The site also presents a logo and some high-res stills, the one which is remotely interesting being the one above (unless you're particularly interested in Viggo Mortensen's current hairstyle, in which case, enjoy...it's high res!).New Line Movie Publicity wrote:A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Release Date: Fall 2005
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris and Maria Bello.
A thriller from director David Cronenberg, A History of Violence stars Viggo Mortensen as a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and two children. But their lives are forever changed when Mortensen thwarts an attempted robbery and is lauded as a hero by the media, attracting the attention of some mobsters (William Hurt and Ed Harris) who believe he is someone else. A History of Violence is scheduled for a Fall 2005 release.
Updated: Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:14 am
Ain't it Cool News has a test screening review, which I won't replicate here due to some spoilers and the presence of the phrase "Things soon turn a rye [sic]."
Updated: Wed Mar 2, 2005 1:09 pm
Ain't it Cool News has another test screening review, and begs the question, "Has Cronenberg Made A Crowd-Pleasing Hit?!" (ephasis theirs).
Updated: Wed May 16, 2005 11:29 pm
Cannes Film Festival website presents the trailer in unfortunately dubious quality.
Updated: Wed May 27, 2005 12:02 pm
New Line posts the trailer, sans subs and lagging, plus a clip. The official website has also launched. David Powers, interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air, says Violence is the best Cronenberg film since Dead Ringers; Gross makes an unprecedented comment about a "spiritual" element in Cronenberg's films.