Tom Cruise and Sam Raimi are lined up for Warner Bros next big franchise, 'Sleeper'.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cruise is attached to star in the adaptation of the DC Comics/Wildstorm comic which 'Spider-Man' director Raimi is set to produce.
'Sleeper' which ran from 2003 to 2005, tells the story of an operative whose fusion with an alien makes him impervious to pain and allows him to pass this quality on to others through skin contact.
He is placed undercover by an intelligence agency and falls for a member of the group, namely Miss Misery.
'Sleeper' is being eyed not only as a starring vehicle for Cruise but also as a possible franchise for Warner Bros Pictures.
The Hollywood Reporter also said that Cruise's next film will be the thriller 'The Tourist'.
In addition to 'Sleeper' and 'The Tourist', a third project Cruise is attached to is the comedy 'Food Fight'.
His controversial World War II film, 'Valkyrie', is due for release in early 2009.
He will next be seen in a cameo role in Ben Stiller's 'Tropic Thunder', which will be released on Friday 19 September.
