There can only be one, and Tom Cruise is the one who Summit Entertainment is courting to play the Sean Connery mentor role in its “Highlander” reboot, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.
At this point, the interest appears to be one-sided, asย Cruise has been busy shooting “Mission: Impossible 5” and isn’t focused on future projects at the moment.ย Should Cruise decide to engage with the project, it’s possible that the mentor role could be beefed up to accommodate a star of his magnitude.
A representative for Cruise told TheWrap that “Highlander” is “is one of many projects that come to him and he discusses,” adding that Cruise is “far from talks” and that “he is offered tons of projects.”