According to reports, Tom Cruise is set to star as the U.S. President in the upcoming movie 28th Amendment to be directed by Philip Noyce.

The movie tells the tale of a secret organization controlling the Presidency of U.S.A since World War-2. Tom Cruise stars as President Ben Cahill who discovers the plot hatched by this secret organization headed by a sinister leader played by Denzel Washington. Soon Cahill is on the hit list of the organization. and so the plot develops.

The political thriller was written by Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci who were also behind Mission Impossible 3 and Transformers

Philip Noyce’s credits include ‘Catch a Fire’, ‘The Quiet American’, ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’, ‘Patriot Games’ and ‘Dead Calm’

But before 28th Amendment can get rolling, Philip Noyce still has a few projects to finish up; the Australian director has already signed to direct the counterfeiting thriller, ‘The Art of Making Money’, and the historical biopic ‘Mary Queen of Scots’. Last but not least, he will also go behind the cameras for ‘American pastoral’ and ‘Dirt Music’.

Tom Cruise’s schedule is less busy, but a good old-fashioned thriller might be just what he needs to get his career back on track