Tom Cruise commits some TIMECRIMES

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

There's a Spanish movie by the name of TIMECRIMES playing at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend which has caught the eye of Tom Cruise who has just secured a deal for the American remake rights to the feature for his United Artists studio.

Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, the movie follows a guy whose time machine travels him back in time nearly an hour and the disasters that occur because of it. The original movie is said to be in the tone of Phillip K. Dick and it could be a project that might suit the Cruise-meister who of course starred in a real Dick adaptation with Spielberg's MINORITY REPORT. This movie sounds really cool and the original was made for such a low budget that a Hollywood remake with some money behind it can't be something to get pissed about. I even like the look of the INVISIBLE MAN like villain even if it does look kinda corny. No word if Cruise will go after Nacho to direct the mainstream remake or if the director himself would be interested in re-doing the story. I can't see why he wouldn't because it's gigs like this that can get you into Hollywood for the rest of your career. Trailer for the pretty cool looking original below...

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