100 Bullets was written by Brian Azzarello, with art by co-creator Eduardo Risso, as well as Dave Johnson.
Tom Cruise might not be a name that comes up often when readers fantasy cast a 100 Bullets adaptation, but given his chops as a performer, he would do brilliant things with the source material.
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Ask readers to name the best non-superhero comic of all time, and 100 Bullets will be at, or near, the top of many lists. The best crime comics of all time? Top of the list. And the best comics that have yet to be adapted to the screen? 100 Bullets is number one with a bullet.
It’s a matter of when, not if, the comic is finally made into a TV show or movie. After decades of anticipation, there’s a lot riding on an adaptation doing justice to the source material. Casting will be crucial to any adaptation’s success. Enter: Tom Cruise. After thirty years and eight Mission: Impossible films, Cruise needs to figure out his Hollywood future.
For perspective, Cruise’s first Mission: Impossible movie hit theaters in 1996, three years before 100 Bullets debuted. The fourth of eight M:I films was released two years after 100 Bullets wrapped up with its one-hundred issue. Tom Cruise was once one of Hollywood’s leading dramatic actor; after decades of action blockbusters, 100 Bullets could help him reclaim that title.
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Tom Cruise might not be as grizzled as Agent Graves is in the 100 Bullets comic, but as far as the gravitas required to pull off the central role in the series, Cruise absolutely has what it takes and then some. Graves is the character 100 Bullets revolves around, though he’s not always the main character.
It’s the kind of supporting role Tom Cruise should reconsider for his career’s next phase. Cruise would also be great as Milo Garrrett, who spends most of the series wrapped in bandages, and he’s still young enough to pull off Cole Burns. The point is, Tom Cruise’s post-Mission: Impossible era needs to be one where he reminds everyone he’s a one-of-a-kind acting talent.