Tom Cruise rarely gets the chance to disappear into a supporting role, but when he does, he seems to have a ball with it. Nearly fifteen years ago, Tom Cruise played the profane, ill-tempered studio executive Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder. The role was a big success for the actor, even landing him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and rumours of a Les Grossman spinoff movie quickly emerged.
It turns out that Tom Cruise still has Les Grossman on his mind and is planning on bringing the character back with his Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie. Deadline has reported that Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie are cooking up several projects to follow Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part II, one of which would involve Les Grossman. Deadline isn’t sure whether Cruise and McQuarrie have a full Les Grossman movie in mind or if they want to include the character in another project.
Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie are also developing an “original song and dance-style musical” as well as another “original action film with franchise potential.” Cruise has always been interested in doing a musical, particularly after playing a rock star in Rock of Ages. Each project will be penned by Christopher McQuarrie in collaboration with Tom Cruise. Cruise will next be seen reprising the role of Ethan Hunt for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part I. The first part of what’s intended to be a sendoff for Cruise’s character will hit theaters on July 14, 2023. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part II is currently in the midst of production and will be released on June 28, 2024.
Would you be down to see Tom Cruise reprise the role of Les Grossman once again?