Cinema-going is over, says director David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg is the director for movies such as 'The Fly', 'Crash' and 'Naked Lunch'. Photo: AP

Hollywood director David Cronenberg has predicted that cinema-going will die out – and says he “does not care” in the least.

The maker of The Fly, Crash and Naked Lunch told a talk at the Venice Film Festival recently that “television screens are getting bigger and bigger and therefore the difference between theatre and domestic viewing has become really flimsy”.