Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen and David Cronenberg reflect on walkouts during the Cannes premiere

(3 Jun 2022) ASSOCIATED PRESS New York, 2 June 2022 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart, actor: I feel like everyone talks about that kind of stuff at Cannes like, who s going to walk out of the Cronenberg movie It was I mean, I loved those conversations. I think we got a few walkouts maybe, in, like, the press screening and I think maybe none in the premiere night of it all. There s this like I said, there s a sweetness to the movie. I think that that s what s surprising about it, because it is gnarly and it s like sometimes grotesque, but in a very beautiful 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Viggo Mortensen, actor: I think a lot of that came from David saying, Oh, there ll probably be a lot of walkouts, but that s his sense of humor. He was joking. And then I said, watch out. Because some people will go will say, I ll be damned if I walk out, you know, just because you said so. He was just 3. SOUN