Mortensen) and his partner Caprice (Seydoux), showcase the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Meanwhille, Timlin (Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, tracks their movements, revealing a mysterious group whose mission is to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.
The pic is due to be released in June following its Cannes premiere in May. More from today’s Cannes line-up here.