Cronenberg Snags Sarah Gadon For Another Collaboration In ‘Cosmopolis’

Penn Collins — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:31:00 +0000

Has Cronenberg found his female Viggo Mortensen? 23 year-old Canadian actress Sarah Gadon is entrenching herself in the director’s inner circle, being cast in Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis after having just appeared in his soon-to-be released A Dangerous Method.

In Cosmopolis, Gadon will play Robert Pattinson‘s estranged wife after negotiations with Keira Knightley fizzled. Cosmopolis focuses on an eventful day in the life of Pattinson’s character as he tries to conquer the financial markets and is targeted by many.

Gadon’s participation was probably due to her losing the title role of Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman, which, somewhat coincidentally, Viggo Mortensen bowed out of just this past Friday. I guess you’re either a Snow White actor or you’re a Cronenberg actor, but never both. 2011 has already been a busy year for Gadon, who has wrapped on Dreamhouse and Moth Diaries in addition to participating in the two Cronenberg projects. Hope she likes working with dudes named “Viggo.” (Deadline)

Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ Casting Skewing Younger, Paler

Penn Collins — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:26:30 +0000

David Cronenberg‘s Cosmopolis seems to be swapping out the whole cast, one move at a time. Originally announced to be starring Colin Farrell and Marion Cotillard as the young billionaire and his wife, respectively, it would seem that the producers have decided to make that couple even younger by recasting the couple with Robert Pattinson and Keira Knightly. While Farrell was no Daniel Day-Lewis, he had proven his chops as a man at the end of his rope in films like Minority Report and Phone Booth, while Pattinson has proven to have one gear as an actor: brooding teenager Knowing Cronenberg, “brooding teenager” is probably not a facet of this role, so our guard is up.

Further, the talk on Paul Giamatti playing the billionaire’s stalker has died down as well, which ominously suggests that they might be turning Cosmopolis into The Game for a younger set. Ugh. Here’s to hoping they at least pull a down-on-his-luck William H. Macy or Phillip Seymour Hoffman in there to add some depth. That’s not to say Knightley isn’t a decent actress, but she’s so hot that it’s hard to pay attention to her role. Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s never had that problem.

Cosmopolis follows a billionaire (Pattinson) ove 24 hours as he cheats on his wife, gets stalked, and loses his fortune. Sounds like a pretty good premise. Here’s to hoping that they can get the right team together. (Playlist)

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Cronenberg Snags Sarah Gadon For Another Collaboration In ‘Cosmopolis’

Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ Casting Skewing Younger, Paler