will have to find a new lead for the film, yet another setback in terms of casting. The timing of both projects was too much to manage, and Cruise decided to walk away from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Lone Ranger star Armie Hammer signed on to play opposite Cruise as Illya Kuryakin, who was originally played by David McCallum.Ĭruise has reportedly departed the film in order to focus on producing and starring in Mission: Impossible 5, which will begin shooting before the end of the year. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director Guy Ritchie stepped in, and Cruise was in early talks to play Napoleon Solo, who was played by Robert Vaughn in the series. decided that the budget should not exceed $60 million. Steven Soderbergh was initially attached to direct the film adaptation, but exited the film after Warner Bros. Tom Cruise will no longer be playing the lead in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Ĭruise was scheduled to star in the remake of the "spy-fi" TV series, which ran on NBC for four seasons in the mid to late 1960s.
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