The supernatural thriller Deeper was shelved years in the past, however now Doug Liman and Tom Cruise are bringing it again to life
About 9 years in the past, a supernatural thriller script referred to as Deeper, written by Max Landis, was the topic of a bidding conflict that MGM ended up profitable. They forked over a seven determine quantity. On the time, the venture had Bradley Cooper on board to play the lead character and Kornel Mundruczo (White God) was set to direct it. In 2017, Gal Gadot entered negotiations to hitch Cooper within the solid. However the deal was by no means closed with Gadot, Cooper needed to drop out because of scheduling points, and Mundruczo adopted him out the door. Baltasar Kormakur (2 Weapons) was then employed to direct the movie, and in 2019, Idris Elba stepped as much as change Cooper within the lead. The venture was shelved in response to allegations that Landis had emotionally and/or bodily abused a number of girls, so Kormakur and Elba went off and made Beast collectively as a substitute. However now, Deeper is being revived, with Doug Liman on board to direct the movie and Tom Cruise hooked up to star in it.
Liman and Cruise beforehand labored collectively on Fringe of Tomorrow and American Made.
There’s hypothesis that Landis’s script shall be given a considerable rewrite so the filmmakers can downplay his contributions, as occurred together with his most lately produced screenplay, 2020’s Shadow within the Cloud. For the reason that venture has been out and in of improvement with three totally different administrators concerned over the past decade, likelihood is excessive that it has already acquired a number of rewrites.
Deeper facilities on a disgraced astronaut who embarks on a mission to achieve the underside of a newly-discovered oceanic trench, which some speculate will be the lowest level on Earth. Going through nice hazard, he shortly finds himself in a bodily and psychological battle towards mysterious forces.
Although Cruise’s character is a disgraced astronaut, it needs to be famous that Deeper and the house film that Cruise and Liman have been planning to make for years (with filming to happen in house) are separate initiatives.
Liman confirmed their involvement with Deeper to Showbiz411, telling the location that they plan to make this a “scary” film. “I have never done one, and neither has Tom Cruise.” I assume they don’t think about the Cruise-starring Interview with the Vampire to be scary.
So Deeper has handed from Kornel Mundruczo and Baltasar Kormakur to Doug Liman and from Bradley Cooper and Idris Elba to Tom Cruise. What do you consider Liman and Cruise reteaming for this supernatural thriller? Tell us by leaving a remark under.
