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George Clooney To Explore His High-Minded Side In Terrorism Drama [Trade Roundup]
Gawker: Defamer — ... · Tom Cruise is close to signing on for the lead in The Tourist, a Spyglass remake of 2005 French thriller Anthony Zimmer, about an American abroad made the patsy to flush out a master criminal. Cruise would play the patsy. [Variety] ...

Tom Cruise may board ‘The Tourist’
The Screening Log — Tom Cruise is currently in negotiations with Spyglass Entertainent to star in Bharat Nalluri’s upcoming thriller “The Tourist,” according to Variety. A remake of the 2005 French thriller “Anthony Zimmer,” the film centers on an American tourist who faces danger when a female Interpol agent tricks him into taking out a criminal she once had an affair with. Nalluri, who most recently helmed “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,” will direct a script by “Gosford Park” screenwriter Julian Fellowes. Cruise will next be seen in Bryan Singer’s World War II drama “Valkyrie,” which is now scheduled for ...

Cruise News! Valkyrie, Tourist, and UA
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — Is that Tom Cruise in the elusive Valkyrie, or is he just getting ready to star in a touring company of The Producers?  Well, it seems like Tom Cruise can’t stay out of the news these days; however, much to his relief, I’m sure, the news is career-related, not personal. Actually, I think many others are relieved, too. I’m bored with the whole Scientology/TomKat thing. We get it, Scientology is weird, Katie is a Stepford wife. I’m up for a new freaky celebrity couple. Anyway, to the business types, the big news is that Paula Wagner, Cruise’s longtime producing partner, is leaving her role as ...

Paula Wagner & Six (Shooter) Degrees. Trade Roughage 08/14/08
SpoutBlog — Paula Wagner, Tom Cruise’s long-time producing partner, is leaving her post at the top of United Artists. Though Wagner will hold on to a share of UA––which has barely made use of their $500 million credit line, due to some friction with parent studio MGM over which movies to greenlight––apparently “it’s possible that the studio will once again go into hibernation and that the UA coin will go to MGM.” Totally coincidentally, the release date on UA’s next big production, the bad buzz-plagued Tom Cruise-in-an-eye patch vehicle Valkyrie, has been moved to Dec. 26 from Feb. 13, ...