Viggo Mortensen is to reunite with A History of Violence director David Cronenberg for new thriller Eastern Promises.
The script – written by Dirty Pretty Things author Steven Knight – sees a nurse fall into the grim world of the Russian criminal underworld.
Mortensen's mysterious character emerges through links to the gangs.
Mortensen to work on Cronenberg film
Published Tuesday, Apr 25 2006, 21:02 BST | By Dave West
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