I guess Tom Cruise’s name is still popular in some film industry circles, because the guy has options, three to be exact. The folks over at cinemablend.com give us this on Criuse:
Variety says the now freelance actor is eyeballing three new projects: Two at Warner Brothers and Fox, and one indie.
The indie is supposed to be the one he’s most likely to sign up for. It’s a political drama called Lions for Lambs, about a platoon of soldiers in that other place we all forget about, Afghanistan. The really interesting thing about this one is that Robert Redford may direct and star in it. Cruise would play a congressman if he joins, and Meryl Streep is already involved to play a journalist.
The other two films are also interesting. One is another war movie called Ha-Ha. Cruise would play a Gulf War vet gone mute and charged with taking care of a 9-year-old boy. The third movie is a Spike Lee joint about a man who sells back chunks of time from his life in trade for a chance to relive the worst day in it.
Well those seem like rather decent options for any actor, let alone the publicity nightmare that is Cruise. So what gives? Why does the Scientology guy get all the action? Well to be fair nine times out of ten our Tom does make a lot of dough at the box office and he is a giving actor, he know how to share the screen quite well (Rain man, Interview with a Vampire, Magnolia, Jerry Maguire).
Tom Cruise is still a name, slightly tarnished but not even close to being ruined for good. Sure he is a loon, he’s a Kate controlling anti metal health meds nut but….he gets people into theaters, he’s professional on set and promotes the hell out of the films he’s in. If he chooses the right role (and all threeof these look promising) and does it well then he could be back on top in no time.
Let’s just hope it’s not the top of Oprah’s couch again.
