Cronenberg’s New Thriller Opening London Film Fest

Posted by support@reallyscary.com (ReallyScary.com) on August 1, 2007 THR reports David Cronenberg's London-set thriller Eastern Promises will open the 51st annual London Film Festival on October 17.

The movie, written by Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things), reunites the Canadian filmmaker with his History of Violence star Viggo Mortensen. Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel and Armin Mueller-Stahl round out the cast.

The plot centres on mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized Russian crime families.