David Hedison recently spoke with AMC about The Fly: The Opera, which just debuted in Paris. It’s a great interview but I found the last paragraph particularly interesting:

Hedison is looking forward to attending Cronenberg’s opera when it debuts in Los Angeles this September, and in the mean time, he’s finishing up a book commemorating the movie’s 50th anniversary. His recollections are startlingly precise when you consider the last time he watched the film. “I haven’t seen it since 1958!” claims the actor. “I don’t like watching old films of mine. I just don’t like looking back.” I have a hunch that come September, both horror and opera fans will be grateful that Cronenberg doesn’t feel the same way.

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I’ve just been informed that the book will be called The Fly at 50: The Creation and Legacy of a Classic Science Fiction Film and will be published by BearManor Media in October. It was done in collaboration with Diane Kachmar and David Goudsward.

 

Keep your eyes on the FelixLeiter.com main page for all the latest news on this upcoming commemorative book by David Hedison.

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