Tom is Cruising several projects

Seems Tom Cruise is back in the Hollywood good graces as a number of studios vie for his signature to star in their movie. Variety has a list of the projects Cruise is eyeing, the top three are:

* "Matarese," which also has Denzel Washington attached, and will soon get a rewrite by Cronenberg.

* "The Tourist," the Spyglass remake that would co-star Charlize Theron. A rewrite was turned in this week by Christopher McQuarrie, who co-wrote and produced "Valkyrie" with Cruise, and whose script work was informed by long talks with Cruise as they barnstormed publicity on the UA WWII film.

* "Motorcade," the Len Wiseman-directed DreamWorks thriller that pits the U.S. president against terrorists who commandeer his motorcade on the streets of Los Angeles. Billy Ray is racing to complete a rewrite of the script, with Cruise's input.

He is also circling a movie titled 'Lost for Words' as well as two Fox comedies 'The Hardy Men' with Ben Stiller and 'Wichita' with Cameron Diaz.

Varitey also state that Crusie is expected to make two movies this year from the above as well as starring in the adaption of 'The Champions' next year.

Now if I were Tom's agent I'd tell him to get on 'Motorcade' and 'Matarese', one for the summer and one for November, both are ideal vehciles to get Cruise back on the blockbuster path.