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Tom Cruise is in Talks to Play a 6’5 Drifter

In casting news, Tom Cruise is reportedly in negotiations with Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions to star in this fall’s One Shot , an adaptation of Lee Child’s thriller series. Cruise will play Jack Reacher, who is described in the books as a 6’5, 250 pound military policeman-turned-drifter. If all goes as planned, the film will shoot in Pittsburgh before Cruise begins production on the big budget sci-fi film Oblivion . The Usual Suspects scribe Christopher McQuarrie is set to direct. [ Deadline ]

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Tom Cruise is in Talks to Play a 6’5 Drifter

Talkback: Will You Still See the Next Tracy Morgan Movie?

Famous people sometimes say horrible things, but does that ever mean you stop ankling to the cineplex and spending $13 to see their new movie? In the case of the now-apologetic Tracy Morgan , who made “jokes” (for lack of a better word) during a standup act about how he’d stab his own son if he said he was gay, the commitment to protesting his movies isn’t a harrowing one; he’s obviously known more for his TV roles on 30 Rock and SNL than, say, his filmic contributions like Death at a Funeral . But based on principle alone, do you refuse to see his next movie, which is likely to be released this year?

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Talkback: Will You Still See the Next Tracy Morgan Movie?