Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister, with a pledge to re-unite the bitterly divided Tory Party.
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The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman on a movie pitch that involves filming in space, which was first tabled in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic halted plans.Cruise and Liman are said to have reached out to Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) on an idea which will see the actor take a rocket up to the International Space Station.“I think Tom Cruise is taking us to space, he’s taking the world to space,” UFEG Chairman Donna Langley said, per BBC News.“That’s the plan.
We have a great project in development with Tom … Taking a rocket up to the Space Station and shooting.”Langley revealed most of the movie would be shot on earth, culminating in “the character [going] up to space to save the day”, adding she is hopeful Cruise will become “the first civilian to do a space walk outside of the space station.”If the film gets off the ground, Cruise would be the first movie star to shoot in outer space on the International Space Station.While the move is certainly unprecedented, it’s fair to say it’s unsurprising Cruise is setting his sights for space, with the Jerry Maguire actor renowned for his ambitious stunt work.On Cruise’s 60th birthday in July, Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie shared a rare photo of the US actor performing a truly insane stunt.In the image, Cruise can be seen dangling from an airborne red biplane with very little – if any – assistance.He made headlines when he was injured on the set of Mission Impossible 6 in 2017, with leaked video footage showing his death-defying leap onto a rooftop go horribly wrong.Cruise was seen slamming into a building, hanging mid-air in his harness before pulling himself up onto the roof and stumbling towards crew members.Just a few months later,
.Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister, with a pledge to re-unite the bitterly divided Tory Party.
Brendan Fraser first took on the role of Rick O'Connell in back in 1999, and while he went on to star in two other films in the action-adventure franchise, he hasn't reprised the beloved character since 2008’s . Now, nearly 15 years later, the 53-year-old actor is opening up about whether he'd ever revisit the role again.«I don’t know how it would work,” Fraser tells in an interview published Wednesday. “But I’d be open to it if someone came up with the right conceit.”When the franchise was rebooted in 2017, it was Tom Cruise who took on the challenge of playing the lead in the film.
Brendan Fraser first took on the role of Rick O'Connell in The Mummy back in 1999, and while he went to star in two other films in the action-adventure franchise, he hasn't reprised the beloved character since 2008’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." Now, nearly 15 years later, the 53-year-old actor is opening up about whether or not he'd revisit the role again.«I don’t know how it would work,” Fraser told in an interview published Wednesday. “But I’d be open to it if someone came up with the right conceit.”When the franchise was rebooted in 2017, it was Tom Cruise who took on the challenge of playing the lead in the new film.
Brendan Fraser wants his “Mummy”.
told Variety. As part of Fraser’s cover story, “Mummy” director Stephen Sommers told the mag the reasons he cast the actor in the first place. “He could throw a punch and take a punch and he had a great sense of humor,” Sommers said.
When you think about Brendan Fraser’s greatest film moments, almost all of them will be from some point in the ‘90s. That was just prime Fraser-ness.
Brendan Fraser famously portrayed Rick O’Connell in the three original The Mummy films, which were released in theaters beginning in 1999.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Brendan Fraser landed on the A-list thanks to his roll as the rollicking adventurer Rick O’Connell in “The Mummy” and its two sequels. And he hasn’t returned to the land of the undead since 2008’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” but Fraser says he’s open to revisiting the franchise that made him a megastar. “I don’t know how it would work,” he admits. “But I’d be open to it if someone came up with the right conceit.” Fraser shared his thoughts on the film series as part of a Variety cover story on the making of “The Whale,” a drama about an obese man trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter. That film has landed him in the thick of the Oscar race.
Tom Cruise has ambition too grand for this world.
Tom Cruise is out of his mind… And this world!
Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at the memorial service for Bert Fields, a lawyer to the stars who passed away at the age of 93.MORE: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's daughter Bella shares amazing career newsThe actor appeared through a video at the service held earlier in the month, two months after his passing in August, which was obtained by TMZ, and it sees him reflecting on his life with Bert.VIDEO: Tom Cruise is swamped by fans on dinner date with Salma HayekHe talked first of how he met the lawyer, which was back in 1989 as he was having dinner with Dustin Hoffman ahead of the release of Rain Man."I sit next to this extraordinary person," he shared. "I didn't really know who he was.
Tom Cruise is set to perform a spacewalk for an upcoming film, making him the first civilian to do so.Speaking to the BBC, Universal chairwoman Dame Donna Langley revealed that the actor, if all goes to plan, will be blasted into space to film scenes on and outside the International Space Station.“Tom Cruise is taking us to space. He’s taking the world to space.
Tom Cruise recorded a video message for Bert Fields‘ memorial service last Sunday (October 2) in Santa Monica, California.
Tom Cruise may be headed for a new mission, and this time it’s in space. The "Mission Impossible" actor and "The Bourne Identity" director Doug Liman have reportedly reached out to Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley for a movie that will be out of this world. The movie pitch included Cruise taking a rocket up to the International Space Station. "I think Tom Cruise is taking us to space, he’s taking the world to space," Langely said, according to BBC News. "That’s the plan.