Director Zack Snyder revealed on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast that Tom Cruise expressed interest in playing the character Rorschach in the 2009 adaptation of 'Watchmen.' While Snyder had initially envisioned Cruise for the role of Ozymandias, Cruise was adamant about his preference for Rorschach. Despite this, the role eventually went to Jackie Earle Haley. Snyder noted that, in retrospect, he would have considered Cruise for the role had Haley not been cast.
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"I wanted Tom Cruise for Ozymandias. Tom wanted to play Rorschach," said Zack Snyder on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, talking about 2009's Watchmen adaptation "I certainly would have considered Tom in retrospect if I hadn't had Jackie [Earle Haley]." https://t.co/vevVlzsMo5 https://t.co/MN44Q52vMP
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Watchmen director Zack Snyder confirms the Tom Cruise casting rumors and reveals who the actor had his sights set on playing in the 2009 movie. https://t.co/EDrnKTdvBQ
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I'd heard Snyder wanted Cruise to play Ozymandias in WATCHMEN, but I had NOT heard Cruise only wanted to play Rorschach. That's ... kind of perfect. (No disrespect to Jackie Earle Haley, who is also perfect in the role, it's just a different kind of perfect.) https://t.co/q9momElY8K
Tom Cruise wanted to be in WATCHMEN. But only as…wait for it…Rorschach. Another bombshell @ZackSnyder dropped in our chat. The full chat: https://t.co/qDTvcxgxfu https://t.co/uLeM7UMESw