Action superstar Tom Cruise is reportedly set to star in the upcoming remake of Clint Eastwood’s “The Gauntlet.” This remake is supposed to be directed by Christopher McQuarrie. According to EmpireCity, Cruise will be paired alongside Marvel actress Scarlett Johansson. Interestingly, this would be the first time Cruise and Johansson would be seen sharing the screen.
How will this project starring Tom Cruise alongside Scarlett Johansson be if it comes to fruition?
Since no official statement has been given regarding Christopher McQuarrie’s version of “The Gauntlet,” take all of this with a grain of salt for now. However, the rumored casting details indeed seem intriguing. Moreover, both Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson have previously stated that they would love to work together. At the premiere of “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning,” Cruise was certain that it would happen. “Look, I’ve watched her career her whole life,” Cruise said. “She’s enormously talented, very charismatic. It’d be fun. She could do everything. She could do comedy, drama, action, suspense. She’s someone that really draws you in on the screen, on camera. So absolutely, it’s gonna happen.”
As for the film, since it’s a remake, the story would be similar to the original one, but this time, it would be from the vision of McQuarrie.” The Gauntlet” was released in 1977 and starred Clint Eastwood (who also directed it) as Ben Shockley, an alcoholic cop who falls in love with sex worker whom he’s been assigned to escort from Las Vegas to Phoenix for her to testify against the mob.
The original film is packed with action, chase scenes, and vehicular mayhem. And ‘where there is action, there is a Cruise.’ So if Cruise’s rumored casting gets a green light, he would be a great fit for the role.
McQuarrie has previously teased that he’s got a “gnarly R-rated” movie with Cruise planned once they finish with “Mission: Impossible 8.” The filmmaker said last summer, “There’s a movie that Cruise and I are talking about doing next or in some probable next, that Erik [Jendresen] and I developed together – what has been referred to on the internet as The Gnarly Movie. It’s that movie that they’re all asking for and that we want to do.”
His statement can be taken as a clue for The Gauntlet’s remake.
Mission: Impossible 8,” previously titled “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part Two,” is currently filming and will be released in theaters on May 23, 2025.
