Tom Cruise drops project.. Tom Cruise has up and quit Warner Bros. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. production! Tom says he wants to instead focus on his franchise, Mission: Impossible, but sources tell TheCount.com that the actor a falling out with Guy Ritchie! Cruise joins George Clooney and director Steven Soderbergh as fellow quitters on the fits and spurts Ritchie project.
CB: Guy Ritchie, who has found recent mainstream success with the Sherlock Holmes movies, became attached to helm last December, Tom Cruise came on-board to play Napoleon Solo in March, and Armie Hammer signed up to play Illya Kuryakin, Napoleon’s partner, in April. But once again problems have arisen, as one of those very important pieces is once again missing. While Warner Bros. was planning on having Ritchie start production on the new film this fall, Cruise is now planning to use that time to get Mission: Impossible 5 going, hoping to start shooting before the end of the year. It’s worth noting that the sequel doesn’t currently have a director attached, but does have Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Pearce handling the script.
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doesn't walking away from a warner bros. project cost the actor "t.c." some bucks to do that.
Mission Impossible? How about another Reacher movie, Tom?
Cruise earned his ego due to the money his films bring in.
Richie however decided to be egotistical because he was Mr Madonna, who's more a man than he is.
Cruise brings huge box office $$ to movies he's in, especially action movies. Richie is notorious for making people walk off film sets.
Basically the movie needs a director without a drunken attitude:Cruise joins George Clooney and director Steven Soderbergh as fellow quitters on the fits and spurts Ritchie project. BTW: Cruise movies are mostly hits, especially internationally. Box office mojo is no liar!
Good! We don't need another money losing, pos from this egotistic creep.
Shit, they probably don't want to pay him enough, he does his own stunts.
It just hit Tom Cruise that this is the same guy that directed Swept Away.
Hmmm---wondering why Tom dropped---maybe Armie can't get the dry humor delivered by Ilya ("Ducky" in NCIS) in the original TV Hit? I'm glad someone's trying! Back in the day, about the only "action" we got was John Wayne, and you can only get so much action out of a daily drunk!
Good Luck, Tom! Good Luck, "Uncle!" Get right down to it---"who cares?" (extra ! extra! "Straight Man" wanted for dynamic duo !) jb.