Director David Cronenberg put his signature on two episodes of “Scales of Justice” in 1990 and a horror episode of “Friday the 13th” in 1988, but 22 years have passed since he has not put talent in the service of a television project, which is why news of BAFTA nominee will handle the pilot episode of medical themed period drama “Knifeman” took us by surprise, though, after we cleared on the topic, I understand what attracted the Canadian series that looks back production company Media Rights Capital.
Inspired by the nonfictional novel “The Knife Man” of the author Wendy Moore, this drama tells the story of the famous surgeon of the eighteenth century John Hunter, a radical doctor and unorthodox, who went to any lengths and resorted to the most striking and unusual practice to discover the secrets of the human body and contribute to scientific progress.
According to Collider.com, the scenario of series “Knifeman” will be written by Rolin Jones, based on a story that has developed a partner himself with Ron Fitzgerald from “Friday Night Lights”, David Cronenberg will to carry out of the director tasks for the pilot episode only, then will remain involved in the show as executive producer.
After launching in 2011 psychological thriller “A Dangerous Method” about the relationship of mentor – disciple of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung and the passionate and forbidden romance between Jung Swiss psychiatrist and patient of Russian origin diagnosed with hysteria Sabina Spielrein, propelling Viggo Mortensen to him a Golden Globe nomination, David Cronenberg is the starting line drama “Cosmopolis”, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon and Paul Giamatti on the poster, a movie has not set an official date of launch.
