A forgotten Clint Eastwood R-rated thriller becomes the next weapon in Tom Cruise's arsenal as he looks to film a remake of 'The Gnarly Movie'

Tom Cruise has been so busy with his Impossible mission films in recent years that he hasn't done as many projects other than the action franchise. Now, rumors are spreading online that he will star in a Clint Eastwood remake with none other than Scarlett Johansson.

Impossible mission Director Christopher McQuarrie previously teased fans about an R-rated film.knotty” the movie he and the legendary action star were planning and fans started calling him The knotty movie.

Tom Cruise is rumored to star in a remake of The glove

In a Twitter message from MyTimeToShineHellothe industry insider shared that Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson could team up for an upcoming remake of Clint Eastwood's 1977 thriller. The glove.

Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise will star in a remake of Clint Eastwood's The Gauntlet at Warner Bros, directed by Christopher McQuarrie!

Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise will star in a remake of Clint Eastwood's The Gauntlet at Warner Bros, directed by Christopher McQuarrie!

– MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH) April 25, 2024

Eastwood starred in The glove as a police officer assigned to accompany an escort to Las Vegas to serve as a witness. The story is pretty predictable: things would go wrong and chaos would ensue.

Christopher McQuarrie once said Empire of his plans to work on another version of Reach it's more violent and horrible. Since then, fans have embraced R-rated films thanks to hit franchises like dead Pool And Joker.

Tom and I were talking about, if the series had continued, about taking Reacher to a place where, in the post-Deadpool, post-Joker world, Reacher could have been a really fueled, R-rated movie and franchise. the brutality of these books. We were very ready to look into this.

He also teased fans by saying the project would be “very anti-Tom character” which means they will witness a different type of Tom Cruise than they have ever seen before. It remains a mystery if this project will see the light of day in the near future, as the actor has yet another project. Impossible mission sequel coming in 2025.

Tom Cruise can't wait to work with Scarlett Johansson

According to a previous report, Cruise will team up with Marvel star Scarlett Johansson. If this is confirmed soon, then it is an absolute dream come true for the actress. She previously admitted in an interview that she had always wanted to work with the Top Gun actor.

Luckily, Cruise feels the same way. He shared a conversation with AND online that he would love to work with Johansson.

I would love to make a film with her! I wanted to make a film with her. She is extremely talented. So charismatic, versatile. She obviously has great physical capacity.

At this point, confirmation from Warner Bros is all fans need. Cruise became so attached to his work on the Impossible mission movies. He's really impressive with the stunts and fight scenes, but audiences would like to see more diversity in his acting skills.

The remake of The glove would certainly bring out all the qualities that have made Cruise one of Hollywood's most sought-after actors.

The glove is available to watch on Prime Video.