Tag: Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise in Talks for McQuarrie-directed Thriller One Shot
If you are, by any chance, a longtime fan of Way of The Gun, the Christopher McQuarrie-directed crime thriller starring Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Philippe, than you’ve been probably waiting to hear what McQuarrie would direct next. And if you’re hoping for The Wolverine (which he also scripted), this is even better because Deadline reveals Tom Cruise has entered talks to star as Jack Reacher in One Shot, an adaptation of the Lee Child’s novel that McQuarrie is set to helm.
Tom Cruise Will Star in Oblivion/Horizon
Tom Cruise will star in Oblivion. Or, Horizons. Whatever the title is, it’s the same thing. And it will be directed by Tron: Legacy helmer, Joseph Kosinski.
And, although I’m not really impressed with the whole thing, I do admit that it sounds huge. I mean, the project is now set at Universal with a budget of $100 million. Yeah, definitely a huge one.
Director Krasinski has great team on board for this one. Oscar winning scribe William Monahan (The Departed) penned the screenplay, while Karl Gajdusek was hired to rework the Horizons script.
Oblivion, the 128-page illustrated novel, will be released in Summer 2011 and will feature prose, combined with over 40 fully painted landscape renderings. It will be distributed worldwide through Random House.
According to Deadline, the story takes place in an apocalyptic future where humans have been forced to live in clouds above the uninhabitable Earth below.
Alec Baldwin Will NOT Star in Rock of Ages
What a shame! Alec Baldwin will not star in the upcoming Rock of Ages musical, and I’m here to write about this project once again (unfortunately)!
Lucky Baldwin, he saved himself from playing Dennis Dupree, the owner of the Bourbon Room, where much of the action takes place.
Ok, maybe I’m just not a musical-fan, but I do admit that director Adam Shankman still has quite interesting cast on board…
So far the project stars Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx, the arrogant and charming star at the top of his career. Julianne Hough stars as the leading female role, Sherrie “the girl who comes to Los Angeles looking for the dream.”
Mary J. Blige will play character named Justice, while Paul Giamatti was cast as the manager of Stacee Jax and his rock band, Diego Gonzalez Boneta will star as Drew Boley, a guitarist and singer described as the nicest aspiring rocker you’ll find in the Bourbon Room.
Malin Akerman Joins Rock of Ages
Malin Akerman is quite busy lady these days, indeed. We already wrote about her involvement in the upcoming Medallion project where she’s set to star next to Nicolas Cage, and today, we’re here to add her name to the upcoming Rock Of Ages musical!
As you know from our previous reports, this project comes from Adam Shankman and already has some great cast on board!
Rock Of Ages is set in the 1980s and filled with rock music from that decade (classic ’80s tunes by Styx, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison and Whitesnake).
So far the project stars Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx, the arrogant and charming star at the top of his career. Julianne Hough stars as the leading female role, Sherrie, character that Shankman described this way: “she’s the lead, she’s the girl who comes to Los Angeles looking for the dream.”
Mary J. Blige will play character named Justice, while Alec Boldwin is set to star as Dennis. Paul Giamatti was cast as the manager of Stacee Jax and his rock band, Diego Gonzalez Boneta will star as Drew Boley, a guitarist and singer described as the nicest aspiring rocker you’ll find in the Bourbon Room and Catherine Zeta-Jones is on board to play a villain.
Warner Bros. Won Dan Fogelman Pitch, Tom Cruise Attached As Lead
Dan Fogelman is quite busy guy these days. Or, should we say – popular? Well, guess what, Warner Bros. beat out Fox, Paramount, MGM, and other studios for yet untitled pitch written by screenwriter Fogelman that already has Tom Cruise attached to star.
Ok, this is not such a surprise, since we all know that the studio paid $2.5 million for Fogelman’s Crazy, Stupid Love, but now, according to the Deadline “deal was just under $2 million upfront against just higher than $3 million if the movie gets made.” Impressive!
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Villain in Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages is getting bigger! We just learned that lovely Catherine Zeta-Jones is going to be the part of this project as well. Sounds good? Why not?
So we’re interested to see this Oscar winner actress next to previously reported Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough and Diego Gonzalez Boneta in the upcoming Adam Shankman‘s project that:
“…tells the story, replete with hair-band music, of a small-town girl who comes to Hollywood for the 1980s music scene and is nearly destroyed by it. Although she falls for a budding musician named Drew, she also catches the eye of Stacee Jaxx, an arrogant rocker at the height of his career, ends up as a stripper in a club run by Blige but also finds true love at the end.”
Universal to Pick Up Horizons With Tom Cruise
So, what’s happening with Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi film Horizons? Well, apparently, things are moving forward when it comes to this sci-fi film, and now we have Universal Pictures in negotiations for the project with Tom Cruise attached to star in the leading role.
Yeah, I’m sure you already know that Disney, Warner Brothers, Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount were all interested in Horizons once upon a time.
Horizons was originally titled Oblivion, and it was set-up while Kosinski was still in production on TRON: Legacy.
Tom Cruise’s Les Grossman – Tropic Thunder Spin-Off Has Script
Tom Cruise again. Only, this time, we’re not here to chat about Mission Impossible or his upcoming Rock of Ages (enough of that one, please!). We’re here to share something well… let’s mark that as an interesting update on the Tropic Thunder spinoff that featured Cruise as funny Hollywood super agent Les Grossman.
If you’re interested in this project, then I’m sure you’re going to love the fact that screenwriter Michael Bacall (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) has finished the script to the spin-off.
Russell Brand Joins Rock Of Ages
We’re happy to report that previous rumors are true, and that Russell Brand is finally on board for the upcoming Adam Shankman’s adaptation of the stage musical Rock of Ages. Movie has quite interesting cast that already includes Mary J. Blige, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Julianne Hough, Paul Giamatti and Diego Gonzalez Boneta. Check out the rest of our report for more details.
Rock of Ages is set in the 1980s and filled with rock music from that decade (classic ’80s tunes by Styx, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison and Whitesnake). Chris D’Arienzo, the musical’s creator, wrote the screen adaptation with Adam Shankman and Justin Theroux doing a polish. Adam Shankman will direct and choreograph the film, while Carl Levin, Matthew Weaver, Scott Prisand, Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Gibgot will produce.
So, according to the latest reports, Russell Brand is on board will take on the role of Lonnie in the film who runs the ‘80s rock club The Bourbon, owned by Dennis (the role Alec Baldwin will be playing).
