When will This Means War throw in the towel? The poor thing has been burned again and again by actors, and even though it has found itself a new one, I don't think any of us can remain confidant that this film is meant to exist. It's cursed. CURSED I TELL YOU!
Sorry. In any event, the action-comedy - about two spies who fall for the same woman and engage in a high-tech battle for her affections - has had a rough go of it. While its female lead has remained intact throughout (Reese Witherspoon, who is also a producer on the flick), it's pinning down the male leads that's been tricky. Chris Pine has been attached from the get-go as one of the spies, but the other role hasn't been nearly as easy to fill. Actors like James Franco, Bradley Cooper, Seth Rogen and Sam Worthington have all either flirted with or committed to the project, only to jilt it and walk away before things could get serious. Now, according to Ny Magazine's Vulture blog, Tom Hardy has stepped in and said "I do". (Enough marriage innuendo for you?)
Up until two weeks ago, Hardy may have seemed a strange choice, as the guy isn't exactly a household name here in the states. But that's changing thanks to his charismatic turn as "Eames" the forger in Inception. Hardy is also set to play the new "Mad Max" for George Miller, but that's not scheduled to get underway until early next year.
This Means War will be directed by McG, who had better get rolling soon before Hardy changes his mind and flees in the middle of the night. (I didn't even mention the fact that Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence were the original actors hired for the project, back in 2001.)
Source: Vulture
