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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.
Michael Bacall To Write Tom Cruise’s Les Grossman Movie
It’s official now! Paramount Pictures and MTV Films announced the development of a comedy focused on Grossman, the foul-mouthed movie producer played by Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder and the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.
Cruise, Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfield are producing the project with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World screenwriter Michael Bacall tackling the script.
No word yet if the Tropic Thunder crew will reprise their roles in this project. Let us remind you that movie starred Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel and Matthew McConaughey, but it looks that above mentioned guys (or, producers) are quite excited about the whole thing.
“Les Grossman’s life story is an inspiring tale of the classic human struggle to achieve greatness against all odds, and I am honored to be working with him,” said Stiller, who starred in, co-wrote and directed Tropic Thunder.
Tom Cruise’s Les Grossman Movie
After his appearing at the MTV Movie Awards last weekend it’s been confirmed that Tom Cruise will produce and star in a film based on his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman.
As co-producer, Ben Stiller released a statement today on behalf of Paramount Pictures:
“Les Grossman’s life story is an inspiring tale of the human class struggle to achieve greatness against all odds.”
“He has assured me he plans to, quote, ‘F**king kill the sh*t out of this movie and make Citizen f**king Kane look like a piece of crap home movie by the time we are done.’ I am honoured to be working with him,” Stiller said.
For Your Consideration: “Kirk Lazarus” For Best Supporting Actor
One of the potential nominees for Best Supporting Actor Academy is Kirk Lazarus…I mean Robert Downey Jr.
As we know Oscar season is approaching and Parmount Pictures are pushing their reminder of Downey’s work in “Tropic Thunder” who underwent a controversial procedure in order to play the role of the gritty black sergeant Lincoln Osiris. Check out one of the ads below which is great.
Robert Downey Jr. On Tropic Thunder – Video
Tropic’s Kirk Lazarus – Robert Downey Jr. spoke with Empire Online about Ben Stiller‘s action comedy “Tropic Thunder” and how he prepared for the role. Check out this video
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.
“Tropic Thunder” Photo Gallery
Paramount has released batch of new photos from the upcoming Ben Stiller Summer war comedy “Tropic Thunder.”
“Tropic Thunder” is a comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation.
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“Tropic Thunder” New TV Spots
Two new TV spots for Ben Stiller‘s “Tropic Thunder” are online.
Ben Stiller as Speedman, Jack Black as Jeff ‘Fats’ Portnoy, Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus and Brandon T. Jackson as Alpa Chino are in the action.
“Tropic Thunder” mockumentary “Rain of Madness”
New trailer for “Tropic Thunder” mockumentary “Rain of Madness” is online and talks about what happened during the shooting of the movie within the movie.
An official website for “Rain of Madness” has come online as well.
Opening August 15th, the Ben Stiller-directed action-comedy stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Brandon Jackson, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Jay Baruchel, Matt Levin, Andrea De Oliveira and Reggie Lee.
Before the Thunder comes the Madness
