Studio:
Paramount Pictures.
Production Company:
Cruise-Wagner Productions.
Project Phase: Development Hell.
Who's In It:
Tom Cruise.
Who's Making It:
John Woo (Director); Caleb Carr (Screenwriter); Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner (Producers);
Based on the novel (The Devil Soldier by Caleb Carr.
Premise: In the 19th century Frederick Townsend Ward became the first American to become a mandarin, leading Chinese forces to several victories.
Release Date: Unknown.
Comments: It's been suggested that Woo and Cruise may not work together on the sequel to Mission: Impossible, but rather this piece, which Woo wants to turn into the Chinese answer to Lawrence of Arabia. With M:I 2 set to film in January '99, this picture may or may not happen depending on how Woo and Cruise get along on M:I.
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
[Page draft submitted by Widgett.]
December 29, 1998... The story goes that Woo read the novel, and wanted to film it with Cruise. When he went to go buy the rights, Paramount already had them. And guess who has a deal with Paramount? How fortuitous. As with anything that has Cruise's name attached, you should expect this to be a while in the making. Woo is aware that working with Tom's schedule is a waiting game, Kubrick notwithstanding.
Word has it that this project was originally intended for Richard Gere. [Originally appeared in the Calgary Sun; Detroit News; Wolverine's News of the Week; Cinescape Online; reported by Widgett.]
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