Everyone from Tom Cruise to Jude Law was talked about for this role - and not everyone was available, and some we couldn't afford.

Tom Cruise is dope.

I'd love to work with Tom Cruise.

I don't want to go to work and get into bed with someone else, not even Tom Cruise. It's not like I enjoy it

But in the original script someone who may or may not be an assassination target was identified only as a businessman,

It's a thriller, it's definitely not a horror film, but it has enough of the elements that also work in horror films like suspense.