LOS ANGELES, Jan 16 — After collaborating on the sci-fi action film “Edge of Tomorrow” last year, the actor and director will reteam on a drug trafficking thriller set in the 80s.
Initially to be helmed by Ron Howard, “Mena” has been handed over to director Doug Liman, with Tom Cruise in the title role as the pilot Barry Seal. The film is inspired by the true story of the commercial airline pilot turned drug trafficker, who transported contraband for the Medellín cartel in addition to working for the CIA and the DEA.
Cruise and Liman, who are currently in negotiations with Universal, made waves in Hollywood last summer with the sci-fi movie “Edge of Tomorrow.”
Cruise will add the project to a busy schedule that already includes “Mission: Impossible 5,” which is currently shooting, and the sequels to “Jack Reacher” and “Top Gun.”
Liman, meanwhile, is attached to helm the adaptation of the video game “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell,” which is in turn inspired by the novel of the same name. — AFP-Relaxnews
