Tom Cruise News

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tom Cruise is in talks to star in the comic book adaptation of Sleeper. Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) will be behind the camera for it.

The comic book series centers on an operative whose fusion with an alien artifact makes him impervious to pain and allows him to pass it on to others through skin contact. He's placed undercover in a villainous organization by an intelligence agency and falls for a member of the group, named Miss Misery.

It's been a good summer for Cruise.

His cameo in Tropic Thunder is being lauded as a possible first step into the world of comedic acting, while his next film, Valkyrie, has seen its release date pushed up to December 2008.

Tom Cruise is rumored to be joining the comedy Food Fight.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the controversial actor would portray the pary of a snooty New York chef who is forced to cook meals at a school cafeteria.

Cruise's decision to enter into the comedy genre follows his much buzzed-about performance in Tropic Thunder. In the movie, opening this week, he plays a fat, bald, over-the-top studio exec. The role is receiving rave reviews.

Despite his recent string of bad luck and insane comments, Tom Cruise is still one of the most well-known movie stars on the planet.

Therefore, we'd like to wish the actor a very happy 46th birthday. We're sure Katie Holmes and Suri are celebrating with him today.

It would take too long to list all of Cruise's films here - there are many more movie rumors for us to spread today, after all - but here's a look at some of his impressive resume:

• Lions for Lambs
• Jerry MaGuire
• A Few Good Men