Tom Cruise Revealed as Inspiration for Bale's American Psycho
Christian Bale’s turn as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho is already frightening, but it took on a whole new life recently when we learned of his inspiration. According to director Mary Harron, Bale was working to explore the character when he caught and appearance by Tom Cruise on David Letterman and got all the inspiration he needed.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsPaula Wagner to Adapt Miss Saigon with Precious Director
After leaving her post as chief of United Artists last year, (thus severing professional ties with long-time producing partner Tom Cruise) Paula Wagner is ready to start making films again.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKanye West is Dead, Long Live Kanye West: Is 2009 the Year of the Celebrity Death Hoax?
Rumors of Kanye West’s death by car crash began spreading online just hours after he, followed by label Island/Def Jam, took down a public stream of We Were Once A Fairytale, a Spike Jonze short film starring the rapper himself.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJ.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise Hire Mission: Impossible 4 Screenwriters
Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams have commissioned screenwriters to begin work on Mission: Impossible IV, though, for now, they have only committed to the project as producers.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsValkyrie
The grand idea behind Valkyrie, director Bryan Singer's first... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsTom Cruise's Valkyrie gets a Christmas release date
You know that episode of Peanuts where Charlie Brown is being followed around by a raincloud? That must be kinda like how Tom Cruise feels right now. His religion is a laughingstock, he's been snubbed by studio after studio, and his personal life is reduced to tabloid fodder. His latest shot at a heavy character role is hamstrung by production difficulties, minor scandal, and a press determined to knock him down off of Oprah's couch. So, color us a little surprised that MGM decided to cry "damn the torpedoes" and give Cruise's war flick Valkyrie a Dec. 26 release date.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsEdwin A. Salt to star Angelina Jolie instead of Tom Cruise
The title role in Edwin A. Salt, a male CIA agent, may sound like a role more suited to Tom Cruise than Angelina Jolie, but that’s about to change. Cruise, tentatively slated for the lead role in the Columbia Pictures thriller, has been replaced in negotiations by Jolie. The screenplay will be rewritten to accommodate Mr. Salt’s sex change, as will the film’s title (our money’s on Edwina Salt). Phillip Noyce will direct.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTom Cruise in talks for Mission: Impossible 4
That Variety reports Tom Cruise is currently in talks to star in the next Mission: Impossible movie is a surprise for several reasons. Not least among these is that Paramount cut its relationship with Cruise two years ago, blaming him for smaller box office returns for Mission: Impossible III. Then there is the fact that these days Cruise's biggest fan is himself. But if they can overlook his issues, then perhaps so can we. At least, that's what the studio is hoping. "I consider Tom Cruise a great actor and a good friend," said Viacom boss Sumner Redstone, the very... read more
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