Tom Cruise signs on to star in political thriller

Tom Cruise is set to get all political on us in a new, as-yet-untitled film from Dan Fogelman, the writer of Disney’s Tangled.

Cruise has signed on to star as a hitherto squeaky clean politician who is caught having an affair, and returns to his hometown a broken man.

There, according to Deadline, he attempts to “lick his wounds, repair his relationships and confront his past”.

Even though the movie’s landed a big star like Cruise, a deal’s in place that means Cruise gets $2m off the bat, and a further $3m if (yeah, if) the movie gets made.

That "if" seems a moot point given Fogelman’s 'hot property' status at the moment. The writer also sold his Crazy, Stupid, Love script for $2.5m (it’s out this year starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone), while he’s got a story credit on Cars 2.

Next in the pipeline for Cruise is Rock Of Ages, the adaptation of the Broadway musical that’ll test out his actual pipes, while Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol opens 26 December.

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Tom Cruise in talks to star in sci-fi Oblivion

Tom Cruise is in early talks to star in Joseph Kosinski's next science-fiction film, Oblivion.

It's looking like Universal will be the studio to finance and distribute the hot property, though apparently that's dependent on Kosinski keeping the budget around $100 million.

Oblivion is based on a graphic novel (which in turn was based on an idea by Kosinski), and it got a great deal of interest from studios after Disney let the TRON: Legacy director shop it around.

The post-apocalyptic story sees Earth pretty much uninhabitable, with the majority of the population living in the clouds.

Cruise would play a soldier who services anti-alien droids on Earth, though the film is primarily a love story as it focuses on his relationship with a woman who crash-lands on the near-empty planet.

Promisingly, the script comes from The Departed Oscar-winner William Monahan, and it's currently getting a polish by Karl Gajdusek.

Next up for Cruise (who has wrapped on Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol) is musical Rock of Ages, then he's got a void in his schedule created by the collapse of Guillermo del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness.

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Tom Cruise confirmed for musical Rock Of Ages

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Tom Cruise confirmed for musical Rock Of Ages
Mary J. Blige and Alec Baldwin to co-croon
By Josh Winning | Mar 7th 2011

Get ready for one of the most mind-boggling sights you’re ever going to see – yes, Tom Cruise with a mullet!

At least we’re hoping mullet obligations will be included in Cruise’s contract for musical adap Rock Of Ages, which he’s just signed this weekend.

Cruise has been negotiating to star in the movie version of the '80s-set stage musical for months now, but finally director Adam Shankman has confirmed he’s signed on the dotted line.

Tweeting on Saturday, Shankman (who also directed Hairspray) revealed that Alec Baldwin, Mary J. Blige and Julianna Hough have also joined the movie. He wrote:

“Can't wait to start #rockofagesmovie. Julianne Hough, alec Baldwin, Mary j Blige, Tom cruise confirmed. I love my cast. More to come.”

Those “more” could include the rumoured likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Russell Brand and Anne Hathaway. Looks like we’re going to have to start practicing our head-banging soon...
Source: Adam Shankman Twitter

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