Cruise v. Denzel for Cronenberg’s ‘Circle’

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on February 11, 2009

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I was really hoping this news would involve Tom Cruise growing a chest vagina, but so far no story details have emerged. There’s still time, though. Keep your fingers crossed for Videodrome 2: Scientology Boogaloo.

Instead, Tom Cruise is still in talks to star alongside Denzel Washington in Cronenberg’s adaptation of The Matarese Circle, the Robert Ludlum spy thriller. The two would play competing clandestine agents who fight and team up when they become targets of a group inciting a conspiracy.

If that doesn’t sound awesome enough, it’s being scripted by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (Sic ‘Em) so we know that 1) it will be full of great action and dialog and 2) someone named Darden will be die in it.

According to Variety, MGM will be releasing the film sometime in 2010.

What do you think? Cronenberg/Cruise/Denzel? Action spy thriller?


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  • Ryan
    Oh a Ludlum movie with these two?! I'm so down with it!
  • Most def, I'm already excited for this...
  • Matador
    its going to be great except they should throw out Cruise and use Viggo as Cronenberg had originally intended. Viggo, Denzel, and Cronenberg = AMAZING!
  • Tom Cruise is such a tool. Why do they still cast him in movies. His minor roll in Tropic Thunder was funny, but completly overratted. He played a douche bag in a fat suit...Doesnt Eddie Murphey seem to do that like once every couple of years? I say bring on this amazing film without ruining it with TC bullshit.
  • OH MY GOD IT'S THE FIRM MEETS THE PELICAN BRIEF! awesome.
  • "I was really hoping this news would involve Tom Cruise growing a chest vagina" That made me laugh so fucking hard!...But wtf is a chest vagina?
  • Rent Videodrome. You'll thank me in your suicide note.
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