Alfonso Cuaron to Direct The Tourist Starring Johnny Depp
Although Y tu mamá también was Alfonso Cuaron’s breakout film in terms of proving his talent and putting him on Hollywood’s radar, it was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Children of Men that made him an instant favourite among fantasy and sci-fi fans. Of course, Children of Men was released back in 2006, and Cuaron hasn’t really done much since then outside of producing. Now this week it looks like his next directorial gig may finally be falling into place, picking up the pieces of a potentially high-profile project that has gone through multiple changes to cast and crew.
If all goes according to plan Cuaron will direct The Tourist, a remake of the 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer, about an American vacationer in France who is unwittingly used as a decoy for a French spy. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) had previously been attached, as well as Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day). Cuaron would be inheriting a cast that includes Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, who were recently brought on to replace Sam Worthington and Charlize Theron. (Tom Cruise was supposed to star at one point as well.) All in all, it sounds like they are potentially trading up here, no? Check out a trailer for the original film after the jump.
Comments (9)
Hey Sean,
Just to let you know that the film is set to star Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, it was the latter who replaced Charlize Theron who was attached at one point, not the other way around.
Just thought I’d point that out.
Posted by Ross Miller on November 6th, 2009Oops, thanks for catching that Ross. I will correct it right now.
Posted by Sean on November 6th, 2009Aw man, I thought this was going to be the Clair Noto script finally being made.
Posted by finaljoe on November 6th, 2009@finaljoe
I thought the exact same thing when I first came across this story. Can you imagine if Cuaron tackled that? I’d lose my shit.
Posted by Neil M on November 6th, 2009I *love* Children of Men and Y Tu Mama Tambien, and though I’m not a Potter fan (anymore), Azkaban is easily the best of the films I’ve seen. This is mostly good news, but I would prefer to see it with Worthington and Theron. Call me crazy, but I’m not a Depp or Jolie fan.
Posted by Ashley Townsend on November 6th, 2009Any movie with Depp seem’s to work(for me).
Posted by jaime on November 6th, 2009looks like a good story, is the original any good?
Posted by rus in chicago on November 7th, 2009@Sean,
No problem, I had just written a post about it myself which is why it caught my eye on here
Posted by Ross Miller on November 7th, 2009Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in this movie this is truth or just a rumor?
Posted by Tony on November 8th, 2009Leave a Reply