Cruise in talks to play producer Les Grossman again

Tom Cruise is bringing his foul-mouthed, hairy-handed Hollywood producer character Les Grossman back to the big screen.

Paramount Pictures and MTV Films say they're developing a film around the fictional character that Cruise brought to life in 2008's "Tropic Thunder."

The 47-year-old actor reprised the role at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, performing a memorable dance with Jennifer Lopez.

Cruise and Ben Stiller are among the producers of the film, The Associated Press reports.

Paramount said Wednesday that Cruise is in talks to play Grossman.

Meanwhile, dancing partner Lopez is still raving about the experience.

"Working with Tom was amazing!" Lopez told the TV show "Extra."

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"I'm such a hard worker, and I'm kind of intense about my job. It's great to work with someone who is just as intense and passionate and crazy about getting everything right."

A month before the show, Cruise called the singer personally to persuade her to join him on stage, Us Weekly reports.

The magazine says the two rehearsed together for the first time just two days before the show.

"I said OK, we'd do a little mash-up of [Ludacris' 'Get Back' and Lopez's 'Get Right']," Lopez said. "I come out and sing a little and then we dance together. But [I told him] you have to learn this cane dance that I do in the video.

"That is one of the hardest routines. But he did it," she added. "He really, really did it. And he did a great job! I was really proud of him."