Tom Cruise played explosive Hollywood exec Les Grossman in the 2008 comedy 'Tropic Thunder,' directed by Ben Stiller Tom Cruise's Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman is ready for a comeback. During an interview with Josh Horowitz on his Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,

Tom Cruise has had "very serious conversations" about making a movie about his Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman. "The conversations we've had about Les Grossman are so f** king funny," McQuarrie said.

Tom Cruise's latter-day Hollywood career may be littered with death-defying stunts, but his next project – an untitled movie directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu – appears to be worlds away from his time risking life and limb on Mission: Impossible for our entertainment.