Tom Cruise as Villain in ‘Shrek 4′?
Tonight I got an email from one of our regular sources at DreamWorks, whispering in my ear to let you know that Tom Cruise is being considered to voice one of the villains in Shrek Goes Fourth. The sequel is due out in 2010 and this time it’s being directed by Mike Mitchell, who is rumored to be something of a Tom Cruise fan. He also has a history of working with high-profile Scientologists. In 2005 he directed Kelly Preston in Sky High. Sounds funny, hopefully this one will be true, I imagine a very

Tom's New Flick Secretly Cruising Into Theaters
Tom Cruise may be coming to a theater near you sooner than you think. Valkyrie, Cruise's upcoming flick about the real-life failed attempt by high-ranking German officers to...

Tom Cruise “Shrek 4″ Movie
It’s come to this-Tom Cruise has accepted a role opposite Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy in the next installment of the Shrek franchise. The eccentric actor will play a villain in Shrek Goes Fourth, according to a new scoop on the Snitch Circuit. “He’s been looking for different roles recently and this is an ideal [...]

Tom Cruise to Produce and Star in ‘The Monster of Florence’
The movie is about eight double homicides which are believed to have been committed single handedly between 1968 and 1985 in and around Florence. The movie is based on a true story and has already been made once in the 80s. Yikes! Sounds very dark, but definitely intriguing. Chris McQuarrie, who wrote the screenplay for Valkyrie, is in charge of the script. Word has it that Tom is waiting to read the finished script before he decides if he’ll star in it. Technorati Tags: the monster of florence,Tom

Tom Cruise Gets ‘The Monster’
Tom Cruise and United Artists have acquired the rights to the Douglas Preston book The Monster of Florence. Cruise is attached to the project to produce and possibly to star in it.  Preston and Italo journo Mario Spezi told Corriere della Sera they have inked with UA for a big-screen adaptation of their reconstruction of eight grisly double homicides believed to have been committed single-handedly between 1968 and 1985 in and around the Italian Renaissance gem. “It’s the biggest movie dea

UA Excited About Untitled Tom Cruise Serial Killer-And -Pasta Project [Trade Roundup]
· Tom Cruise and UA have bought the rights to The Monster of Florence, about a serial killer responsible for eight double-homicides between 1968 and 1985. No word yet on whether Tom would play the monster, or Florence, or (spoiler alert) both! [Variety] · Denzel Washington will star in The Book of Eli, set in the near future, when "America is a wasteland and a lone warrior fights to bring society the knowledge that is key to its redemption." Denzel's good, but he's not convincing Alaskan hock

Serial Killer Films: Tom Cruise Developing The Monster of Florence. Matt Damon to Star in $100 Million Torso? David Fincher Off?
Tom Cruise will produce and possibly star in an adaptation of Douglas Preston’s non-fiction bestseller, The Monster of Florence, for his studio United Artists. When Preston relocated his family to Italy in 2000, he soon became aware of a nearby murder committed years ago by the region’s serial killer, the Monster of Florence. Intrigued, he teamed up with a local obsessive investigative journalist to track him down. This culminated in the duo falling under the suspicion of authorities, with the j

Tom Cruise Hunts Down 'The Monster Florence'
Tom Cruise and United Artists have acquired rights to serial-killer thriller The Monster of Florence, with Cruise attached to produce and possibly to star, according to Douglas Preston, author of the bestseller that had previously inspired the Thomas Harris sequel "Hannibal." Read on for more details. Preston and Italo journo Mario Spezi told Corriere della Sera they have inked with UA for a big-screen adaptation of their reconstruction of eight grisly double homicides believed to have been committed singl

Movie News - Tom Cruise's Monster of a Movie
Tom Cruise is in for the kill. The actor and United Artists have snapped up the rights to the

Tom Cruise, UA pick up 'Monster'
Front Page: Studio acquires rights to Douglas Preston book -- Tom Cruise and United Artists have acquired rights to serial-killer thriller "The Monster of Florence," with Cruise attached to produce and possibly to star, according to Douglas Preston, author of the bestseller.

'Shrek Goes Fourth' Villain to Be Voiced by Tom Cruise
Having been successful in portraying foul mouthed executive Les Grossman in 'Tropic Thunder', the 'Top Gun' star has been tipped to line up to voice Shrek's newest baddie. © David Gabber/PR Photos Rumor has it that Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has been considered for a part in "Shrek Goes Fourth". According to Cinema Blend, the 46-year-old may be on the run to voice one of the villains in the next installment of the Og

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I just realized that I failed to add “Valkyrie,” the Tom Cruise film that has stopped and started like nobody’s business, back to the charts in this week’s Oscar update.  Oh well, we’ll adjust the next time around (when Torotno is safely behind us). Related posts What’s the f***ing point? PAGE TO SCREEN: “Valkyrie” by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander No Oscar for ‘Valkyrie’ in 2008 Milking that ‘Valkyrie’ teet

Tarantino’s Bastards Causes Angst in Germany
   Apparently Quentin Tarantino’s treatment of Nazi Germany isn’t as lighthearted as it is in, for example,  The Producers. Today The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Quentin Tarantino’s script for Inglorious Bastards has leaked online in Germany and those who’ve read it are, well, not happy. Tobias Kneibe, film editor of the Suddeutsche Zeitung, compared the response to Bastards to the firestorm over Tom Cruise’s yet to be released Valkyrie: “All the German histori

Tom Cruise: Villain?
The monster of Florence may be the perfect role for Les Grossman.

Tom Cruise: Serial Killer?
Tom Cruise usually doesn’t play a bad guy — and I’m not even sure that’s the case here — but he and United Artists have acquired the rights to serial-killer thriller The Monster of Florence, written by Douglas Preston. The script will be penned by Valkyrie’s Chris McQuarrie, and Cruise is attached to produce and possibly star, although no word on whether he’d play the killer or the guy going after the killer. The bestselling novel also inspired the Thomas Harris s

Casting Couch: Tom Cruise's Monster Mash
Apparently there's nothing like a good killing spree to get Tom Cruise going. The actor and his United Artists have snapped up the rights to The Monster of Florence as a potential...

Tom Cruise to make 'Monster' movie
Tom Cruise continues to line up films. Variety is just reporting that he has acquired rights to serial-killer thriller The Monster of Florence, and that Tom will "produce and possibly to star," according to Douglas Preston, author of the bestseller.  Posted at 10:00 AM/ET, September 05, 2008 in New projects | Permalink Like this story? Share it with Yahoo! Buzz By posting a comment, you affirm that you are 13 years of age or older.

Germans May Get Riled by Tarantino’s Bastards
Uh oh. You don’t want to get the Germans mad. When the Germans get mad, they … write bad things about you in their newspapers. That seems to be what happened when Tom Cruise came to town for his WWII movie “Valkyrie”, which apparently was so full of inaccuracies that German historians that saw it got into a tizzy about it. (Was it the fact that everyone in the movie talked in their own native accents? Or maybe it was when Tom Cruise outran a Nazi robot firing vaporizing rays?) Now th

Stalked: Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro
Tom Cruise might be in Shrek Goes Fourth And Robert De Niro has left Edge of Darkness...Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Tom Cruise Set to Be Voice of Shrek Villain
Tom Cruise Set to Be Voice of Shrek Villain

Could Tom Cruise Voice the Villain in Shrek 4?
A small, CGI-animated bird from Dreamworks recently dropped a present into Cinema Blend’s inbox with potential news on Shrek Goes Fourth. Apparently the list of actors being considered to voice the villain includes one surprise… Tom Cruise. The super secret source provided no additional details, but since the film doesn’t release until 2010 I wouldn’t expect to hear anything resembling a confirmation or denial until some time next year. Although this is very much a rumour at this

Cruise and UA Pick Up Monster of Florence
Tom Cruise and United Artists have acquired rights to serial-killer thriller The Monster of Florence, with Cruise attached to produce and possibly to star, according to Douglas Preston, author of the best-seller. Variety says Preston (The Relic) and Italian journalist Mario Spezi told Corriere della Sera they have signed with UA for a big-screen adaptation of their reconstruction of eight grisly double homicides believed to have been committed single-handedly between 1968 and 1985 in and around the Ita

'Bastards' portrayals draw fire in Germany
A leaked script of Quentin Tarantino's World War II drama "Inglorious Bastards" already is stirring up controversy for scenes of vengeful Americans bashing, scalping, shooting and strangling German soldiers. What began as an Internet murmur here went mainstream with a recent article by Tobias Kneibe, film editor of the Suddeutsche Zeitung, who predicted the project could have an explosive effect similar to that of Tom Cruise's "Valkyrie," which has been savaged in the German media even though it won't

Tom Cruise Is The Villain Of Shrek 4?
Green ogre to face off against evil Scientology wizard.

Tom Cruise to Play a Serial Killer?
I bet when you woke up this morning, you thought the same thing I did: "When are we going to get to see Tom Cruise viciously murder a whole bunch of people on the big screen?" Right? We're SO on the same wavelength here, like internet, movie-related soul mates from outer space! That said, fellow soul mate, Variety tells us that Cruise and United Artists have acquired rights to The Monster of Florence, based on the book by Douglas Preston. Cruise will produce and possibly star, though there's no word on whet