Tom Cruise to star in 'One Shot'

London, July 20 : Actor Tom Cruise has been signed on to play the lead in the Christopher McQuarrie thriller "One Shot".

A post on McQuarrie's official blog said Cruise "will play the rugged Jack Reacher in the movie 'One Shot'".

Explaining the plot, the post further revealed: "Jack travels to Indiana to investigate the murder of five people gunned down by a sniper. The police easily track and capture the lone gunman, James Barr, but the seemingly airtight case is anything but when Reacher gets involved," reports contactmusic.com.