With space travel now becoming somewhat more commonplace (provided you're a multi-millionaire), it's really no wonder that movie studios are looking to cash in on the gimmick. Unsurprisingly, Tom Cruise is very keen to head into the cosmos and is already plotting a potential blockbuster set in outer space with his Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman.
The idea was first mooted back in 2020, and with the worst of the pandemic behind us, it appears the project is finally beginning to gain steam at Universal Pictures.
Talking to BBC, studio boss Donna Langley shared a promising update on the project.
"Tom Cruise is taking us to space. He's taking the world to space," she explained. "That's the plan. We have a great project in development with Tom, that does contemplate him doing just that. Taking a rocket up to the space station and shooting and hopefully being the first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station."
Langley also revealed that while most of the movie takes place on Earth, some late-minute heroics will be what leads to Cruise travelling to the International Space Station in order for his character "to save the day."
It's hard not to be intrigued by what Liman and Cruise have planned. While space travel can quite easily be created using visual effects (look no further than Gravity or, uh, Star Wars for proof of that), moviegoers are bound to want to see the real thing, especially with an A-Lister like the Top Gun: Maverick star once again putting his neck on the line.
The movie doesn't have a release date, and there's no word on when cameras will start rolling. The project appears close to becoming a reality, though, and Universal is clearly looking to make history by sending Cruise into space.
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