This crazy-ass photo is our first look at Tom Cruise in the upcoming movie All You Need is Kill, based on the Japanese sci-fi novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka: Tom Cruise Dons a Robot Suit for Doug Liman’s 'All You Need is Kill.'
In the book, armored soldier Keiji Kiriya is recruited to fight alien invaders and dies on the battlefield, only to find himself reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. In the movie -- adapted for American sensibilities, of course -- Keiji is now Cage, played by Tom effin' Cruise:
We first heard about this project two years ago, when we learned that it would be scrubbed of its Japanese-ness. Then we heard that Tom Cruise was going to star, which pretty much sealed the deal. And now, I guess this photo is the nail the coffin. No suprises, just letting you know.