Tag: Jack Reacher
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‘Jack Reacher’ Author on Tom Cruise Casting: ‘I Think That the Size Thing is Important’
For many fans of Lee Childs’ “
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Christopher McQuarrie Planning R-Rated Movie with Tom Cruise Playing a Character You Wouldn’t Expect
Tom Cruise has been enjoying working with Christopher McQuarrie for over a decade now. They first collaborated with Valkyrie back in 2008, have found great success with the Jack Reacher and Mission: Impossible franchises, not to mention Edge of Tomorrow (aka Live Die Repeat). Oh, and there’s The Mummy too. With production on the back-to-back…
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Christopher McQuarrie Planning R-Rated Movie With Tom Cruise Playing A Very “Un-Tom Character”
Christopher McQuarrie has pushed Tom Cruise and movie stunts to great heights with his work on the “Mission: Impossible” movies, but McQuarrie has revealed that he has plans for a new film with Tom Cruise that will surprise fans of the actor with an unlikely role.Read More: Doug Liman To Direct Tom Cruise’s Action Movie…
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Forgotten dreams: is Werner Herzog’s brand overshadowing his work?
As the veteran German director releases his latest underwhelming film, it feels as if he’s spreading himself too thinIt used to be that a new movie by Werner Herzog was an anticipated event; these days it’s more of an “Oh, another one”. Herzog sure seems to be churning them out. His latest, Family Romance, LLC,…
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Dwayne Johnson Reflects on Being Passed Over for ‘Jack Reacher’, Which Let Him Make ‘Fast Five’
A few years ago, we found out that Dwayne Johnson made a run at playing Jack Reacher in the Paramount Pictures adaptation of the recurring character from Lee Child‘s novels. Unfortunately, he got passed over for Tom Cruise, which felt a little weird since the character is supposed to be tall and buff, pretty much…
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‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Rising Up Tom Cruise Box Office Records
The latest installment of the ‘Mission: Impossible‘ franchise has only been in U.S. theaters for a week but is already proving one of Tom Cruise’s biggest box-office hits.The sixth part of the spy thriller series took $61.2 million on its opening weekend, setting a new record for the franchise in which Cruise plays secret agent…