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Has The Tourist finally sorted itself out?

Liam — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:46:14 +0000

Okay, so here’s the rundown. The Tourist was originally set up for Bharat Nalluri to direct and Tom Cruise to lead. Charlize Theron also joined as the female lead, however Tom Cruise then left to star in some action/comedy with Cameron Diaz. Sam Worthington was then brought on-board to replace him, however Charlize Theron then left and was replaced by Angelina Jolie. Director Bharat Nalluri also left the project, which prompted Spyglass Entertainment to hire Florian von Donnersmarck as director. Since leaving was the ‘in thing’ Sam Worthington bailed, and now according to THR Johnny Depp will be joining the project. Oh yeah, Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) is now directing.

So that’s Cruise + Nalluri + Theron – Cruise + Worthington – Theron + Jolie – Nalluri + Donnersmarck – Worthington + Depp + Cuaron = The Tourist

And what’s this casting merry-go-round movie about? An female Interpol agent uses an American tourist in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair.

In conclusion, it doesn’t matter who directs The Tourist, as long as they’ve got 2 A-listers in the lead roles. Although, i’m a fan of Alfonso Cuaron and Jolie and Depp together on-screen could work out quite well.

Sam Worthington replaces Tom Cruise in The Tourist

Liam — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:38:38 +0000

Sam Worthington is continuing his quest for worldwide domination and has replaced Tom Cruise in The Tourist, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He will be joining Charlize Theron who has been attached to the film for a while. Cruise left and instead decided to play an undercover agent in action-comedy Wichita with Cameron Diaz.

In The Tourist Theron will play a female Interpol agent who uses an American tourist (Worthington) in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair. Filming is scheduled to begin in January.

We were first introduced to Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation and he is quickly becoming Hollywood’s new leading man. He will next be seen taking the lead in James Cameron’s Avatar and next year he’ll be battling mythological beasts in Clash of The Titans, chasing Nazi war criminals with Dame Helen Mirren in The Debt, and he’ll be playing around with Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes in Last Night. If he’s not careful he’ll become the envy (if he’s not already) of other lead actors for getting all the good roles, and for starring alongside all of these beauties.

J.J. Abrams producing Mission Impossible 4

Liam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:25:28 +0000

With the success of Star Trek it looks like J.J. Abrams will be kept busy over the next few years with the sequels (if he wasn’t already busy enough with Lost, Fringe and a bunch of other stuff) but that hasn’t stopped him from joining even more projects. Spoiler TV scanned a magazine article which quoted Abrams as saying:

“I am incredibly honored that Tom (Cruise) has invited me back as a producer on Mission Impossible 4. says Abrams. “Tom and I have come up with a really cool idea we are pursuing.”

Unlike all the other quadrilogies/fourquels in the works (Spider-Man 4, Bourne 4, Pirates 4, Shrek 4) there doesn’t seem to be that many people screaming out for a Mission Impossible 4. M:I 3 made around $400 million worldwide, most of which was made overseas, however I think many more people would have seen it if it weren’t for Tom Cruises’ antics. After 3 years Cruise has slowly been working on his reputation, with a bunch of serious stuff and then Tropic Thunder. Maybe a return to his most well known role is what he needs?

Tom Cruise in talks to star with Denzel Washington in The Matarese Circle

Liam — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:51:45 +0000

According to Variety Tom Cruise is in talks to star in The Matarese Circle alongside Denzel Washington.

Cruise will go mano a mano with Washington as two bitter enemy spies who, after spending two decades trying to kill one another, find themselves in the crosshairs of the Matarese, a powerful group at the root of a conspiracy.
The trade says that the script by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (Wanted) contemporizes Ludlum’s original Cold War premise.

This sounds somewhat interesting. Cruise is good at playing spies, and people will probably take him more seriously than they did with Valkyrie. MGM is looking to release the film sometime in 2010 and it will be directed by David Cronenberg.

Valkyrie Trailer And Poster

Liam — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:15:41 +0000

A new trailer for Valkyrie has appeared online. As many of you know it stars Tom Cruise as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (complete with American accent) and Bill Nighy (complete with English accent). Despite the obvious historical flaws and the movie getting pushed back several months, the trailer got me a little excited. But then again that’s what they are meant to do. Judge for yourself below!

We also have a new poster!

Tom Cruise Not In Shrek 4

Liam — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:51:36 +0000

A few weeks ago there was talk around the internet that Tom Cruise would be voicing a villain in Shrek Goes Fourth. Well he isn’t.

“As of today, there is no truth to the Tom Cruise-Shrek 4 rumor,” rep Jeff Raymond tells E! News without further explanation.

That is all.

Want $11 Million? Fall Out Of A Truck!

Liam — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:37:10 +0000

Here’s some more bad news for Tom Cruise and his upcoming Valkyrie movie. 11 extras fell out of a moving truck during filming in Berlin last year, and are now trying to sue United Artists for $11 million.

The accident happened almost exactly one year ago and saw all 11, still wearing their Wehrmacht uniforms, sent to the hospital with an array of injuries, ranging from bumps and bruises to broken ribs and pulled ligaments. One extra was kept in the hospital for four days on suspicion of internal injuries.
The actors fell onto the street when a fold-down side-rail on the bed of the truck — against which the thespians were leaning — failed. The group’s lawyer, Ariane Bluttner, says that United Studios knew that the trucks used in the filming were not entirely safe.
“The studio knew the trucks were rickety,” Bluttner told SPIEGEL ONLINE. “There had even been an internal memo about the railings.”

This would be devastating for United Artists, as Valkyrie probably won’t even make $11 million in it’s opening weekend. Although, I highly doubt a couple of bruises and a few pulled muscles is worth $1 million for each extra. If I was thrown from a truck I would just demand Tom Cruise perform the ‘Scientology Dance of Life’ to the tune of Milkshake by Kelis. That’ll teach em to keep their trucks safe and secure!

Tom Cruise And Sam Raimi Working On ‘Sleeper’

Liam — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:01:49 +0000

Tom Cruise and Spider-Man trilogy director Sam Raimi are setting up Sleeper at Warner Bros, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sleeper was a comic book series written by Ed Brubaker with art by Sean Phillips and published by DC Comics under their Wildstorm imprint.

Sleeper centers on an operative whose fusion with an alien artifact makes him impervious to pain and allows him to pass it on to others through skin contact. He is placed undercover in a villainous organization by an intelligence agency and falls for a member of the group, named Miss Misery.

Even if Cruise opts not to do Sleeper, his interest in the project is propelling it forward, despite complicated rights issues that must be sorted out. Raimi has long been a fan of the book, and the project could have found homes at Sony and Regency if those issues hadn’t been so complex.

If Tom Cruise does end up starring in the film, it is likely that Warner Bros will aim to make a franchise out of it.

Tom Cruise Attached To Food Fight

Liam — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:59:01 +0000

We recently heard that Tom Cruise had been replaced by Angelina Jolie in Edwin A. Salt, and now The Hollywood reporter have word that Cruise is loosely attached to Food Fight, a warmhearted comedy about a snooty New York chef who is forced to cook meals at a school cafeteria.

“Food Fight” would mark a departure for Cruise, who has made few comedies since his breakout role in 1983’s “Risky business”: His last such lead role was in 1996’s dramedy “Jerry Maguire.”
In “Tropic Thunder,” Cruise plays an overweight, over-the-top studio exec in what advance word has billed as a movie-stealing performance. Cruise has had other bit comedy parts over the years in films like “Austin Powers: Goldmember.”

Maybe Cruise has realised doing serious movies like Lions for Lambs won’t be getting him an Oscar anytime soon, so why not do a few comedies? After 5 years of us laughing at him he can then do another serious movie where he plays a disabled schizophrenic war veteran. Then he will finally get that Oscar. Perfect!

Angelina Jolie Replaces Tom Cruise In Edwin A. Salt

Liam — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:29:31 +0000

Warning to the leading men in Hollywood. You have new competition.

Tom Cruise recently left espionage thriller Edwin A. Salt, which then got attention from some big name actors…until Angelina Jolie said she was interested. Her interest caused the studio to rewrite the script and change the lead character to a female to accommodate Jolie. Talk about power!

Variety say:

Jolie is close to a deal to play the title character, a CIA officer who’s accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy and must elude capture long enough to establish her innocence.
“Edwin A. Salt” will undergo a title change, and if everything falls into place, the film shapes up as a return vehicle for Jolie, who recently gave birth to twins.

I am not surprised this has happened, considering Wanted more than tripled its budget. This proved that Angelina Jolie can sell action movies, so if she wants to star in your movie why turn her down? You are guaranteed a profit and I think having Jolie instead of Cruise is a huge improvement considering his recent movies haven’t exactly set the box office alight.

I have a feeling it could be another 2 hour long posing contest, but it’s Angelina Jolie so who cares?