Friday
12Dec2008
Cruise Considers Return as 'Tropic Thunder' Studio Chief
Friday, December 12, 2008 at 4:01AM
One of the great surprises of this year's Golden Globe
nominations was
Tom Cruise earning a Best Supporting Actor nod
as Les Grossman, the malignant studio boss in
Tropic Thunder. Covered in tons of fake hair
and a wearing a fat suit, it took most viewers a couple of scenes to figure out
that it was Cruise spewing profanities like a geyser. 
"He’s a fun character...there could be more to do with that guy," Cruise insists. "I’ve talked about doing different videos with the character. I’ve started working with Ben [Stiller] on it, and we’ve kind of talked about different things to do."
"We were gonna do some in our free time, but we haven’t found the free time…yet." Who here can absolutely see a spin-off, Disney trying to take over his studio after he releases a controversial Michael Moore documentary? It's actually a great way to keep the Hollywood satire going, and since Tropic Thunder was the best Hollywood satire in years, I want more of Les.
Reader Comments (2)
The great thing about the Tropic Thunder gang is that they are actors and producers, so he possibilities for sequels are endless...
I'd like to see them take on a few other genres, starting with Sci Fi.
Galaxy Quest has been done, unfortunately (or fortunately), so that's not something we need right away.