Charlize Theron is in negotiation to star with
Tom Cruise in
Bharat Nalluri-directed “
The Tourist,” remake of the 2005 French thriller “
Anthony Zimmer.”
Theron will play a female Interpol agent who uses an American tourist in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair.
The script is currently getting a polish by
Christopher McQuarrie, who co-wrote the upcoming Cruise’s “
Valkyrie” for United Artists.
The Production is expected to begin by March.
Charlize Theron was most recently seen alongside
Will Smith in “
Hancock,” and she will be seen in the
Guillermo Arriaga-directed “
The Burning Plain” and alongside
Viggo Mortensen in
John Hillcoat’s “
The Road.”
