Tag: Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise and Sem Raimi Team Up for “Sleeper”
Tom Cruise and Sam Raimi will team up for a movie adaptation of the comic book “Sleeper“, says The Hollywood Reporter.
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.
“Valkyrie” Moved Back to December 2008 & New Photos!
MGM announced today they will be releasing the suspense film, “Valkyrie“, from Director Bryan Singer, on Friday, December 26, 2008. due to “strength of their recent test screenings. “We saw and tested the movie,” says Clark Woods, President of MGM Distribution. “and we believe a strong movie deserves a strong playdate.”
Tom Cruise to Star in Comedy “Food Fight”
Tom Cruise has been linked to Universal’s new high school cafeteria comedy “Food Fight“.
Cruise would play a snooty New York chef who, for some odd reason, is forced to cook in a school cafeteria.
Taking a step into comedy sounds like a good step for Cruise. As already said, he’s terrific in “Tropic Thunder“. He’s never really made a purely comedic film, only films with comedic elements, and that’s not for want of comedy talent.
Veteran scribe Adam Brooks who wrote and directed the enjoyable film “Definitely, Maybe” is attached to write the screenplay. A search for a director is under way.
Tom Cruise War Movie “Valkyrie” Set For February Release
A movie in which Tom Cruise, 46, plays a true-life German Second World War hero will not reach screens till February 2009, the producers said as Germans were getting ready to mark the 64th anniversary of the anti-Hitler plot.
“Valkyrie” was meant to launch this summer as public interest grows in the failed bid to assassinate the Nazi dictator on July 20, 1944.
The German armed forces revere the chief plotter, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, as a paragon of self-initiative and courage, and are set to hold a torchlit parade on Sunday in Berlin in his memory.
Phillip Noyce to direct Tom Cruise’s ‘Edwin A. Salt’
Phillip Noyce is in talks to direct Tom Cruise in spy thriller ”Edwin A. Salt,” reports Variety.
”Edwin A. Salt” casts Cruise as a CIA officer who’s accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy. He must avoid capture long enough to clear his name.
Tom Cruise will re-shoot some ”Valkyrie” scenes
According to Variety – Peter Bart’s blog, Tom Cruise will shoot the three final scenes on “Valkyrie”. Those scenes will be shooting in North Africa.
”Although the film has yet to be completed, several people I trust have seen “Valkyrie” and testify that it’s a superb thriller. “Bryan Singer is back in form”, Peter Bart says.
Brad Pitt to replace Tom Cruise in ‘Mission Impossible’?
Tom Cruise has reportedly held discussions with Paramount about making Mission: Impossible 4.
It was rumoured that movie bosses wanted Brad Pitt to step into the franchise to replace Cruise’s Ethan Hunt character.
Cruise exited Paramount in 2006 after falling out with Sumner Redstone, chairman of the studio’s parent company Viacom.
MGM and United Artists Move VALKYRIE to 2009
‘Valkyrie‘ first had a July release date, but was bumped to October because the studio claimed the summer was too well filled with competition and didn’t want ”Valkyrie’ to get lost in the shuffle.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists announced today they are moving the release date from October 3, 2008 to February 13, 2009 (President’s Day Weekend).
“MGM is proud and excited to be presenting ‘Valkyrie’, and because of that we want to give it the best launch possible,” said Clark Woods, President of Domestic Distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, which is distributing the movie domestically.
Tom Cruise parody from ‘Superhero Movie’
At the end of the first clip you can see young actor Miles Fisher as Tom Cruise. The second clip is larger version of Tom impersonation. This guy is really incredible. Just watch it and enjoy!
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