David Cronenberg has said that he had to convince Viggo Mortensen to take on the lead role in his new film, Crimes of the Future.
The 62-year-old actor, who worked with director Cronenberg on three previous films – A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, and A Dangerous Method – was reluctant to star as Saul, a performance artist who has his organs removed by his partner in a dystopian future without physical pain.
