Zack Snyder said Tom Cruise wanted to play Rorschach in Watchmen

[The Collector]

It has long been reported that Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise almost starred in Warner Bros.' Watchmen adaptation as Ozymandias. Zack Snyder, who directed the 2009 movie, recently confirmed that he had met with Cruise about the role, but that it didn't work out because the actor wanted to play a different superhero who had already been cast.
Speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver, Snyder confirmed that he had "wanted Tom Cruise for Ozymandias," but that "Tom wanted to play Rorschach. I mean, obviously, he could have done." Unfortunately for Cruise, Snyder had already cast Jackie Earle Haley as the masked vigilante. "But yeah, we had Jackie already, and Jackie is like, unbelievable," Snyder added. "I mean, but I certainly would have considered Tom, in retrospect, if I hadn't had Jackie."

Zack Snyder Reveals Who Tom Cruise Wanted to Play in Watchmen

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.

www.cbr.com

He would have killed either role.

 

[Still Benefited]

Dont trust a word of what Snyder says. This is the same man who told us that wasnt supposed to be Doomsday in BVS after the fact


Pretty sure if Tom Cruis wanted Rorshack,Tom Cruise wouldve gotten Rorshack.