And so began the game of musical chairs that has made up The Tourist’s exhausting casting process. The film had been looking as though it would boast the enviably glitzy pairing of Cruise and Charlize Theron, with the South African-born actress signing on in November 2008.

However, that soon went up in smoke come August 2009, when Cruise was revealed to have left the project, leaving Sony back at square one with regards to their leading man. Or were they?

Because no sooner was Cruise revealed to be off the scene, then Sam Worthington’s name was being bandied about as a potential replacement. An eyebrow raising swap then (and presumably a cost-effective one for Sony), but sure enough, the rumours turned out to be true, as Worthington was revealed to have signed on to fill the Cruise-shaped hole in the cast.

So, with all the uncertainty out of the way, surely the movie could finally begin shooting? Er, not quite, no…