The adaptation of the Japanese graphic-novel
All You Need Is Kill has been in development for a while, with Tom Cruise interested in the main role for quite some time as well. Now,
Variety reports Cruise has agreed to star in the movie, albeit there's no deal officially signed at the moment.
Apparently, Warner Bros. Pictures President Jeff Robinov wanted a big star for the movie since the beginning, and despite the fact that the script had a younger actor for the role, like Joseph Gordon Levitt for an example, the studio decided to go with Cruise. The script has already been rewritten so that the character can match Cruise's age.
Dante Harper was responsible for the initial script with Joby Harold working on the rewrite. Tom Cruise was so enthused about the script that he had director Doug Liman visit him in Pittsburgh, where the actor was shooting
One Shot.
Liman has put
All You Need Is Kill as his next project, while Cruise has a busy schedule, with
Oblivion beginning production in March, which will allow Liman to work on
Kill or
Luna while Cruise is not available.
Based on the graphic novel, the original story is in the vein of "Groundhog Day," with a twist: A soldier in a war against aliens finds himself reliving his last day over and over after being killed. Through the training and battles he experiences in these time loops, he becomes a better soldier.
3 Arts Entertainment's Tom Lassally, Jason Hoffs and Erwin Stoff will serve as producers.