Sometimes we talk about film development in terms of years, as it sometimes takes a filmmaker a long time to get a project off the ground. However, in the case of Tom Cruise and his upcoming space movie, it only takes a matter of weeks, apparently.

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According to Variety, the Tom Cruise film that will be shot in space (for real) and was only announced in May, is said to be in negotiations with Universal for financing and distribution.

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A few weeks ago, it was revealed that Tom Cruise was interested in becoming the first man to shoot a feature film in outer space. Not much was known about the film at the time, other than the actor was working with Elon Musk, the man behind Space X, to make it happen. Well, now we know who Cruise has brought on to direct his incredibly ambitious space film.

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The danger of setting a precedent for always upping the ante with the stunts you perform in a film is that you always have to up the ante each and every time. So, when you’re Tom Cruise and you’ve hung outside of airplanes, jumped from building rooftop to building rooftop, done insanely difficult skydiving, and climbed outside the world’s tallest building, where do you go next? Well, naturally, space is the final frontier.

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