January 22, 2025 8:45 am

David Cronenberg Refused to Direct 'Flashdance' When Asked by Jerry Bruckheimer
David Cronenberg Refused to Direct 'Flashdance' When Asked by Jerry Bruckheimer

David Cronenberg Refused to Direct ‘Flashdance’ When Asked by Jerry Bruckheimer

Sometimes directors lament over the projects they never got to make, but David Cronenberg – best known for body horror classics The Fly, Videodrome, and Scanners – revealed a film producers desperately wanted him to make, but which he knowingly and proudly turned down, not because he didn’t like the script but because he knew he just wasn’t the right man for the job.

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​The film and director were an odd pairing, but the producers apparently pursued him relentlessly. Read More