Summary
A cavalcade of stars has joined the upcomingTom Cruisemovie from director Alejandro González Iñárritu. Iñárritu is a celebrated filmmaker who has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning four, including one for Best Picture forhis 2014 featureBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Their new movie, which is currently untitled, was co-written by Iñárritu with Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris, and Nicolas Giacobone and follows a man with untold power who has caused a disaster but must prove to humanity that he is their one chance of salvation.
PerDeadline,the untitled movie has officially added Sandra Hüller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, and Sophie Wildeto the cast. Riz Ahmed is also in talks to join the growing ensemble of the Tom Cruise and Alejandro González Iñárritu feature. The roles that the incoming stars will be playing in the movie are unknown at the time of writing, as further plot details are being kept tightly under wraps.
Where You’ve Seen The Movie’s New Cast Members Before
Tom Cruise’s New Co-Stars Are All Familiar Faces
While Tom Cruise is already an A-list star, especially off the back of his hitMission: Impossiblemovies, the new cast joining him is well-known from a variety of successful projects. This even includes the up-and-coming star on the roster, Sophie Wilde.Wilde played the lead role in the smash hit A24 horror movieTalk to Meand has already snagged another leading role oppositeThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesstar Tom Blyth in the upcoming video game adaptationWatch Dogs.
The incoming cast is also stacked with Oscar nominees, with Sandra Hüller’s nomination being the most recent, for2023’sAnatomy of a Fall. Previously, Jesse Plemons was nominated in 2022 for his performance inThe Power of the Dog, while Riz Ahmed won that same year for his short filmThe Long Goodbyeafter being nominated the prior year for his performance inThe Sound of Metal. Additionally, while Michael Stuhlbarg is not himself an Oscar nominee,he starred in three of 2018’s Best Picture nominees, namelyThe Shape of Water,Call Me By Your Name, andThe Post.
Guillermo del Toro’sThe Shape of Waterultimately won Best Picture in 2018.
The final star joining the newTom Cruisemovie, John Goodman, is an icon of both the big and small screens. In addition to starring inRoseannein his breakout role as Dan Conner, a character he later returned to in thecast ofThe Conners, he has held numerous roles in well-known titles, includingThe Big Lebowski,Monsters Inc.,10 Cloverfield Lane,The Emperor’s New Groove, andThe Righteous Gemstones. With so many recognizable faces joining the cast, the movie is shaping up to be an intriguing project despite there still being very few details known about its story.
