Not many directors catch their second wind at age 62; not many directors could yield such diverse flicks as "A History of Violence," "The Fly" and "Naked Lunch." Then again, not many directors are on the same level as David Cronenberg.

With the awards-season momentum of "Eastern Promises" continuing to grow as it debuts on DVD, we caught up with the iconic auteur to get his thoughts on neck-slicing, the perceived stages of his back catalog, and whether he and James Woods predicted the Internet way back in 1983.

MTV: David, some people are calling "Promises" an unofficial sequel to "A History of Violence." Was that your intention? Read more...

If you're brilliant long enough, your reward is sticking around to see other people remake your classics. With that in mind, David Cronenberg has entered a world of pain that is becoming more brutal than his goriest cinematic scenes.

“It just isn't interesting to me," the "Eastern Promises" director said of the re-imagining onslaught that began with a "Dead Zone" TV show starring Anthony Michael Hall in the role Cronenberg and Christopher Walken made famous. "There was a miniseries of 'The Shining,' too, and I wouldn't be surprised if Kubrick didn't watch that either. It just doesn't hold any interest for me." Read more...

He's battled the worst that Middle-earth has to offer, so why not let him take on some post-apocalyptic cannibals? I chatted with Aragorn himself, Mr. Viggo Mortensen, earlier today about his latest collaboration with David Cronenberg, "Eastern Promises," and he divulged which high-profile flick he's close to signing on for.

"There's a book called 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy. They're going to make a movie of that and the people making [it] have expressed interest [in me]. Visually, it's going to be a very beautiful movie. It's a very good story," Mortensen said. Of course he's underplaying the book slightly. "The Road" won the Pulitzer and was a favorite of none other than Oprah Winfrey last year. Read more...