Tom Cruise in talks for 'Oblivion'?

Tom Cruise is reportedly in early talks for the sci-fi thriller Oblivion.

The project is currently being courted by Universal after it was let go of by Disney because of problems with toning down the film for a PG certificate, Deadline reports.

Joseph Kosinski, director of Tron: Legacy, is to helm the movie, which is set in a post-apocalyptic future where people are forced to live in the sky after the earth becomes uninhabitable.

The screenplay is an adaptation of a graphic novel based on an idea by Kosinski.

Cruise is likely to take on the lead role of a soldier about to be sent to earth but who then falls in love with a mysterious woman who crashes nearby.

He will next be seen in the adaptation of the musical Rock of Ages, which co-stars Russell Brand.