The Hollywood superstar is set to star in an untitled WWII thriller based on actual events. It seems Cruise didn’t initially plan to star in the film but only produce it, as it was acquired by United Artists. Bryan Singer is directing, while Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander have written the script. Singer and McQuarrie, who most recently teamed to make the award-winning thriller “The Usual Suspects,” are producing. The thriller, yet to receive a title, is based on known facts and depicts an attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the height of World War II. Cruise reportedly accepted the role after being seduced by the script. He signed on Tuesday. “After reading the script, Tom and I knew immediately that this was a film that we had to make,” UA CEO Paula Wagner said. “As an added bonus, because of Bryan Singer's involvement and Tom's admiration for him as a filmmaker, as well as the excellence of the script, the project attracted Tom as an actor. I cannot think of a more perfect combination of creative elements for our second production.” Production is scheduled to begin early this summer. MGM will distribute. The filmmakers are saying the untitled project should not interfere with Singer's mounting of a sequel to “Superman Returns” for Warner Bros. Pictures early next year. The movie will be the second Cruise and Wagner have committed to making with United Artists since the duo agreed to help revive it for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. late last year. The first is “Lions For Lambs” starring Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep that will be out Nov. 9. There have also been rumors that Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise have been tapped by Twentieth Century Fox to play the leads in “The Hardy Men,” a film based on the series “The Hardy Boys.” Fox said it hopes to put it into production by 2008. According to Variety, “The Hardy Men” will feature the adult siblings, once inseparable but now estranged, reuniting to solve one last case. The movie will be a reworking of the classic detective series “The Hardy Boys,” which kicked off in 1927 with “The Tower Treasure.”
Mar 22, 2007
Tom Cruise Wants To Thrill Us
The Hollywood superstar is set to star in an untitled WWII thriller based on actual events. It seems Cruise didn’t initially plan to star in the film but only produce it, as it was acquired by United Artists. Bryan Singer is directing, while Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander have written the script. Singer and McQuarrie, who most recently teamed to make the award-winning thriller “The Usual Suspects,” are producing. The thriller, yet to receive a title, is based on known facts and depicts an attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the height of World War II. Cruise reportedly accepted the role after being seduced by the script. He signed on Tuesday. “After reading the script, Tom and I knew immediately that this was a film that we had to make,” UA CEO Paula Wagner said. “As an added bonus, because of Bryan Singer's involvement and Tom's admiration for him as a filmmaker, as well as the excellence of the script, the project attracted Tom as an actor. I cannot think of a more perfect combination of creative elements for our second production.” Production is scheduled to begin early this summer. MGM will distribute. The filmmakers are saying the untitled project should not interfere with Singer's mounting of a sequel to “Superman Returns” for Warner Bros. Pictures early next year. The movie will be the second Cruise and Wagner have committed to making with United Artists since the duo agreed to help revive it for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. late last year. The first is “Lions For Lambs” starring Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep that will be out Nov. 9. There have also been rumors that Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise have been tapped by Twentieth Century Fox to play the leads in “The Hardy Men,” a film based on the series “The Hardy Boys.” Fox said it hopes to put it into production by 2008. According to Variety, “The Hardy Men” will feature the adult siblings, once inseparable but now estranged, reuniting to solve one last case. The movie will be a reworking of the classic detective series “The Hardy Boys,” which kicked off in 1927 with “The Tower Treasure.”
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