Tom Cruise He might be looking at a new spy thriller after closing a major chapter with ‘Mission: Impossible’. The actor, best known for playing Ethan Hunt in the long-running action franchise, is said to be circling an original film titled ‘Doppelgänger’. The project has not been officially confirmed with Cruise yet, but the reported talks have attracted attention as it could return to spy stories after ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ in 2025.According to Jeff Sneider of TheInSneider, Cruise is said to be meeting with the writer Aneesh Chaganty About starring in ‘Doppelgänger’. The report says the deal is not final. Deadline reported in June 2025 that Skydance had acquired the rights to the project.
Tom Cruise’s spy film talks to Aneesh Chaganty
Cruise has played Ethan Hunt since Brian De Palma’s 1996 film ‘Mission: Impossible’. He returned for all the sequels, describing ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ as the final and seemingly final installment in the franchise.The actor already has other works lined up. At the end of the year he will appear in the show ‘Digger’, although that project is not in the spy genre. ‘Doppelgänger’ comes from Chaganty and Dan Frey. Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Chaganty and Natalie Qasabian are producing the film.
‘Doppelgänger’ plot and Cruise’s role revealed
Deadline described the film as having “two very meaty lead roles for an actor and an actress.” So far no official casting has been announced.Sneider reports that Chaganty has worked closely with Cruise on his interest in the project. “I’m told Chaganty has flown to Florida several times to meet with Cruise, and is currently rewriting Doppelgänger to fit the script to the actor’s specifications. Of course, Cruise will decide whether to officially commit once the final script is delivered. But, for now, it is considered indifferent, according to various sources.“If the movie goes ahead with Cruise, he would play Veer, a CIA agent whose life changes when he learns that Russia has recruited a man who looks like him. The intention is to use the dummy as a mole. The story gets complicated when it turns out that there may be more than one Veer couple.Skydance has not announced a release date for ‘Doppelgänger’.
