Tom Cruise is definitely very busy man these days. And no, we're not here to chat about
Mission Impossible franchise, because Cruise is now attached to star in the thriller based on the
Lee Child bestselling book series about the former military policeman-turned-drifter, movie titled
One Shot.
The whole thing will be directed by
Christopher McQuarrie, who is also attached as the writer.
At this moment, thanks to
Deadline, we know that the plot will revolve around Jack Reacher, a retired military policeman turned crime-fighting drifter, in investigating an accused sniper who gunned down five seemingly innocent victims.
For those familiar with the story, it's a little bit confusing how Cruise will bulk up for the part, because in Child's novels, Reacher is a monster of a man standing 6'5”, weighing around 250 lbs, with sandy blonde hair…
And here's a little description of Child's novel: “The novel begins when a sniper methodically kills five office workers with six quick shots and then disappears.
But in a Child thriller the expectations aroused by one page are sure to be dashed on the next; unravelling and re-tangling violent narratives is the writer's specialty. This is the ninth of his books to feature the drifter-investigator Jack Reacher, a hybrid of John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee and Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, and it certainly ranks in the first tier of the series.
There is considerable mayhem, and there's a good cast, including suspicious law-enforcement personnel and an elderly Russian who is missing most of his fingers. Before it's all, vividly, over, one feels confident that Reacher, smart, rootless, and brave, will not only get his man but make him suffer.”
At the end, let us also mention that the movie is expected to film in Pittsburgh, and Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are behind the project.
Don Granger and Cruise will produce through Mutual Film Company and C/W Productions. Skydance's Ellison and Dana Goldberg are producing as is Gary Levinsohn and Wagner.
Let us know what you think about this, and stay tuned!
