It’s official! Tom Cruise has signed on to reprise his role as super spy Ethan Hunt in the long running Mission Impossible franchise. According to a report from Deadline Hollywood Daily, the actor has reached a deal with Paramount and will lead the cast in the upcoming installment of the series.
Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to cast Taylor Lautner as Tom Cruise’s son in a film? Apparently someone in a studio boardroom, with no attachment to reality did. According to Nikki Finke, the Twilight actor will star opposite Cruise in his next project, Northern Lights for Skydance Productions.
The first trailer for James Mangold’s Knight & Day has hit, and we’re not sure what to make of it. It’s an action comedy hybrid, that stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, who previously worked together on the drama, Vanilla Sky. Will they be able to rekindle that magic with their latest film?
Tom Cruise may once again be under the direction of his Mission Impossible II helmer, John Woo. According to ComingSoon, Woo has been working on an upcoming film entitled, Flying Tigers for New Regency and Cruise is the top pick to star. The screenplay for the film was written by Christopher McQuarrie, who also co-wrote the script to another Cruise flick, Valkyrie.
Here’s a casting upgrade in terms of physicality. Over at FirstShowing they’re reporting that Tom Cruise will be replaced in the film Motorcade, by none other than Ryan Reynolds. Earlier this year, Cruise was interested in starring in the Len Wisemen action thriller, but now he’s a no go. Not only is Cruise no longer a part of the project, but Wiseman has been replaced as well.
The other day we brought you several photos from the the upcoming James Mangold project, Wichita. It’s an action comedy led by Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. Production is currently underway for the film and according to Variety, another actor has been cast. If your familiar with Little Miss Sunshine or There Will Be Blood you should know where I’m going with this. Paul Dano has just signed on to star as a very peculiar character.
Over at MTV they have a few photos of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz on the set of their new movie Wichita. The film centers on a lonely woman whose seemingly harmless blind date suddenly turns her life upside-down when a super spy takes her on a violent worldwide journey. The story might sound far-fetched, but people will come up with anything to see these two together again.
Check out Cruise and Diaz as they attempt to hide in plain sight…
Yesterday, we posted some Star Trek sequel news from director JJ Abrams, but what about his other long awaited follow up? It’s confirmed that Mission Impossible 4 has been green lit for production and will reunite Abrams with Tom Cruise for another no nonsense action fest. Over at Sci-Fi Wire, Abrams gave a little update on the status of MI:4, and spoke on whether or not he plans on directing the film.
Terry Gilliam gave superstar Tom Cruise a thumbs down when his agents eagerly lobbied for him to appear in Heath Ledger’s final film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. According to Collider, Gilliam was trying to keep it in the family when he chose Jude Law, Colin Farrell, and Johnny Depp to portray different incarnations of Ledger’s character, Tony.
