Tom Cruise: 'Oblivion' Leading Man!

Tom Cruise has signed on to play the lead role in the upcoming fantasy thriller Oblivion, according to Deadline.

Oblivion, which is based on the graphic novel of the same name, “takes place in an apocalyptic future where most of the population lives in clouds above an earth surface that has been rendered uninhabitable.”

Tom‘s character is “a soldier who’s stuck alone on the planet, repairing the drones that patrol and destroy a savage alien life form. He encounters a beautiful woman who crashes in a craft, and their experience together forces him to question his world view.”

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