By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Having premiered at Cannes and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, it’s headed for a U.S. premiere and wider release.
Sideshow and Janus Films have announced that they’ve picked up all U.S. rights to THE SHROUDS, the new film written and directed by the legendary David Cronenberg. Making its U.S. debut Saturday, October 5 with three follow-up screenings at the New York Film Festival next month, it’s set for wider theatrical release in spring 2025. Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt star; the synopsis: “Karsh [Cassel] is a prominent businessman. Inconsolable since the death of his wife, he invents GraveTech, a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated. Karsh sets out to track down the perpetrators.”
In a joint statement, the distributors say, “Building on a long history with David Cronenberg that has included releases of VIDEODROME, SCANNERS, THE BROOD, CRASH, DEAD RINGERS, and NAKED LUNCH, Janus Films and Criterion are very proud to be working with Sideshow and Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz and Anthony Vaccarello to premiere THE SHROUDS, a major new work by the Canadian master in the United States. This is Cronenberg at his wittiest, most personal and romantic in this thought-provoking thriller with knockout performances from Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger.” Stay tuned for further details of THE SHROUDS’ release.
