The Henry Cavill Box Office Bomb That Almost Starred Tom Cruise
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Joe Roberts)
scrn logline
A spy thriller starring Henry Cavill bombs at the box office, but narrowly misses landing Tom Cruise as its leading man.
beat sheet
- The film, a high-stakes spy flick, was originally pitched to Tom Cruise after his success in the Mission: Impossible franchise, but scheduling conflicts forced the role to go to Cavill instead.
- Despite Cavill's rising star power after his breakout turn in Fallout, the film tanked at the box office, earning less than $50 million worldwide on a $100 million budget - a major disappointment for the studio.
call sheet
Henry Cavill, Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible - Fallout