Nick Wechsler

Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington may team up for David Cronenberg espionage thriller…umm, this could be good

Tom Cruise is currently in negotiations to star opposite Denzel Washington in the David Cronenberg-directed adaptation of Robert Ludlum espionage thriller The Matarese Circle, which MGM – parent company of Cruise-owned UA – is on track to place into production sometime this year, according to Variety and THR.

David Cronenberg to helm Robert Ludlum conspiracy book adaptation

Writer and director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence, Eastern Promises) is currently in negotiations to direct The Matarese Circle, a political thriller and potential franchise for MGM, according to reports by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Denzel Washington is attached to star in the film, which is based on a Robert Ludlum novel. The ….