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Tom Cruise intends to make three new films: an original musical, an action film with “franchise potential,” and one bringing back his 'Tropic Thunder' ...

Tropic Thunder’s Grossman was a small role in the original film — a maniacal, over-the-top, easily angered movie producer who many have noted is clearly based on Scott Rudin. Whether the recent reporting on Rudin’s behavior as a boss and producer has affected the choice to put a Grossman film in motion is unknown. A previous Grossman-based project was announced but failed to materialize. Now teach Tom Cruise to tap!

Tom Cruise is reportedly set to star in an untitled song-and-dance-style musical, for which he's also co-writing the script.

The as-yet-unnamed musical is just one of many movies Cruise and McQuarrie have coming down the pipeline. COVID has pushed off that project for quite a while now, but with a Russian film studio cooking up a similar project of their own, we might soon see yet another space race. Tom Cruise is retiring his airplane for the power of song.

Tom Cruise is reportedly interested in once more teaming up with director Christopher McQuarrie for a Les Grossman Tropic Thunder spinoff project.

Despite this, however, it was rumored that a Grossman solo movie was in the works not long after Tropic Thunder came out, but the film never ended up coming to fruition. While Cruise's deplorable studio executive from Tropic Thunder remains a highlight all these years later, it remains to be seen whether the character could carry an entire film. While the performances from Stiller and Downey Jr. remain highlights, it's Cruise's cameo as studio executive Les Grossman that has perhaps become one of the most memorable aspects of the film.

Tom Cruise has spent more than a decade becoming arguably the biggest action star alive, constantly defying every law of physics and putting himself in ...

The second project is "an original song and dance-style musical" meant as a star vehicle for Cruise. Now, this is interesting, as it is the biggest departure in what Cruise has been doing for the last decade. It is also a performance Cruise seems to have enjoyed; he reprised the role several times including at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, and reportedly was working on a script for a Les Grossman spin-off over a decade ago. But after so many great stunts, it can be hard to forget that Cruise is more than an action star and a former sex symbol: He is also a rather funny comedic performer and an even better dancer.

Per Deadline, the duo is in the early stages of setting up three very different film projects. First is an original song and dance style musical that they are ...

Pending is an untitled film that Cruise intends to make with director Doug Liman and McQuarrie as producer, which is reported to be shot in space. Cruise has been long interested in doing a musical, and fans have responded well to his singing in 2012s Rock of Ages. All three aforementioned scripts are to be written by McQuarrie in collaboration with Cruise. Per Deadline, the duo is in the early stages of setting up three very different film projects.

Less is more, but there will be more Les Grossman. After Tom Cruise and Top Gun: Maverick took off with $1.3 billion at the global box office, ...

And as soon as he hit on that idea, it was off to the races. "Les Grossman's life story is an inspiring tale of the classic human struggle to achieve greatness against all odds," Stiller said in a statement announcing the Les Grossman movie. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two is scheduled to be released on June 28, 2024. "Tom had an incredible idea on how to tell this story, and give it some real emotion and heart. According to the report, the pair are "fixated" on Cruise's Grossman, the short-tempered, profanity-spewing studio executive he portrayed in 2008's Tropic Thunder. "I really don't know, at this moment ... I gotta finish [the Mission: Impossible sequels], you know what I mean?"

Tom Cruise's crass, over-the-top, but legendary film producer Les Grossman could be back in an upcoming film.

Then there’s the prospect of a Les Grossman solo film… But Les Grossman in a straight action flick? The thought of Les Grossman appearing in a musical is certainly an intriguing concept, especially if the film has firm comedy roots.

The creative partnership between Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie is easily one of the most successful in Hollywood, if only because McQuarrie's work as ...

Just make up a new character with a different name! It just seems like a wild choice for these guys to make in 2022, especially if he shows up in a musical or an action movie with franchise potential—but especially if he shows up in his own solo movie. Project the second is the most mysterious, with Deadline just saying that it’s “another original action film with franchise potential,” which could mean anything, but it’s worth noting that McQuarrie had a hand in The Mummy, Edge Of Tomorrow, and Jack Reacher, all of which were action films with franchise potential and only one of which actually got a sequel (and McQuarrie was only a producer on that completely forgotten sequel, so that tells you something). Basically, the two of them have been trying to launch another original action film with franchise potential for a decade, so this is nothing new.

Deadline has stated that Tom Cruise and producer Christopher McQuarrie, who worked together on Top Gun: Maverick, have three projects in the works together.

The first, set as a star vehicle for Cruise, is a musical with original songs and dancing sequences. The next project is an action thriller that supposedly has “franchise potential.” Finally, the last project of the three is apparently focused on Les Grossman, the intense studio executive that Tom Cruise played in the 2008 comedy classic Tropic Thunder. Little is known about whether this project will be a Les Grossman spin-off, or if it will simply see the character cameo in other projects. While the duo is currently working on Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, they’re apparently planning three new projects, each of which is vastly different from the last.

Tom Cruise Starring in New Musical, Action Thriller Films: Along with a project focused on his 'Tropic Thunder' character Les Grossman.

In addition to the three projects, there is still the film Cruise and McQuarrie want to shoot in outer space with director Doug Liman, NASA and SpaceX. Production date for this groundbreaking title is yet to be confirmed, however. Although Cruise is currently in the midst of filming Mission: Impossible 8, reports claim that he and McQuarrie are currently working on three new projects — “an original song and dance-style musical,” an action film “with franchise potential” and possibly a Les Grossman-focused — the studio executive character Cruise played in Tropic Thunder — title, however the latter may not be a full film and instead join other titles. Tom Cruise and producer Christopher McQuarrie are set to develop three new projects, with the Top Gun: Maverick staple set to star.

The duo has collaborated with each other on several blockbuster films, including the Mission impossible franchise. Their last movie Top Gun: Maverick was a ...

As per the reports of Deadline, Considering the successful partnership between Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie in the past, the duo is currently in the early stages of development of their three new projects. To take a note, Grossman collaborated with Cruise back in 2008 for Tropic Thunder. Coming up next from the duo is Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One and its sequel. Following the success of Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise, and Christopher McQuarrie are once again all set to reunite with each other.

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That said, the story of Barry Seal is so larger-than-life that it feels like only a bona fide star like Tom Cruise could possibly play the part. Nicole Kidman -- who was married to Tom Cruise at the time -- is also excellent in it, making it both a time capsule of their marriage, and also showcasing a time when Tom Cruise didn't mind shedding his movie star image for something dark and sinister. He graduated from Rutgers University (Go, R.U.!), and thinks the Garden State is the best state in the country. Jerry Maguire is absolute proof of Tom Cruise's range as an actor when juxtaposed with Eyes Wide Shut, since he's actually lovable and fun in Jerry Maguire, as opposed to being distant, and borderline misanthropic in Eyes Wide Shut. There's a reason why he was nominated for Best Actor for this film. Well, in 2008's satirical comedy, Tropic Thunder, Tom Cruise was definitely not cool as studio exec, Les Grossman. In the role, he pounded down Diet Cokes and cursed a lot. Yes, Hoffman is incredible in his performance, but it's Tom Cruise's character who has the biggest change, and thus, it’s really his story in the end.

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Tom Cruise is in talks to star as Les Grossman, his famous character from the 2008 film Tropic Thunder, in a potential spinoff. | Hollywood.

Les Grossman was a surprise cameo that Tom did in the Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr-starrer comedy Tropic Thunder. The character was an overweight, profane, and dance-loving studio executive producing the titular film within the film. As per a new report in Deadline, Tom and Christopher--who is directing the actor in the upcoming Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1--are in talks for three different films. As per reports, Tom is in talks with Mission Impossible 7 director Christopher McQuarrie to create a film for Les Grossman, the foul-mouthed studio executive he played in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder. Also read: Tom Cruise is irrelevant, been doing the same part for 35 years: Mickey Rourke

Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie are currently setting up three very different film projects, in the early stages. Read to know about the three new film ...

Another is an original action film with franchise potential like the Mission: Impossible Series. However, it's the third project which has everyone super excited because it's tied to Les Grossman, Tom Cruise's hilarious character in Tropic Thunder! However, it's not yet clear if a whole movie will be centered on Les Grossman, or if he'll be an inclusion in the above-mentioned two films. With the rousing success of Top Gun: Maverick at the global box office - speed running through USD 1.3 million and claiming the 13th spot in all-time highest grossers of the world list - Tom Cruise and producer Christopher McQuarrie are reportedly curating a bunch of future collaborations, hatching three new film projects. According to Deadline sources, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie are setting up three very different projects, in the early stages.