Back in May, Brandon Cronenberg received funding from Telefilm Canada to shoot his next film, titled “Dragon.” It will be his fourth feature, following “Antiviral,” “Possessor,” and “Infinity Pool.” A casting grid is making the rounds indicating a March 2026 shoot in Canada.
“Dragon,” described as “space horror,” has Cronenberg teaming up with Marvel Comics writer Dan Abnett, who co-created the 2008 iteration of “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which became the basis for James Gunn’s hit movie franchise.
Set in the near future, “Dragon” envisions a society radically transformed by the discovery of ancient organic lifeforms drifting through the cosmos—creatures whose alien biochemistry has been processed into a highly profitable drug described as an “opiate of the masses.” The film follows a captain and her crew as they hunt these “dragons” in deep space, seeking to secure a comfortable future.
The project was originally slated to shoot in 2017, shortly after Cronenberg released “Antiviral,” but it was delayed and ultimately shelved. Now that he is a more prominent director, he seems to have the capacity to secure a larger budget to bring the film to life.