Tom Cruise's 'Wichita' Turns to 'Knight & Day'
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thrillers, Casting, Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise has been in Boston (what, haven't you read the reports of Suri sightings in Beantown?) filming what was previously known as Witchita, a new film from Fox co-starring Cameron Diaz that is billed as a spy comedy romance thriller. Well, the film that has been blowing sh*t up in Massachusetts has the new title Knight & Day, as well as an impressive roster of new cast members.
In addition to Cruise, Diaz, Paul Dano, Maggie Grace, and Marc Blucas, Knight & Day has added Oscar nom Viola Davis, thespian Peter Sarsgaard, and sexpot Olivier Martinez to the cast.
As Jen Yamato pointed out, this sounds like it could be successfully aimed at the female audience, but can audiences accept the idea of Tom Cruise as a Clooney-type dreamboat? Can he still be funny? (Funny on purpose -- not funny like in Valkyrie.) Will female audiences be turned off by Diaz? James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma, Walk the Line) is directing, but the five (!) screenwriters include Dana Fox, who wrote Couples Retreat and What Stays in Vegas, and partner Scott Frank wrote Marley & Me and The Interpreter.
Color me skeptical. Cutesy title and a mixed bag of actors and writers? What do you think?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-01-2009 @ 4:29PM
Allison said...
I think I will skip this movie as it sounds like rubbish, and Tom Cruise will never be compare with Clooney. George never gives me the creeps.
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12-14-2009 @ 11:43PM
Roybert said...
Mangold pulls great performances from mediocre actors. He has not gotten the attention he will one day receive, but with Copland he restored some of Stallone's acting integrity, and his talent have drawn academy award nominations consistently. All the way back to Angelina in Girl Interrupted. Still under the radar, Mangold will be a major player. If anyone can get a sincere performance from Cruise, it will be James Mangold.
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12-29-2009 @ 1:31PM
Darrled said...
I wanted to make a comment about the new Knight and Day movie. I've seen the trailer and behind the scene clips from people on YouTube. I think Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have a very exciting movie in the works.
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1-04-2010 @ 9:36PM
rexx manly said...
With a title like Knight and Day it better be on the camp side.
Maybe a buddy flick ala Tango and Cash is just what the movie doctor ordered.
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