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The Hollywood studio United Artists, which is partly owned by Cruise, will not release the new film until February next year nearly eight months after it was first scheduled to appear.
For Valkyrie, Cruise wields an eye patch and a German accent to play Claus von Stauffenberg, a Nazi colonel who plotted the only known assassination attempt against Hitler.
It has postponed the release to allow Bryan Singer, its director, more time to shoot three scenes. The release was previously pushed back from June to October because Singer had not shot a battle scene that explained how Claus von Stauffenberg, Cruise’s character, lost a hand and an eye in North Africa. Following that incident, von Stauffenberg returned to Germany and hatched a conspiracy, dubbed Operation Valkyrie, to blow up Hitler with a bomb in his bunker to bring a swift end to the war.
Producers initially planned to film the battle somewhere outside the U.S., but that plan was scrapped for unspecified reasons. Instead United Artists – which is run by Cruise and partner Paula Wagner – is searching for a new locale within the US.
“We wrapped our production in Germany in October, but there was a desert sequence that needed to be prepped and the location finalized,” explains UA spokesman Dennis Rice.
“But with all the schedules and logistics we won’t be able to shoot that until the end of February. We wanted to do what’s right [in terms of marketing] and not put Bryan in a jam, so we said let’s postpone it.” Telegraph.co.uk
An article in the latest Entertainment Weekly magazine has some interesting news: It seems that Tom is thinking about teaming up with Denzel Washington for the Warner Brothers thriller The 28th Amendment. Phillip Noyce is already set to direct this political potboiler.
The screenplay was written by Transformers’ Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The plot follows the adventures of an American President (Tom) that discovers the United States is actually being controlled by a super secret organization (run by Denzel Washington) that terminates those that get in its way.
Warner Brothers is currently working on a deal to get the two super stars on screen together. At this time, there is no set start date. (Source: Movieweb)
Risky Business (25th Anniversary Edition) (DVD):
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Bronson Pinchot, Curtis Armstrong
Director: Paul Brickman
Studio: Warner Home Video
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 mins.
SYNOPSIS:
A pair of briefs, a Bob Seeger tune and some heartfelt lip-syncing catapulted Tom Cruise to stardom in this Golden Globe-nominated teen comedy. When his parents leave on vacation, high schooler Joel Goodsen (Cruise) — with some help from a prostitute named Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) — turns opportunity into disaster as he transforms the family home into a brothel, sees a Porsche end up in Lake Michigan and watches his Princeton dreams fade.
SPECIAL FEATURES
· Feature commentary with star Tom Cruise, director Paul Brickman and producer Jon Avnet
· Alternate ending
· Making-of documentary
· Second commentary
· Digital copy of the film
(Source: Rope of Silicon)
It appears Tom Cruise is considering another box office “Mission.”
Cruise has been in talks with Paramount over a fourth installment to the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, sources confirmed to Access Hollywood.
Cruise made his super agent debut as Ethan Hunt in “Mission: Impossible” in 1996. The film went on to gross $467 million worldwide at the box office.
Four years later, “Mission: Impossible II” hauled in $545 million at the global box office, while “Mission: Impossible III” dipped a bit in 2006, but still managed an impressive $395 million haul.
Paramount produced all three films.
Cruise and Paramount CEO Sumner Redstone had a very public falling out in 2006, when the studio ended its longstanding relationship with Cruise’s production company, which he runs along with Paula Wagner. However, Cruise and Redstone have reportedly been spotted dining together recently in Los Angeles.
Upcoming for Cruise on the big screen is “Valkyrie,” the WWII-themed drama based on a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Looking to develop its own homegrown franchises, Tom Cruise’s United Artists banner is embarking on a space odyssey with Ronald D. Moore, the man behind Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica.”
The studio has signed Moore to create and write an original sci-fi trilogy for the big screen.
Moore is an executive producer of “Battlestar Galactica,” whose April 4 season premiere attracted more than 2 million viewers — 40% more than the Season 3 finale.
His writing credits include the features “Star Trek: Generations” and “Star Trek: First Contact” as well as episodes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Roswell” and “Carnivale.” He also received a story credit on Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible II.”
First and foremost, I have to say this: There is a major star (uncredited and unadvertised by the studio) whose performance as a psychotic studio exec is a near-legendary performance in this actor’s long and famous career. He steals the show, easily. This isn’t just a cameo. He’s basically the villain. At the end of the movie, when the credits came up, an individual screenshot for each actor, this actor’s name and pic got the biggest ovation by far, and it was a really nice moment.
… This movie will play huge when it opens in August, that’s for sure, and it’s also the most foul-mouthed comedy I’ve seen in a long time, if not ever. Lots and lots and lots of F-bombs. I don’t know how people will review this movie without mentioning who the above-mentioned actor is, but they shouldn’t, because I heard genuine surprise followed by glee when people realized who it was under that beard and bald cap. He appears pretty early on so its not a massive surprise, but it’s a nice treat, for sure.
(Source: JoBlo)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and United Artists announced today they are moving the release date of Bryan Singer’s World War II thriller Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise, from October 3, 2008 to President’s Day Weekend February 13, 2009.
Currently also scheduled for the new date are Confessions of a Shopaholic and Friday the 13th.
“MGM is proud and excited to be presenting ‘Valkyrie,’ and because of that we want to give it the best launch possible,” said Clark Woods, President of Domestic Distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, which is distributing the movie domestically. “When an opening became available for President’s Day Weekend, we seized the opportunity. Having seen a lot of the film and how great it is going to play once it’s finished, moving into a big holiday weekend is the right move.”
We assume Woods is talking about The Wolfman, which was just moved from February 13, 2009 to April 3, 2009.
“‘Valkyrie’ is shaping up to be a phenomenal movie,” said Dennis Rice, President of Worldwide Marketing and Publicity for United Artists, which made the movie. “We’re delighted that MGM has agreed to hold the release until the very strong holiday weekend.”
Bringing a fresh and surprise-filled take to a world people only thought they knew, Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men, Superman Returns) re-teams with his Academy Award®-winning “Usual Suspects” screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie on Valkyrie, a suspense thriller based on the true story of the daring and ingenious plot to assassinate the most monstrous villain the world has ever known. Tom Cruise heads an internationally acclaimed ensemble that includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel, Thomas Kretschmann, Terrance Stamp and acclaimed stage actress Carice Van Houten.
Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg will shortly begin its second leg of filming in Southern California.
Even though Valkyrie wrapped shooting in Germany late last year, Bryan Singer is prepping to shoot the opening of the movie that is set in North Africa in key Southern California desert locations.
Casting for extras is expected to start soon and filming is expected to start within the next few weeks and wrap by the first week of March.
Superstar Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end the war by planting a bomb in Hitler’s bunker. The “July 20 Plot” on Hitler’s life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler’s once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation’s government… He must kill Hitler himself. (Source: IEBS.net)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Peter Berg, the director of “The Kingdom,” is in talks to shoot “Edwin A. Salt,” a spy thriller starring Tom Cruise. The story centers on a CIA officer who is fingered as a Russian sleeper spy.
He eludes capture by superiors who are convinced that he is out to assassinate the president and struggles to find the true traitor while attempting to reunite with his family.
The Columbia Pictures project has seen several directors come and go, including Terry George (”Hotel Rwanda”) and Michael Mann (”Miami Vice”).
Berg met with Cruise twice in the past couple of weeks to discuss the script and is intent on making “Salt” his next project. He had wanted to go with “Lone Survivor,” but the script for the Universal project needs additional work.
Columbia hopes to make “Salt” in the summer, though the Hollywood writers strike and upcoming directors and actors contract talks could factor into shooting dates.
Berg is in postproduction on “Hancock,” starring Will Smith as a tortured superhero, which Columbia is releasing July 2.
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Thanks to yet another production hangup, Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie won’t be taking flight as planned.
United Artists and MGM have postponed the WWII thriller from Jun 27 to Oct. 3, 2008 to give director Bryan Singer extra time to film a key battle sequence.
For Valkyrie, Cruise wields an eye patch and a German accent to play Claus von Stauffenberg, a Nazi colonel who plotted the only known assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler.
The studios, which are cofinancing and codistributing the film, pushed back the premiere because Singer has struggled to find a suitable location to shoot the pivotal scene in which Cruise’s character is severely wounded in Africa and ends up losing his eye and a hand.
Following that incident, von Stauffenberg returned to Germany and hatched a conspiracy, dubbed Operation Valkyrie, to blow up Hitler with a bomb in his bunker to bring a swift end to the war.
Producers initially planned to film the battle somewhere outside the U.S., but that plan was scrapped for unspecified reasons.Instead United Artists—which is run by Cruise and partner Paula Wagner—is searching for a new locale within the States.
“We wrapped our production in Germany in October, but there was a desert sequence that needed to be prepped and the location finalized,” explains UA spokesman Dennis Rice. “But with all the schedules and logistics we won’t be able to shoot that until the end of February. We wanted to do what’s right [in terms of marketing] and not put Bryan in a jam, so we said let’s postpone it.”
With the company’s first Cruise-led flick, Lions for Lambs, failing to generate commerical or critical success, UA has a lot riding on Valkyrie, which is easily the most ambitious project on the company’s slate.
Had Valkyrie remained on schedule, its chief competition would have been Disney-Pixar’s animated robot farce, Wall-E, which was due to open the same day. Universal has since slotted the comic book movie, Wanted, into the vacated date.
The October calendar is more crowded, but there are fewer films featuring actors of Cruise’s star power.Valkyrie will now go up against The Express, Universal’s football biopic starring Dennis Quaid; RocknRolla, Warner Bros.’ Guy Ritchie-helmed crime saga with Gerard Butler, Jeremy Piven and Thandie Newton; and Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist, Sony’s punk romance starring Michael Cera.
The fall slot would also provide prime positioning for Valkyrie’s presumed awards-season run. The film features an Oscar-worthy cast that, aside from Cruise, includes Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Fry and Terence Stamp. The script is by Christopher McQuarrie, the Academy Award-winning scribe behind Singer’s 1995 breakthrough, The Usual Suspects.
The delay is the lates bit of Sturm und Drang to beset Valkyrie since shooting began over the summer.
First, members of von Stauffenberg’s family, most notably the count’s son, suggested Cruise didn’t possess the gravitas to do justice to his father’s legacy.
Then, German officials initially refused to grant the filmmakers permission to shoot in the Bendlerblock memorial site, where von Stauffenberg and his coconspirators were executed in 1944 for the failed coup and filming is typically verboten. But after intense negotiations and lobbying by the German film industry, the decision was reversed.
In June, a conservative member of parliament posted a statement on her blog from Defense Minister Franz-Josef Jung, claiming Valkyrie would not be received well in Germany due to Cruise’s close ties to Scientology.
Two months later, 11 extras were injured on the set when they fell off the back of a truck while filming a scene. All were treated at a hospital for minor cuts and bruises and released.
Finally, nighttime footage Singer and crew filmed in late September at the Defense Ministry ended up being irreversibly damaged after being given the wrong chemical during development, necessitating reshoots.
(Source: Yahoo! News)
Posted by ExtraTV Staff on December 6, 2007 11:34 AM
All month long, “Extra” will continue to unwrap this season’s most jaw-dropping gifts.
This time, we’ve got the motorcycle Tom Cruise rode in “Mission: Impossible 3,” a luxury watch that will blow your mind and fabulous jewel-studded Chanel boots! (Source: Extra)
Earlier reports falsely claimed it was Katie Holmes who was set to make a cameo appearance, but FYB is here to clear the air.
Rocking a fat suit and bald cap, Tom was spotted yesterday skulking around the L.A. set of the star-studded comedy, which stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Matthew McConaughey.
Rest assured — Katie and baby Suri have been there with him the entire time, offering him support and reading through the script with him. (Source: Faded Youth Blog) A picture below in the album…
I’ve found some nice videos! I still have to watch them myself but I want to share them with you already
Hear ‘Lions For Lambs’ roar - Diane Sawyer talks to Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford (Yahoo, Nov. 7) Tom Cruise honoured for acting career - Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes went to NYC’s Museum of the Moving Image, where Tom was honoured for the 25-year long acting career (AP, Nov. 8 ) ‘Lions For Lambs’ Trio of Talent - Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford star in the political thriller (ABC News, Nov. 7) Stars’ unscripted remarks on writers strike - Tom Cruise and Christie Brinkley weigh in on a possible strike by Hollywood writers (AP, Nov. 2) Tom Cruise gets political with ‘Lions For Lambs’ - Tom Cruise is talking about his new film, ‘Lions For Lambs’, which co-stars Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Cruise tells the AP he hopes the film will provoke discussion about war, politics and patriotism (AP, Nov. 1)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (November 2, 2007) – Tom Cruise attended the premiere of “Lions For Lambs,” his first film since joining the newly resurrected United Artists mini-studio as a producer.
Tom spoke with Access Hollywood’s, Tony Potts about working with director Robert Redford.
“I have studied his career, he is, you know… he is a true legend. He is a true vanguard in cinema. So for me, to be able to have the opportunity to work with him, particularly with the scenes with Meryl — as an actor, you go, ‘Oh this is the sweet part of the bat,‘” Tom said.
“Lions For Lambs” is United Artists’ first film release since Tom and Paula Wagner took over the reigns of the legendary studio.
“It’s a nice moment, particularly this kind of picture to start out with. I feel really excited about it,” Tom said.
He found working with his co-stars, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, to be an exhilarating battle of words on the big screen.
“What starts out as a conversation ends up in a duel. To have that duel, I mean… I remember having a duel with Nicholson in ‘A Few Good Men.‘ With this picture… to have that kind of battle with Meryl is fun. That is the kind of characters you want to play with,” he said.
Tom feels Robert has created a film that will withstand the test of time.
“You look at where we are in society today, and I would be interested to look at this picture 5 years from now. There is really no other director that can deliver it the way that he does,” Tom said of the legendary actor/director.
Tom attended the premiere with his wife, Katie Holmes. Katie is reportedly just days away from running in a marathon.
Tom and Katie’s good friends, Will Smith and David Beckham, also attended the huge premiere.
Will Smith told Access that he and Tom always try to remember the fans.
“There is a connection that we have with people that has to be maintained, that has to be serviced and that has to be reciprocated. A lot of people forget the important of the fans,” said Smith.
“Lions For Lambs” opens on November 9.
Go visit Access Hollywood to view a video clip of the interview with Tom on the red carpet!
Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford hit the red carpet Thursday night in Hollywood to premiere their new political thriller, ‘Lions for Lambs’ — and ET was there!
Tom was accompanied by his wife Katie Holmes, who was there to show her support. Tom told ET, “Its always better with her…she’s exceptional.”
In theaters Nov. 9, ‘Lions for Lambs’ finds Cruise as a charismatic presidential hopeful whose bombshell story for a probing journalist (Streep) could potentially affect the fates of two California college students who were inspired by their professor, Dr. Stephen Malley (Redford), to fight in Afghanistan.
Directed by Redford, the film also stars Derek Luke and Michael Pena.
Go to ET Online to watch a video clip of all the actors on the red carpet! While you’re there, maybe you’d also like to watch ET’s video clips of Tom talking about his wedding day (in Italy, October 23rd) and about the proposal while being in Paris again (October 25th).
In his first sit-down interview since marrying Katie Holmes and welcoming daughter Suri into the world, Tom Cruise gets candid about marriage and fatherhood with our Jann Carl in Paris, as he promotes his new political drama, ‘Lions for Lambs.’
Cruise, who talks to Jann in the city where he proposed to Katie, says married life is “all very good, all very lovely,” and that when he needs an honest opinion, he definitely turns to his wife of nearly a year.
Tom’s highly anticipated new flick ‘Lions for Lambs’ is out November 9, but he’s not the only working actor in the Cruise household. Katie has wrapped the comedy ‘Mad Money’ with Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah, and Tom sings the praises for his talented lady.
“I feel lucky,” he says. “I have a lot of respect for her as an artist, as a woman. She’s a very strong, gracious woman. She’s very funny, a great comedian.”
Besides working on movies and a happy marriage, Tom and Katie are keeping busy with their one-and-a-half year-old daughter Suri. And he says, just like everyone else, he and Katie make their hectic lives work. “We’ve gotten pretty good at organizing everything,” he says. “I don’t sleep much anyway.”
Tom also talks about his new position as co-owner of United Artists and the possibility of one day directing. “I will one day, I’ve always wanted to,” he says. “I’ve been offered things to direct, but have to find the right piece.”
For more on Tom’s all-new interview, click here to watch ET Online’s video clip!
LONDON (Reuters) - Film star Tom Cruise spent more than two hours signing autographs and greeting fans in London on Monday at the world premiere of his new movie “Lions for Lambs,” Hollywood’s latest examination of U.S. foreign policy.
“Lions for Lambs,” which follows a slew of films related to the war in Iraq and the U.S. military response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, is about two soldiers serving in Afghanistan and political intrigue back in the United States.
Directed by Robert Redford and also starring Meryl Streep, the film has been branded “anti-war” by some media, and its backers are hoping its controversial subject matter will boost it at the box office and going into the awards season.
“I think that films like this are interesting and important and I think it’s anyone’s place if they want to do it,” Cruise told Reuters on the red carpet ahead of the premiere at the London Film Festival.
“We are free to communicate about anything we want and any subject we want, so I think it’s absolutely correct.”
Asked if he studied any politician in particular for his role as an ambitious senator, 45-year-old Cruise said:
“I studied many. I’ll never tell exactly who, but there’s many months of research that went into this character to not make him into a caricature but into a human being with real problems and to reflect that idea.”
Streep, who plays a journalist in “Lions for Lambs,” was not at the premiere, while Redford avoided the media glare and slipped into the cinema via the back entrance.
The film is due to open in U.S. cinemas on November 9. (Source: Yahoo! News)
Tom Cruise stunned hundreds of suburbanites outside the Picture House Theater in Pelham, N.Y. last night when he emerged from a screening and met with fans.
The world’s biggest movie star got up close and personal after a screening of his new wartime drama, “Lions for Lambs,” as he signed autographs and posed for countless pictures.
It was a solo night for Tom, though, as wife Katie Holmes stayed away from the screening and instead took a stroll with baby Suri. (Source: Extra)
