Aug
1

Collateral news

Hey guys! I’m back! And guess what happened? I was amongst the audience to watch Jamie Foxx on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno having no idea that Tom Cruise would make a surprise appearance. I MET TOM CRUISE! Well technically! You can hear me having a heart attack when you watch the show, of course, you can visit the forums with my detailed encounter!

On to the news.

Collateral Cast will be on Good Morning America all this week. All the Entertainment shows are having a Collateral week, don’t forget to check that out.

  • Jeff Wells RAVES about Collateral. Calls it Cruise’s best performance to date and predicts he will be nominated. Read the review here
  • Collateral Rave number 2. Read here!

    Now comes Collateral, a 21st Century crime noir thriller in which Tom Cruise plays a hitman who’s really good at killing people. It seems somehow appropriate that Cruise and co-star Jamie Foxx are both at the top of their game, since director Mann returns to the stylish suspense drama that made him a top filmmaker to begin with. Despite being contrived and predictable at times, Collateral ultimately succeeds as a beautifully shot, well-acted and thoroughly engrossing psychological drama that closes the noteworthy part of the summer movie season with a veritable bang.”

  • Oh look! Another positive review!

    “The main selling point of this movie isn’t Michael Mann’s name, but rather getting to see Tom Cruise play a bad guy. Is he good when he’s bad? You better believe it. One thing I’ve always said about Cruise is that he gives 110% in all of his performances, regardless of how strong or weak the script may be. This film holds true to that theory. Cruise maintains his attractive leading man qualities, but takes us down a different road entirely. Watching him work is fascinating, particularly through the eyes of Michael Mann.”

  • Variety likes the film, loves the performances!
  • Collateral will play at the Venice Film Festival in September
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    Jun
    18

    Collateral News

  • Lots of Collateral News. First, some new pictures. View them here.

  • Collateral at the LA Film Festival:

    Cruise, Foxx, Mann are presenting selected new scenes from Collateral and sitting for a discusson on their collaboration on Friday, 6/18 at 7:30 PM at the Pacific Theatre in LA. This is all in conjunction with the LA Film Festival which kicks off today.

  • here is an absolute new and gorgeous picture of Tom, taken on June 3rd, in Santa Monica. Thanks Pili.

  • Michael Mann’s COLLATERAL Named Opening Night Film of the 8th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival

    The highly-anticipated thriller COLLATERAL, starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith and Mark Ruffalo under the direction of Michael Mann, has been selected as the opening night screening of The Eighth Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by MTV 2. The star-studded event will be held on Wednesday, August 4 at the Magic Johnson Theaters in the heart of uptown Manhattan with principal cast and filmmakers in attendance.

    COLLATERAL is the perfect film to open this year’s Urbanworld. Not only because of the explosion of talent both in front of and behind the camera. But, because this picture illustrates what the term ‘urban’ truly represents in 2004,” explained festival founder Stacy Spikes. “‘Urban’ is about sensibility, not just ethnicity. Michael Mann captures the essence of this ideal through his breathtaking images of Los Angeles and the diverse populations that make our cities thrive.”

    Here is the full article.

  • Lastly, two new photos of Tom:

    Picture 1

    Picture 2

    • June 18, 2004   //   Collateral and Movie News   //   6 Comments   //  

    6 Comments to “Collateral News”

    • June 19, 2004 at 4:14 am
      Tomcruise??? says:

      What are stalking tom cruise? both photos seem to be taken hidden in a tree. where is he in these photos anyway?

    • June 19, 2004 at 4:15 am
      Tomcruise??? says:

      It looks like a book store or sumthing…

    • June 21, 2004 at 12:08 pm
      Whatda? says:

      w0w!I say hes a hunk a hottie?

    • June 22, 2004 at 8:16 pm
      dude says:

      what is ths???? what’s wrong with you? who took this pictures ??when is this event of “feel free to take Toms tail-gate party pictures ” event happened?? lol

    • June 22, 2004 at 8:23 pm
      dude says:

      oh….okey….mmmmm…looks like Tom is about to open the door for some ladies as gentleman…. oh!God! snap!! what a nice guy!! he is the man dude!!!

    • October 14, 2005 at 9:47 pm
      Hottie says:

      Tom Cruise rocks! I like your blog a lot. I will have to bookmark it.

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    Jun
    9

    Collateral News

  • ExtraTV has a clip of Collateral and a small interview with Tom over here. You will need Real Player to watch it.
    • June 9, 2004   //   Media   //   3 Comments   //  

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    • June 10, 2004 at 6:00 am
      Jem says:

      To my point of view this collateral clip from Extra looks precise and striking compared to other clips I have seen.
      I believe Tom the “Baddest” of Collateral will deliver the Deadly (winning) SHOT.

    • June 21, 2004 at 8:09 pm
      rene says:

      Isnt there like a Windows Media Player for the interview cuz it wont let me donwload realplayer on mai coumputer!

    • June 23, 2004 at 8:26 pm
      Rane says:

      Hello?~!

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    May
    28

    Collateral news

  • Here’s a positive Collateral script review. Good read, but it’s a much older draft.
  • Tom Cruise wins Emma Award for Best Actor for TLS

    Tom Cruise took the award for best film actor for his role in The Last Samurai, while the late martial arts legend Bruce Lee was named recipient of the honorary lifetime achievement award.

  • Don’t forget to vote for Tom at the MTV movie awards
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    Apr
    22

    Collateral news

    EW’s summer pick:


    Michael Mann thinks Tom Cruise is at his best when he’s playing bad. So while some may prefer the winking charmer from ”Top Gun,” the ”Ali” director prefers Cruise served up slick and angry, like the seething motivational speaker he played in ”Magnolia.” In Mann’s new movie, the actor, his pretty head of hair shorn and dyed a gunmetal gray, plays Vincent, an assassin with a fast mouth and a cold heart. ”He does baaaaad things,” fizzes Mann, ”and you can’t take your eyes off him.” Costar Jamie Foxx seconds the casting choice. ”Michael Mann is a genius,” he says. ”Because we know that Tom Cruise is a good-lookin’ dude. But the thing about good looks — when you make ‘em evil, man, it’s an interesting thing.”

    Foxx plays Max, a mild-mannered, classical-music-loving L.A. cabbie, and the story kicks into high gear when Vincent, a killer on the hunt, slips into his backseat. ”It’s going to be a real ride,” promises Cruise. ”The structure of the screenplay, you could tune your piano to it.” ”The whole movie traverses Los Angeles in one night,” says Mann. ”From a high-end norteño disco with 3,000 people in it or a club in Koreatown or Leimert Park in South Central, we’re taken there by Max and Vincent.”

    The chemistry between Cruise and Foxx flowed even when the cameras weren’t rolling. Foxx, who unironically refers to himself as the Inspiration, went so far as to nickname his costar the Intangible: ”I said, ‘Because you’re good-lookin’ and you’re still honest and courteous and kind.”’ With two such heady forces playing his leads, no wonder the director was able to relax and enjoy himself. ”Michael Mann definitely has a reputation,” says Foxx, who worked with him on ”Ali.” ”His shoots can be grueling. But he smiled on this movie! We all became friends. They even ended up at my birthday party. My homies were like, ‘Yo, what the hell is Michael Mann and ‘Last Samurai’ doing up in here?!”

  • Also, PLEASE keep voting for Tom for the MTV movie awards. You can vote as many times as you like. Heck, I gave him 300 votes in 20 minutes.
    • April 22, 2004   //   Collateral and Movie News   //   11 Comments   //  

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    • April 22, 2004 at 6:47 pm
      TC's Secret says:

      I am so there for Collateral! I think this is the role that will get TC a Golden Globe and at least an Oscar nom.

      Jamie Foxx is right when he says ‘… we know that Tom Cruise is a good-lookin’ dude. But the thing about good looks — when you make ‘em evil, man, it’s an interesting thing.” Tom’s Charlie Babbitt in Rain Man was good looking, wicked — and very affecting. I think he was robbed when he wasn’t nominated for the Supporting Actor Oscar that year. True, Dustin was very good and deserved the Oscar for his portrayal of an autistic, but he was mostly the same throughout the movie. However, one saw the promise of greatness in Tom as he metamorphosed in character and as an actor. I think he was disappointed by the Academy and hasn’t done anything as affecting since. He was robbed, I tell you, he was robbed!

      Yep, Collateral is probably the most interesting thing he’s done since Minority Report (where I saw some of the greatness promise evidenced in Rain Man), and I think Collateral’s going to be an award winner.

      And Tom is too fine as a platinum blond, but then I liked him bald too. Hee!

    • April 24, 2004 at 12:26 pm
      sue says:

      fanny, just so you know i just voted 523 times for Tom right now.
      and everyday i’m gonna keep it coming, i just hope it counts.

    • April 24, 2004 at 1:21 pm
      fanny says:

      I’m proud of you, Sue ;-) LOL!

    • April 24, 2004 at 3:08 pm
      FOX says:

      I voted for Tom on the MTV link you provided. I can’t believe Tom has not won an academy award. He has really enhanced the acting and film industry, yet they have not recognized that.

      I think in thisarticle about Tom And Mann and Collateral it describes his ” hair shorn and dyed a gunmetal gray.” It would sound better describes as blue metallic. Because if you look closely at silver it has a depth and lure. and the blue describes that.

    • April 24, 2004 at 9:38 pm
      Snappycruise says:

      Unbelievably good-looking, I can’t wait to see it!
      It’s getting hard to wait for it!

    • April 24, 2004 at 9:51 pm
      Lili says:

      I have a feeling people are going to be blown away by Tom character acting in Collateral, like they were with Magnolia. If the Academy once again robs him of an Oscar, they will have eggs on their face! Lili

    • April 25, 2004 at 12:19 am
      Jenny says:

      That was funny, Lili! But, hey, is it true that he’s one of the voters? If he is, is he allowed to vote when he’s nominated?

    • April 25, 2004 at 5:30 am
      LH says:

      Hi,
      I know this message has nothing to do with the Collateral topic, but has anyone seen the message on the (gallery update 18th April) from ‘Tommy’.
      It’s a really nice message.

    • April 25, 2004 at 12:05 pm
      Jenny says:

      Get real!!! Of course it would be awesome if Tom were cheking this site, but, COME ON!!! We need PROOF!!!

      I was wondering, why doesn’t anyone ask him in an interview if he ever visits his fansites. That would be enough proof for us! Otherwise, we are exposed to being mocked at by people who have nothing else better to do with their spare time.

      Annie, and all you other guys that support her: There is nothing I wish more for you than that, some day, all your hard work will be acknoledged by Tom, to whome you’ve dedicated such a large part of your lives.

      And if you really ARE Tom, SPEAK UP!!!
      HIHI!!:):):)

    • April 25, 2004 at 12:18 pm
      Annie says:

      LH, I have no idea what you’re talking about

    • August 29, 2004 at 12:16 am
      Unrevelaed says:

      This collateral move I watched….
      all the way through (except for the part whaere he kils the jazz guy) but something hit me as I watched the lst 5 minutes of this movie……

      I HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE!!! and THIS ONE IS A REMAKE!!!!!!

      [deleted]

      I just know I seen this movie before….but I can’t remember where………….

      help me folks……….

      Annie Edit: Sorry, I had to delete those parts because not everyone has seen the movie yet!!! I’m so glad I’ve already seen it, cause otherwise I’d be very angry to be reading what you wrote before seeing it.
      Please, go to the boards and discuss it there. I’m sure someone will help you!

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    Jan
    16

    Collateral news

    Entertainment Weekly’s 2004 preview:

    Collateral

    Tom Cruise is a baaaad man. At least he plays one in Michael Mann’s new movie. Grizzled and scarred, Cruise is a contract killer on the hunt in L.A. Mann, who has a history of challenging actors with unexpected roles — Russell Crowe in ”The Insider,” Will Smith in ”Ali” — loved the idea of Cruise indulging his blacker side. ”He brings so much aggression and charged energy to this character and a kind of dark, wonderful humor to it,” says the director.

    To get into the head of a hired gun, Cruise became close friends with a firearm, trained in hand-to-hand combat, and dabbled in undercover surveillance. His foil in the movie is Jamie Foxx, who plays a cabbie forced to chauffeur the killer to his crimes. (Rounding out the cast, Mark Ruffalo and Peter Berg are cops, and Jada Pinkett Smith plays a marked woman.)

    The story kicks off at dusk and climaxes by dawn. ”The structure of the screenplay, you could tune your piano to it,” promises Cruise. ”It’s that tight and that sharp.” Meanwhile, Mann has turned his cast and crew into a gang of night crawlers. ”The night in L.A. is alive,” he says. ”The whole evocation of life cruising through the night is to me a really interesting odyssey to try to base a film on.” Sounds like we should catch the midnight show.

    And of course, a new picture! (click to enlarge)

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    Oct
    4

    Collateral news

    Interview with the screenwriter of Collateral

    A case in point is DreamWorks and Paramount’s thriller “Collateral,” directed by Michael Mann and starring Tom Cruise which goes into production in early October after many years of twists and turns. Produced by Julie Richardson, its screenplay is by Stuart Beattie and Frank Darabont.

    ‘Collateral’ was actually the first idea I ever had for a film,” Beattie explained. “I was riding in the back of a cab from the airport in Sydney. I must have been 17 or 18. And I just started chatting with this cabbie. And by the time he dropped me home, we were just talking like best mates. I had one of those weird sicko thoughts like, ‘I could be some homicidal maniac and you don’t know. You’ve got your back to me. You’re talking to me like we’re friends (but) I could be anyone.’ It just occurred to me that cabs are a very unique place in our world where two total strangers get into very close confines with each other and trust each other implicitly. And the driver’s got his back to you. It just seemed ripe for tension and (felt like there was) a great movie in there. That’s really where it came from.”

    Even when what evolved into “Collateral” found a home at DreamWorks, there still wasn’t what you could call clear sailing.

    “I ended up doing six or seven months of work on it for them,” Beattie noted. “Then, basically that’s it. It’s around on a shelf. Frank did a draft. He did a polish on it that he always wanted to do. I came back on and did another polish, you know, of his polish. It just kind of sat there. It basically became a great writing sample for me. It went all around town and people really responded to it. So I started getting a lot of work off that script. For those three years it was just basically getting me work everywhere. It was one of those scripts where people would just pass it on to each other and say, ‘Hey, you should read this.’ It wasn’t just my agent saying, ‘Read this’ for a job or something.’ It really took on a life of its own.”

    Russell Crowe also gave the project a boost when he attached himself to it for about six months, briefly attracting Mann in the process.

    “And then Russell bowed out, I think, because it just was taking too long. Michael came back on again. It was pretty much after Russell bowed out that Tom (came aboard). I think it was probably a call from Michael to Tom saying, ‘Hey, I’ve got this thing. Look, we’ve always wanted to work together’ and all that kind of stuff. It’s really when you get such a classy director on like that that things really start to move.”

    Cruise has expressed interested at times in playing a villain and he clearly got his wish granted with “Collateral.”

    “Yeah, he’s certainly a villain,” Beattie said. “You know, he’s the kind of guy you’d like to have around for dinner if it wasn’t for the fact that he killed people for a living. He’s a nice guy in (that) he’s outgoing and personable. He’s humorous and everything, but unfortunately he kills you. That’s the problem. If you meet him, you’re probably dead. But he’s got a very businesslike approach to life — (with) six billion people on the planet, what’s the difference if you lose one or two people?”

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    Sep
    4

    Collateral news

    Jada Pinkette Smith to join Collateral?

    “Jada Pinkett Smith is in talks to star in director Michael Mann’s Collateral, the DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures co-production. Dates are still being worked out for the actress to join the Tom Cruise starrer, which is scheduled to begin filming next month.

    The Stuart Beattie-penned project stars Cruise as a contract killer who forces a taxicab driver (Jamie Foxx) to chauffeur him around on a series of hits. Pinkett Smith will star as the love interest of Foxx’s character (Annie) .

    Val Kilmer also recently signed onto the project, playing a detective on Cruise’s heels. Irma Hall rounds out the cast as the mother of Foxx’s character.”

    Fliming begins next month.

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