Tracy Morgan stars in his first serious role, the indie crime thriller Son of No One . See a different side of Tracy, plus find out about another film in “ Coming Attractions ” from TV One and TheUrbanDaily . RELATED POSTS: Ol’ Dirty Bastard Movie In The Works, Tracy Morgan Or Eddie Griffin To Star Tracy Morgan Is At It Again, Decribes Woman As “A Cripple”
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 ]
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?