Body Cross (Eastern Promises sequel)

[Rowsdower!]

‘Eastern Promises’ Sequel ‘Body Cross’ to Shoot This Spring


For years — and years, and years — there’d been talk of a follow-up to David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises, a crime drama whose main (perhaps sole) purpose for even continuing is the fact that it chose to end where most would begin. Despite stalling a number of years ago, a completed script from original scribe Steven Knight — whose profile has risen considerably in the ten years since Promises‘ release, what with Locke, Peaky Blinders, Allied, Taboo, and, of course, Burnt — that’s now known as Body Cross is apparently moving forward very fast.

Casting site My Entertainment World (via Little White Lies) tells us cameras will roll this March, and they provide a synopsis to boot. As it goes: “Picking up where the 2007 film left off with the incompetent underboss Kirill thinking that he and his henchman driver Nikolai really have inherited the throne from his crime-lord father, without knowing that Nikolai is actually a clandestine agent working undercover in Russia’s federal security service.”

All of which implies the return of Vincent Cassel (as Kirill) and Viggo Mortensen (as Nikolai), who’d apparently been aboard the sequel some years ago, though they receive no mention whatsoever — nor does Cronenberg, who doesn’t appear to have any projects moving forward in the near-future, but whose involvement probably would’ve been touted more (i.e. at all) by now. Given how close Body Cross‘ stated start point is, let’s expect news of a confirmation or denial before long.

Well, I'm definitely excited. I loved Eastern Promises. But will Viggo, Vincent and Naomi be back? Would Cronenberg return to direct? If this features a new cast and crew, could it still be good?



Guess we'll see. In the meantime, at least we have Western Promises to tide us over.


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[David H.]

I wouldn't mind if Knight directed this. Locke was pretty great and, hey, maybe he can give Tom Hardy a call.

 

[dude stannis]

Gotta agree with David, at this point I'd much rather Knight directed it. Hummingbird was great.

 

[tzarinna]

Ah, I hope we can get this going with Viggo.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Eastern Promises is one of my favorite movies, so I'm not sure how I feel about this. It could work if all the same actors came back, but the ending was so perfect it really doesn't need a sequel.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I'm a bit on the fence here. I almost feel like it might be better if they make this movie its own thing with new actors and a new director so it feels less like a sequel and more of a new story with the same characters. Maybe just because it's been a while since the last film and the actors are all visibly older, so it would look weird if they attempted to pick up where the last film left off.

 

[Octoberist]

Yeah, I'm a bit on the fence here. I almost feel like it might be better if they make this movie its own thing with new actors and a new director so it feels less like a sequel and more of a new story with the same characters. Maybe just because it's been a while since the last film and the actors are all visibly older, so it would look weird if they attempted to pick up where the last film left off.

Especially Vincent Cassel. Them eyebags tho.

 

[scarlet-witch]

I don't think they've visibly aged that much since 2008. It's more or less because "how can I become king if king is still in place" is such a wonderful final line, I don't need the expansion on it.