Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all U.S. rights to The Shrouds, written and directed by David Cronenberg (Crash, Crimes Of The Future) and are planning a spring 2025 theatrical release.
The film world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it screened In Competition. It played the Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation and is set for its U.S. premiere in the Main Slate at the New York Film Festival next month.
…
The partners called The Shrouds‘ “Cronenberg at his wittiest, most personal and romantic in this thought-provoking thriller with knockout performances from Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger.” The film also stars Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt.
Karsh (Cassel) is a prominent businessman inconsolable since the death of his wife, who invents GraveTech, a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated. Karsh sets out to track down the perpetrators.