Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ Teaser

Please note this video is NSFW.

Looks like David Cronenberg is back in a big way with this flick, starring Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Durand, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, and Sarah Gadon. Not much can be determined from this teaser, other than it looks absolutely insane and filled with sex and violence.  Cronenberg just released his previous film, A Dangerous Method, last year, and if you’re unfamiliar with his work, he directed a slew of great films such as Eastern Promises, A History of Violence, The Fly, eXistenZ, and Videodrome.

Cosmopolis looks to be a mashup of all his previous work, and I’m incredibly excited for this one.  It has a May 23 release date in France, however there’s no scheduled release for the US as of yet.  Check after the jump for the full plot synopsis.

New York City, not-too-distant-future: Eric Packer, a 28 year-old finance golden boy dreaming of living in a civilization ahead of this one, watches a dark shadow cast over the firmament of the Wall Street galaxy, of which he is the uncontested king. As he is chauffeured across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut at his father’s old barber, his anxious eyes are glued to the yuan’s exchange rate: it is mounting against all expectations, destroying Eric’s bet against it. Eric Packer is losing his empire with every tick of the clock. Meanwhile, an eruption of wild activity unfolds in the city’s streets. Petrified as the threats of the real world infringe upon his cloud of virtual convictions, his paranoia intensifies during the course of his 24-hour cross-town odyssey. Packer starts to piece together clues that lead him to a most terrifying secret: his imminent assassination.