It’s not at all uncommon for film directors to develop a strong attachment to a particular actor. Pedro Almodovar has Penelope Cruz, Tim Burton has Johnny Depp and now David Cronenberg has his muse as well, in Viggo Mortensen.

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the pair will reteam to shoot Eastern Promises 2, a sequel to 2007’s brutal tale of violence within the seedy underbelly of the Russian mob in England. Though the first film doesn’t exactly cry out for a follow-up, it’s hard to argue with the idea of Mortensen reprising the role of fearless killer-with-a-heart-of-gold Nikolai.

The creepy Canadian director and the intense American actor first worked together back in 2005, on the brilliant thriller A History of Violence. They’re also set to begin shooting The Talking Cure in May, which will see Mortensen play pioneering psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (a role he took over when Christoph Waltz walked away).

Mortensen recently wowed audiences in the stark The Road, but is still perhaps best known for his portrayal of the heroic Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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