"The Man from the U.N.C.L.E." Topic

"Tom Cruise is set to spearhead a second big-screen take on a long-running 60s spy TV drama. The Mission: Impossible star is in talks to appear in a film based on The Man from UNCLE for director Guy Ritchie, according to Deadline.

Warner Bros has been developing a movie based on the cult espionage show since the 90s and Ritchie replaces Steven Soderbergh in the director's chair. The Ocean's Eleven film-maker had proposed a version with George Clooney in the lead, but Clooney later left the project, citing unwillingness to take on an action role because he was having surgery to his neck and back.

Cruise would be taking on a third action franchise, with Mission: Impossible certain to get a fifth outing in the wake of Brad Bird-directed Ghost Protocol's $694 USDm (£459m) box-office haul last year and his recent Jack Reacher film (a hearty $215 USDm worldwide on a $60 USDm budget) also set for a follow up. The actor will be seen next on the big screen in sci-fi outings Oblivion, for Tron's Joseph Kosinski, and All You Need Is Kill, for The Bourne Identity's Doug Liman…"
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Tom as Napoleon Solo?
What do you think?

Amicalement
Armand

No no nooooooooooooooooooooo………………….

NONONOONONONONOOOOOOOOO!?!@?!!!!

Well, at least I was not the only one who killed himself with the news. (big smile).

Amicalement
Armand

I'm sorry, Cruise does not have the suavity needed to play a man from U.N.C.L.E.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Certainly wouldn't have been my first choice… but who else to pick?

It seems that Armie ('Lone Ranger') Hammer is down for Ilya Kuryakin: link

In the 1988 comic Shattered Visage, made as a sequel to the spy show The Prisoner, Kuryakin and Solo both make cameos at the funeral of a spy, along with John Steed and Emma Peel.

That would be a nice cross-over touch to incorporate.

Cruise would be taking on a third action franchise

I would have thought that could play against him.

As some have already said, and I quote, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…(*hunh hunh hunh*)…OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

I am in complete agreement with the above

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

(Deep Breath)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Anyone but Tom Cruise. Ugh.

Hasn't God punished us enough?

Who would make a good Napoleon Solo then?

And a good Kuryakin?

No! Nien! Nyet!

Great googly Moogly Why don't they just cast Shia LeBouef in the role and cheese it all the way?!

They can find a better class of loser than Mr. Cruise. Say, why not Charlie Sheen? Seriously, The guy can do drama, comedy, is still somewhat decent looking after all of his coke and hooker cocktails. He could probably pull it off without too much effort.

Is there nothing Mr Cruise will not stoop to? Doesn´t he know he has become a caricature of himself?

Oh, and Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! too.

Watched one of the original movies with my youngest on Saturday. Lets just say they aren't the cinema's greatest moment.

No, but the show was a lot of fun.

I agree that Cruise is completely wrong for the role.

I think Clive Owen or Colin Farrell would make a good Solo. I can't think of many suave actors of the right age. Robert Vaughn was 32 when the show debuted, David McCallum was 31.

Maybe Viggo Mortenson, Ryan Gosling, Jude Law, or Alexander Skarsgård as Ilya. If he wasn't already Bond, I think Daniel Craig could work.

, David McCallum was 31.

He's 80 now on NCIS.

Who would make a good Napoleon Solo then?

And a good Kuryakin?

I say this with all due respect, but…

WHO CARES?!?!? DON'T MAKE THE ING THING!

Thank you. I apologize if I was rude.

How wude!

:)

It was wude – but understandable

Tom Cruise could be Alexander Waverly or better yet the clerk in the laundry……

You need serious smacking for screwing up the text window with your "NOOOOOs" out the wazoo.

May this project die swiftly….

Doesn't Hollywood realize that there are other actors ( And I use the term loosely in Mr. Cruises case), besides Tom Cruise? It would be nice if they gave some other deserving actor a chance at the role.

Cheers.
GeorgeD.