Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Fighting the JAM

Sci-fi seems to be what Tom Cruise is liking these days.

The Cruiseter just opened Oblivion internationally and he has All You Need Is Kill coming out next spring. And he’s eyeing the starring role in the adaptation of Chohel Kamayashi’s book series Yukikaze. 

The plot? Simple: A portal to another dimension opens up over Antarctica, through which these very hostile aliens (known as the JAM – hey, that sounds fun!) start invading the planet, right. Humans, in response, form a special combat force that includes 2nd Lt. Rei Fukai (whose name surely will be Americanized some for Cruise to play him).

Fukai, of course, will be the one who saves the day after he travels solo through the passageway to gather intel on this new enemy. “Yukikaze” is the code name for his fighter plane, btw.

High concept, huh. Hope it has a high payout, too.

Photo: AceShowbiz.com.

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