Tom Cruise wakes up 'Sleeper'

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Tom Cruise & Sam Raimi To Collaborate On Comic Book Project SLEEPER??
Published 8/19/2008 by Hercules at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... pain and allows him to pass it on to others through skin contact. He is placed undercover in a villainous organization by an intelligence agency and falls for a member of the group, named Miss Misery. Sam Raimi, the "Spider-Man" director shepharding the project, also recently set up another superhero story, "The Transplants," at Disney. Brubaker's other writing credits include "Gotham Central" and "The Authority: Revolution." Find all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here .

TOM CRUISE PLUS COMIC BOOKS - BE AFRAID
Published 8/19/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... ..."Sleeper," which ran from 2003-05, centers on an operative whose fusion with an alien artifact makes him impervious to pain and allows him to pass it on to others through skin contact. He is placed undercover in a villainous organization by an intelligence agency and falls for a member of the group, named Miss Misery. [THR] ...

Cruise And Raimi Involved With Sleeper
Published 8/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Skipper) at Flicks News
... Sam Raimi and Tom Cruise of all people are going to be involved with the screen adaption of Ed Brubaker's comic book series Sleeper reports THR. ...

Russell Crowe to Play Bill Hicks?
Published 8/19/2008 at Vulture
... Sleepy: Tom Cruise and Sam Raimi have set up Sleeper at Warner Bros., with Cruise "loosely attached to star" in the DC Comics adaptation about a spy who's impervious to pain because his body has fused with an alien artifact. Then the spy goes on to infiltrate a villainous organization and falls in love with a key member named Miss Misery. Um, Robert Downey Jr., any thoughts on this dazzling entry in the DC canon? HR] The Coen Brothers Get Serious: Tony-nominated Michael ...

Super Tommy Girl!
Published 8/20/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
Tommy Girl in a superhero movie? Unless it's " Supergirl " and he's in the title role, I'm not interested. I mean, he has the costume for it and everything. Instead of following his destiny by playing " Supergirl ," Tommy Girl will star in DC Comics "Sleeper " for Warner Bros. Sam Raimi will produce this mess. Warner Bros. is also hoping to turn it into a franchise. Currently no writer or director is attached to the project. The Hollywood Reporter has more details on this shit fest: Written by Ed Brubaker with art by Sean Phillips, "Sleeper," which ran from 2003-05, centers ...

Early buzz: Rainn, Ellen, 'Veronica,' Brubaker and more
Published 8/20/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... The A.V. Club finds out what's on Lou Barlow's iPod . - Some pics from Ellen DeGeneres ' wedding day have landed online . She wrote a giddy entry on her website , too. - What are the best Star Wars spoofs ? - The new issue of Paste spotlights emerging bands in a feature called " The Best of What's Next ." - Can we dare to dream about a Veronica Mars movie one day? - I wonder if Ed Brubaker ever thought Tom Cruise would be interested in one of his comics. - Firefly is coming out on Blu-ray with ...

Morning Mix: Roseanne Backpedals on Brangelina Criticism
Published 8/20/2008 at Celebritology
... Winkler on hand for unveiling of Fonz statue in Milwaukee... One-time "Idol" hopeful Sanjaya Malakar sells insurance in new TV ad... Elizabeth Taylor home after weeks-long hospital stay... Chris Kattan and wife split after just eight weeks of marriage... Metallica's James Hetfield annoys neighbors by erecting barbed-wire fence... Freed rocker Gary Glitter accused of faking ailment to avoid boarding flight to London. Rumor Mill: Tom Cruise to take on superhero mantle in "Sleeper"... Russell Crowe to play late comedian ...

Tom Cruise as the Next Super Hero?
Published 8/20/2008 by author at Anything Hollywood
... More pictures after the hop… Tom is supposedly shacking up with Warner Brothers to produce the comic book hero, “Sleeper”.  According to the Hollywood Reporter , Sam Raimi (Producer) and Tom are working to get a movie deal together.  There are no writers or other key people involved yet.  So, since this is the third movie Tom has been linked to in as many weeks, what is going on?  Does he need more money to pay for his mom and sister’s houses since they just moved out?  Tom has also been rumored to be interested in Food Fight and Tourist since it appears the head big wigs ...

Katie Holmes Walks Down Minetta Lane
Published 8/20/2008 by Just Jared at Just Jared
... arrives at Minetta Lane Theater in New York City on Wednesday morning to prepare for her Broadway debut in the play All My Sons . She’s been loving the scoop neck lately! Katie’s husband, Tom Cruise , is teaming up with Spider-Man director Sam Raimi to develop a new Warner Bros, DC Comics’ Sleeper . He’ll most likely star in the flick, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The film will center on an operative whose fusion with an alien artifact makes him impervious to pain and allows him to pass it on to others through skin contact. He is placed undercover in a ...