I missed this yesterday, but Ain’t It Cool’s “Quint” is hearing that Eric Bana is in negotiations to play the Van Heflin role (the good guy) in the remake of 3:10 to Yuma, in which Tom Cruise is reportedly hot to play the Glenn Ford villain role. A few minutes ago I asked director James Mangold whether the Bana thing is likely or half-true, but he didn’t answer my Cruise question yesterday so I guess we’ll have to wait for Variety‘s Michael Fleming to announce it.
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