Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Tom Cruise's Space Movie Reportedly Scrapped
Tom Cruise was planning to make a movie in space with the help of SpaceX and NASA.
This movie was going to be very special because it would be the first movie ever shot in space.
However, it seems like the project might not happen anymore.
The reason is that Tom Cruise did not want to ask then-President Donald Trump for permission to use NASA's help.
Tom Cruise has always tried to stay away from politics, and this might be why he decided not to go forward with the movie.
The movie was supposed to be an action adventure set in space and was expected to cost around $200 million.
A NASA administrator even shared the news on social media in 2020, but that post has since been deleted.
Tom Cruise's planned space movie is reportedly no longer in development.
The project required collaboration with SpaceX and NASA, which would need federal government permission.
Cruise reportedly did not want to seek favor from then-President Donald Trump for NASA coordination.
The movie was expected to be a space-set action adventure with a budget of around $200 million.
A 2020 tweet by Trump-appointed NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine confirming the collaboration has been deleted.
- Who
- Tom Cruise, NASA, SpaceX
- What
- Reported scrapping of a space movie project
- When
- 2020 (announcement), 2025 (current reports)
- Where
- United States, involving space
- Why
- Reportedly due to Tom Cruise's reluctance to seek favor from Donald Trump for NASA coordination
- Actor
- Tom Cruise
- Project Type
- Space-set action adventure
- Estimated Budget
- $200 million
- Collaborators
- SpaceX, NASA
- Reported Reason for Scrapping
- Political reluctance to seek favor from Donald Trump
- NASA Administrator
- Jim Bridenstine (Trump-appointed)