The Hardy Boys Rumor Was True!
Filed under: Action, Casting, Deals, Mystery & Suspense, Scripts, 20th Century Fox, Tom Cruise
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Director Shawn Levy will helm The Hardy Men, an action-comedy based around the continuing adventures of 'The Hardy Boys' and starring Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller. If this sounds familiar, it's because TMZ.com first broke the story on February 5. The film, which is currently scheduled to go into production in 2008, will be produced by Stiller and his partner Stuart Cornfeld, with Robert Kosberg, who owned the rights to the 'Hardy' series and brought the project to Stiller's company. Variety reports that the film "will be executed in the spirit of Mr. and Mrs. Smith', although its not clear who will be taking on the Angelina role.
The project has been in development for years, and was originally set up at Fox 2000 with a script written by Michael Sargent. It will now be helmed by 20th Century Fox. Variety also reports that Cruise and Stiller are in discussions to co-star in 'Tropic Thunder,' a film that Stiller is directing for DreamWorks. The next project for Cruise is 'Lions for Lambs,' a drama for United Artists, although it seems like TMZ had it right all along -- Cruise and his people have decided that comedy is his road to a comeback.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-13-2007 @ 11:14AM
Gio said...
Yes, I think Mister Cruise will benefit greatly with a comedy. He will loosen up and show everyone he's a good actor, bankable and able to do various range of projects.
I just hope there's no product placement in the movie. In other words: I don't want to see him reading Ron Hubbard's The Dianetic in one scene.
If he does,I will find him and stab his fingers with a #2 pencil.
Otherwise I'm happy (he's not taking life so serious anymore) by chosing the vehicle of laghter for his next film.
However, I'm a bit pissed he didn't allow his wife to be in The dark Knight (Batman 2)
I'm also pissed for his jumping for joy on Oprah (I mean, is that what we men are suppose to do when we're happy? I didn't.
I'm also pissed he didn't marry his Vanilla Sky co-star, so that way her name would've been "Penelope Cruz-Cruise".
Anyway, I'm still pissed at Yoko!!
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2-13-2007 @ 10:58AM
Hale Seighton said...
I hope Stiller does his impersonation of Cruise through the whole movie. That would be funny.
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2-13-2007 @ 12:03PM
Gabe said...
Love it baby,
Tom CRUISE and Ben STILLER...
I smell box office BRONZE.
Anyway,
I'm game for this flix.
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2-13-2007 @ 12:14PM
Matt said...
How is this not a live action version of the Venture Brothers? They're not even trying anymore!
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2-13-2007 @ 2:01PM
Dragonfly said...
I am SO all over this. Can't wait to see it!
I'm sure it won't put all of the TC/Scientology bashers out of their misery, but it will sure lighten things up.
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2-14-2007 @ 4:00AM
Jason said...
Gio get off his back it ain't tom's fault that his wife not returning to "The Dark Knight" she already has that "mad money" movie she'll be doing with queen latifah and diane keaton I swear this whole blaming tom thing is really getting tiresome already. Anyways I look forward to this cruise/stiller collaboration I remember that MI2 spoof they did at the MTV Movie Awards and its been over a decade since tom last did a comedy.
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2-14-2007 @ 4:36PM
The Jeremy said...
C'mon, Parker Stevenson's gotta eat. Show him some casting love.
Wow, I just remembered the theme music to the old tv series. Not as good as Kolchak, The Persuaders, or Doctor Who, but still pretty good.
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2-17-2007 @ 9:38AM
hannah said...
"I'm a bit pissed he didn't allow his wife to be in The dark Knight (Batman 2)"
Yeah right he made her say no.
And Did Tom kill JonBenett?
Yeah, me too I can accuse Tom of what I want! I'm a writer now!
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