The upcoming film directed by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu features Hollywood actor Tom Cruise in the lead role. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment are in talks to acquire the package for Iñárritu's first English-language film since Leonardo DiCaprio's The Revenant nearly a decade ago.
Iñárritu, Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris, and Nicolas Giacobone wrote the script. More information about the project has been kept under wrap. The project comes after Cruise signed a splashy (but not exclusive) deal with Warner Bros. last month, sparking widespread speculation about what the agreement would result in. The film also fits the bill of rumours that Cruise is eager to collaborate with auteurs after spending much of the last decade on franchise projects at Paramount, including the Mission: Impossible films and Top Gun: Maverick.
Iñárritu previously directed the Spanish-language Netflix drama Bardo. Before this, the director was in theatres with The Revenant, which grossed more than USD 500 million worldwide and earned him the Best Director Oscar. This comes after he won Best Picture, Director, and Original Score for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) in 2015.
Cruise has received two Best Actor nominations, for Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1990) and Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1997), as well as one for supporting actor in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (2000). Iñárritu directed DiCaprio to an Oscar-winning performance in The Revenant and assisted Michael Keaton in earning a Best Actor nomination for Birdman.
The pairing of Cruise and the filmmaker will undoubtedly raise the possibility that the actor is aiming for a prestige play. The collaboration will surely spark thrills among moviegoers worldwide, especially given the duo's previous hit projects.
(Inputs from agencies)
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