Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise Could Reteam for 'Go Like Hell'

It's been a long stretch since the first and last time Tom Cruise worked together, way back as pale bloodsuckers in Interview with the Vampire, and obviously a lot has changed for them both. Both are much bigger stars, although perhaps not as big as they once were, but still A-listers and box office champs. So now their teaming up would be a much bigger deal, and it could be about to happen in a project Pitt was attached to once before.

According to THR, Pitt is being sought for a role in Go Like Hell, which Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski took over from Michael Mann a couple of months ago. The film is based on A.J. Baime's book Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans, set in the 1960s during the battle between Ford and Ferrari for control of the sports car industry. Cruise is set to play Carroll Shelby, a race car driver who helped them design a car that was sleek enough to compete with the Europeans. Pitt had been set for the lead back when Mann was involved, but in order to get him back now the newly re-written script is going to have to pass muster. If you paid attention to the many trials and tribulations of World War Z it's clear Pitt won't accept any old thing.

Too soon for another race car movie after Rush's ho-hum performance earlier this year? Maybe, but that film didn't have the star wattage Go Like Hell would command.

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Tom Cruise and Joseph Kosinski May Reunite for 'Go Like Hell'

The last time Tom Cruise and Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski teamed up, the results weren't what either of them were expecting. The big budget sci-fi film Oblivion was met with middle-of-the-road reviews and a box office to match, but that hasn't stopped them from wanting to work together one more time. A couple of years ago Michael Mann was slow-developing an adaptation of A.J. Baime's book, Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and their Battle For Speed and Glory at Le Mans, but it never seemed to go anywhere. Now Deadline reports Cruise and Kosinski are looking to take it on themselves.

Described by many as being in the vein of The Right Stuff, Go Like Hell centers on the 1960s battle between Ford and Ferrari for control of the sports car industry. Henry Ford II and a young Lee Iacocca set out to revolutionize Ford with the help of racing champion Carroll Shelby, who designed a sleek and fast car that could challenge on the European racing circuit. Jason Keller had a hand in writing the screenplay but this project is early enough that there will probably be more work done.

Cruise knows his way around a racing film but this is new ground for Kosinski. It's unclear where this would fit into the director's schedule since he recently became attached to an untitled action thriller. He also has a potential Tron sequel and a remake of The Twilight Zone on his plate.

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