Both have expressed the desire to act together in the past and it seems that someone has listened to them. Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise, according to rumors, will be co-stars in the remake of Clint Eastwood’s The Man in the Crosshairs.
Scarlett Johansson And Tom Cruise they are two of the most well-known, loved and popular faces of Hollywood and, for the first time, they could appear together in a film. The indiscretion comes from the social networks of the well-known insider My Time to Shine Hellowho claims that, for the two stars, the remake of a cult thriller directed by a sacred monster: Clint Eastwood. It’s about The man in the crosshairs (1977), which saw Eastwood star alongside Sandra Locke.
Cruise and Johansson have worked with a long list of very famous stars and taken part in the most famous franchises in the world of cinema. The actress played one of the leading characters of the for almost fifteen years MCU (rumor has it that he might return to wearing the costume of Black Widow in a mysterious project Marvel). The New York star, for his part, is an undisputed exponent of action cinema. In the last two years he has given a seventh film to the beloved saga of Mission Impossible and with Top Gun: Maverick, a second chapter to the cult of the Eighties. In light of their respective relationships, it’s hard to believe that Tom and Scarlett have never acted together, yet that’s how it is.
On the other hand, both have expressed the desire to fill this gap sooner or later. About a year ago, on the occasion of the New York premiere of Asteroid City Of Wes AndersonJohansson confessed to The Hollywood Reporter that she would have liked to work with Tom Cruise. Time a week and the latter, busy with the promotion of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Onehe replied away Entertainment Tonight: “I would love to make a film with her. She is enormously talented. So charismatic, versatile.”
It seems that Warner Bros. kept his ears pricked and decided to please them. As is known, the 61-year-old has signed an armored agreement with the major. According to what was reported by the portal Giant Freakin Robot, at the top of his list of commitments would be the remake of Clint Eastwood’s action thriller. Obviously, after completing the filming of Mission: Impossible 8.
To this sensational scoop, which however remains to be confirmed, My Time to Shine Hello added fuel to the fire by naming Johansson as a co-star. Cruise, therefore, would play the alcoholic detective Ben Shockley, Eastwood’s role in the original film. The star of Story of a Marriagewould probably take up Locke’s baton and, therefore, the role of Augustina “Gus” Mally.
The man in the crosshairs is set in Phoenixin Arizona, where Shockley accepts the assignment of escort to Las Vegas Gus Mally, who has to testify at a small trial. During the journey, Ben discovers that Gus is actually an aggressive and intelligent prostitute, as well as the crucial witness in the trial of a powerful gangster. Soon, both will find each other again hunted by the mafia. The film was a great commercial success, almost taking home 35.4 million dollars against a budget of 5.4 million dollars.
