Earlier this year, it was announced that Tom Cruise will be starring in the new film from director Alejandro Iñárritu for Warner Bros.

Now it has been revealed that he has been joined in the cast by John Goodman, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde, Sandra Hüller, and Michael Stuhlbarg, with Riz Ahmed in final negotiations to join in as well. Details on the characters they’ll be playing are being kept under wraps.

Little is known about the film’s plot, but it is described as a "high-stakes drama." Sources say the storyline follows "the most powerful man in the world" as he desperately tries to prove he can save humanity from a disaster he caused. This premise suggests audiences will see Cruise take on a serious dramatic role outside the action movies he’s known for.

Cruise is producing this currently untitled project alongside Iñárritu. As we have previously noted, Iñárritu has a history of delivering Academy Award nominations for the actors in his movies. Sean Penn and Naomi Watts both received Oscar nominations for 21 Grams; Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi were nominated for Babel; Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone each received nominations for Birdman; and Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy were both nominated for The Revenant, with DiCaprio taking home the gold.

Source: Press Release