[6] In 2008, Cronenberg directed a short film titled Broken Tulips, about people who pay to be injected with viruses that were harvested from celebrities.

More precisely, the "central idea came to him in a fever dream during a bout of illness," wrote journalist Jill Lawless.

[2] Cronenberg re-edited the movie after the festival to make it tighter, trimming nearly six minutes from its running time.

[19] Possessor was released the following year, starring Christopher Abbott, Andrea Riseborough, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuppence Middleton and Sean Bean.

[20] It premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section, where US distribution rights were picked up by Neon.

[4][5] The film also received three nominations at the inaugural Critics' Choice Super Awards in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category, for Best Movie, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

[29] In June 2024, it was announced that Cronenberg is working with Sam Barlow and Half Mermaid on a sci-fi horror FMV videogame code named Project C. It will be published by Blumhouse Games.