Tom Cruise signs for Oblivion

Jon Peters — Fri, 20 May 2011 21:38:05 +0000

Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion (or Horizons as its being called) now has a star and its Tom Cruise. Filming is looking for Fall 2011, as Universal is looking at. Now with Karl Gajdusek‘s rewrite of William Monahan‘s script, which in turn was based on the original story hatched by Joseph Kosinski and Arvid Nelson, the film is a go at $100million, which now leaves the question of what now for a Tron 3.

Here’s the plot: From Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski and critically acclaimed creator Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi) comes an original sci-fi adventure of epic proportions. In a future where the Earth’s surface has been irradiated beyond recognition, the remnants of humanity live above the clouds, safe from the brutal alien Scavengers that stalk the ruins. But when surface drone repairman Jak discovers a mysterious woman in a crash-landed pod, it sets off an unstoppable chain of events that will force him to question everything he knows.

Look for the graphic novel this Fall as well.

Source: Deadline (via /Film)

The Black Hole goes to Remake mode

Melissa Molina — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:14:45 +0000

/Film reports that Joseph Kosinski is keeping his hand in science fiction as he sets himself up for yet another Disney-filled film with The Black Hole. Kosinski is not the only one who’s jumping from Tron Legacy to this film as producer Sean Bailey is also on. Scribe Travis Beacham will be penning the script. His previous work includes Dog Days of Summer and the adrenaline pumped remake of Clash of the Titans.

The Black Hole could become Kosinski’s latest piece, but that could pose as a problem if he plans to do Oblivion once everything is wrapped up for Tron Legacy. The sequel to the 1982 cult hit will bring back Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner to the big screen for the already much hyped feature and is scheduled to be released on December 17th, 2010.

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Tom Cruise signs for Oblivion

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