American actor Tom Cruise attends the London Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner at OWO in central London on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Photo Credit: Daniel Leal
Filmmaker Doug Liman has confirmed that Tom Cruise will star in his upcoming supernatural thriller DeeperWhich is still in initial development.
The announcement was made by Liman during a recent screening of the documentary gaucho gaucho in New York City, where he shared his enthusiasm for making a “horror” film, a genre he had not yet explored in his career, according to deadline,
“I’ve never done that,” Liman said, expressing his excitement about stepping into horror-thriller territory, “and neither has Tom.”
Deeper It is set to follow an astronaut who encounters a terrifying force during a deep dive into an unknown abyss in the ocean. The project, which has been in development for nearly a decade, was originally pitched to MGM in 2016 after the studio acquired a script from screenwriter Max Landis.
Several attempts to bring the film to life had already failed, with Bradley Cooper initially attached to star and Kornél Mundruczo set to direct. Other iterations included Idris Elba and Baltasar Kormákur, but none were successful.
Although the project has faced several hurdles, sources have confirmed Deeper Now set at Warner Bros.
It is unclear if this will be Liman’s next project, although the director has expressed his excitement to eventually bring the film to the screen.
For Cruise, the film will mark his third or fourth collaboration with Doug Liman, following their successful partnership edge of tomorrow And American madeThe two are also working on a NASA-themed film to be shot in outer space in collaboration with SpaceX, though details are being kept under wraps.
except for DeeperCruise is currently in talks for a sequel to his 1990 NASCAR drama days of thunderWhich will be produced by Paramount Pictures.
After the success of Mission: Impossible – Dead ReckoningCruise will soon begin filming for a new project directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu under Warner Bros. and Legendary, though details of that film have also been kept under wraps.
published – December 03, 2024 05:49 PM IST
