Overview
- Industry reports say Cruise has met writer-director Aneesh Chaganty several times in Florida, and Chaganty is now rewriting the script to fit the actor’s preferences.
- The project is set up at Paramount with Skydance, with producers including Ryan and Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Aneesh Chaganty, and Natalie Qasabian.
- The film reportedly follows a CIA officer who discovers that Russian intelligence recruited his exact double from Brazil to infiltrate the agency.
- If the deal closes, Cruise would likely take on dual roles, though he is described as only loosely attached pending a finished draft.
- Skydance, led by David Ellison, acquired the Chaganty–Dan Frey script in mid-2025 in a reported seven-figure deal, and trade coverage says Ellison has already invested several million in development.