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Tom Cruise To Star In Spy Thriller From 24 Writers Surnow and Loceff??

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Tom Cruise continues to recruit from television.

Fresh from hiring “Battlestar Galactica” mastermind Ronald D. Moore to script an unspecified sci-fi movie trilogy, Cruise’s UA has now tapped longtime “24” writer-producers Joel Surnow and Michael Loceff to bang out a contemporary spy thriller for the big screen.

Recall that Cruise also plucked J.J. Abrams from a successful TV career to make his feature directorial debut on "Mission: Impossible III."

Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale”), just set to direct a new Mel Gibson starring vehicle “Edge of Darkness” (the actor's first in six years), will helm also the UA feature, but it’s unknown if Cruise will star in the spy tale.

Neither Surnow nor Loceff have yet seen any of their work in cinemas. Surnow recently developed the fake-newscast comedy series "The Half-Hour News Hour" for the Fox News Channel.

Read all of Variety’s story on the matter here.

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Another spy thriller?! Geez, closet Tommy get a new perm!
by captboulder
Apr 30th, 2008
12:39:06 AM
STALLONE to make 5th RAMBO!
by ABking
Apr 30th, 2008
12:39:28 AM
It is called
by salamimansam
Apr 30th, 2008
12:41:46 AM
24 Writers Surnow and Loceff??
by Napoleon Park
Apr 30th, 2008
12:41:58 AM
tom cruise life of xenu under the bridge
by skiff
Apr 30th, 2008
12:43:05 AM
Proof
by Napoleon Park
Apr 30th, 2008
12:45:37 AM
TV? I meant TC
by Napoleon Park
Apr 30th, 2008
12:46:08 AM
C'mon with the Cruise bashing
by Teddy Artery
Apr 30th, 2008
12:56:43 AM
tom cruise is an anagram of 'I store cum'
by ironic_name
Apr 30th, 2008
01:20:13 AM
and mimi claimed he liked to "keep his instrument clean"
by ironic_name
Apr 30th, 2008
01:24:53 AM
Jumping on couches - the movie
by gotham_night
Apr 30th, 2008
01:35:17 AM
Unspecified sci-fi movie trilogy? How about...
by thethedew
Apr 30th, 2008
01:35:53 AM
You don't wanna know what I almost just posted.
by thebearovingian
Apr 30th, 2008
01:41:47 AM
You don't wanna know what I almost just posted.
by thebearovingian
Apr 30th, 2008
01:41:49 AM
I know I didn't hit *enter* twice and yet, double post.
by thebearovingian
Apr 30th, 2008
01:43:42 AM
IN A WORLD WHERE COUCHES HAVE REVOLTED
by gotham_night
Apr 30th, 2008
02:04:48 AM
I'm not watching anything with him in it again.
by Rufferto
Apr 30th, 2008
02:15:31 AM
tom cruise is nuttier than squirrel shit
by Prossor
Apr 30th, 2008
02:16:51 AM
I shouldn't even say "again"
by Rufferto
Apr 30th, 2008
02:17:09 AM
What Scientologists Believe.
by Rufferto
Apr 30th, 2008
02:20:59 AM
Battlefield Earth 2: This Time It's Personal
by James Westfall
Apr 30th, 2008
02:23:44 AM
What does God need with a starship?
by Rufferto
Apr 30th, 2008
02:30:30 AM
Sigh.
by Rufferto
Apr 30th, 2008
02:31:46 AM
re: "tom cruise is nuttier than squirrel shit!"
by captboulder
Apr 30th, 2008
02:52:46 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
by MCMLXXVI
Apr 30th, 2008
02:57:21 AM
si if he believes he can fly, why doesn't he?
by ironic_name
Apr 30th, 2008
03:13:06 AM
so if
by ironic_name
Apr 30th, 2008
03:19:02 AM
They're REMAKING "EDGE OF DARKNESS"?!
by Laserbrain
Apr 30th, 2008
03:36:33 AM
Cruise + "contemporary spy thriller" = M:I4
by tylerzero
Apr 30th, 2008
03:40:29 AM
Rememer when a Tom Cruise film announcement shook the film world
by MaxTheSilent
Apr 30th, 2008
04:09:03 AM
MI3 was fucking TERRIBLE
by Lost Jarv
Apr 30th, 2008
04:10:54 AM
He doesn't believe he can fly
by Lost Jarv
Apr 30th, 2008
04:15:21 AM
Cruise's comeback
by BauerJackBauer
Apr 30th, 2008
04:22:01 AM
Cruiser!
by Mr Gorilla
Apr 30th, 2008
04:22:01 AM
Shouldn't he concentrate on his current movie?
by mrfan
Apr 30th, 2008
04:50:17 AM
Tom Cruise has become
by Smoke Monster Loves Kate
Apr 30th, 2008
05:06:25 AM

by Lost Jarv
Apr 30th, 2008
05:12:37 AM
eh?
by Lost Jarv
Apr 30th, 2008
05:14:46 AM
Mr Gorilla
by the way
Apr 30th, 2008
05:26:52 AM
All this retarded Cruise bashing...
by NeilF
Apr 30th, 2008
05:52:54 AM
cruise should stick to making youtube videos
by palewook
Apr 30th, 2008
06:18:37 AM
Retarded Cruise Bashing is soooo Retarded.
by Yeti
Apr 30th, 2008
06:23:23 AM
Retarded retards are like
by Porrohman
Apr 30th, 2008
06:57:39 AM
Hopefully Tom Cruise will be on strike by then
by ricarleite
Apr 30th, 2008
07:09:17 AM
enough about Tom Cruise
by MC-909
Apr 30th, 2008
07:23:34 AM
Read all of Variety's story on the matter here.
by brokentusk
Apr 30th, 2008
07:24:53 AM
Hasn't Tom Cruise already tortured...
by Kid Z
Apr 30th, 2008
07:44:49 AM
Hasn't Tom Cruise already tortured...
by NeilF
Apr 30th, 2008
07:55:04 AM
Fox News SUCK! But CRUISE is kind of cool
by Proman1984
Apr 30th, 2008
08:10:47 AM
S and L
by Cobbio
Apr 30th, 2008
08:13:08 AM
What's this shit about Cruise banging Cher?
by Rickey Henderson
Apr 30th, 2008
08:32:03 AM
UA--the studio for movie star pariahs
by Lance Rocke
Apr 30th, 2008
08:45:10 AM
Come again?
by MurderMostFowl
Apr 30th, 2008
09:02:28 AM
Wise Beard Man says
by ArcadianDS
Apr 30th, 2008
10:29:13 AM
Cruise having a thing for/with Cher proves he's straight
by Yeti
Apr 30th, 2008
11:08:55 AM
Tom Cruise who CARES!!!!!!!
by j2talk
Apr 30th, 2008
11:27:14 AM
Why no more Naval officer uniforms for the Scientology people?
by Darth Macchio
Apr 30th, 2008
11:38:57 AM
Spyentology
by Samuel Fulmer
Apr 30th, 2008
11:58:24 AM
Wacko Tom
by jazz_jeff
Apr 30th, 2008
12:11:25 PM
Cruise's worst problem: He can't act
by dogphart3000
Apr 30th, 2008
12:12:10 PM
IT'LL BE CALLED
by BurgerTime
Apr 30th, 2008
12:22:30 PM
Tom Cruise is a fine actor
by Mr_X
Apr 30th, 2008
12:46:32 PM
i'd like him to do a role completely different to what im used t
by Mr_X
Apr 30th, 2008
12:51:37 PM
people calling others retarded & misspelling
by palewook
Apr 30th, 2008
12:56:20 PM
Tom Cruise looks to set an all-time "heroing" record..
by captboulder
Apr 30th, 2008
01:47:04 PM
O wow
by Rufferto
Apr 30th, 2008
03:18:55 PM
I'm sorry I have some standards.
by Rufferto
Apr 30th, 2008
03:21:36 PM
let's call this what it really is ...
by PadewanKlaatu
Apr 30th, 2008
04:25:11 PM
Why are there no clocks in this room?
by Prossor
Apr 30th, 2008
06:55:20 PM
Tom Cruise in "Village People Confidential!!"
by TomBodet
Apr 30th, 2008
09:18:34 PM
NO MORE CRUISE
by RickyShoreSingsTheBlues
May 1st, 2008
05:50:33 AM
"I'M NOT GAY!": THE MOVIE
by thegreatwhatzit
May 1st, 2008
01:10:25 PM
t cr
by huggerorange
May 1st, 2008
01:37:51 PM

by huggerorange
May 1st, 2008
01:47:05 PM

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