Tom Cruise Goes Full Matarese Circle

Tom Cruise will take on the role of the Russian spy Vasili Taleniekov, mortal enemy of American intelligence operative Brandon Scofield (Denzel Washington) in the upcoming film The Matarese Circle.

According to THR, the film follows two decades-long arch-enemies who are forced into a distrustful collaboration against a wide-reaching political conspiracy orchestrated by a mysterious organization called the Matarese.

At the helm of this project is director David Cronenberg (Eastern Promises).