Tom Cruise attends the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon on Feb. 13, 2023.Photo:Monica Schipper/WireImage
Monica Schipper/WireImage
Tom Cruiseis showing some love for his fellow filmmakers and actors!
The Hollywood icon — gearing up for the theatrical release of his own filmMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Onenext month — took a break from his action-packed schedule to tweet about some of the summer movies he is looking forward to watching himself.
Among the films he praised wereIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,the long-awaited sequel starringHarrison Fordas the legendary adventurer (out Friday), the atomic-bomb biographical thrillerOppenheimerstarringCillian Murphyas J. Robert Oppenheimer andBarbiewithMargot Robbieas the famous toy. The latter two films will be released on the same day: July 21.
“This summer is full of amazing movies to see in theaters,” Cruisewrote alongside photosof himself and hisDead Reckoning — Part OnedirectorChristopher McQuarriein front of each of the films' respective posters.
“Congratulations, Harrison Ford, on 40 years of Indy and one of the most iconic characters in history,” added the actor, 60, “I love a double feature, and it doesn’t get more explosive(or more pink)than one withOppenheimerand Barbie.”
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“It’s something that I grew up with, that made me and inspired me to dream and want to travel the world,” Cruise said. “Mygoal since I was little was to make moviesand travel. And not just be a tourist, but work in that world and understand their culture.”
“Through my movies, I’ve been able to have that because everyone here has allowed me to entertain them. It’s a privilege that I have never taken for granted,” he continued in his speech, highlighting the importance of seeing movies in theaters. “It’s my passion to entertain you, and I will always fight for big theaters and that kind of experience for everyone.”
Cast ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Onein Rome on June 19, 2023.TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty
TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty
The star complimented his collaboration with McQuarrie — who directed the last twoMission: Impossiblemovies and also wrote 2022’sTop Gun: Maverick— during his speech, saying the director has “had a hand in every single film I’ve made over the past 16 years.”
“He is my creative brother and an exceptional human being,” Cruise said.
McQuarrie and Cruise have been working together since at least 2008, when McQuarrie wrote the script forValkyrie. He later directed Cruise for the first time in 2012’sJack Reacher, which led to him becoming theMission: Impossiblefranchise’s director starting with 2015’sRogue Nation.
In the series’ newest entry since 2018,Dead Reckoning Part Onefollows Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his IMF team racing their most perilous mission: to stop a horrifying weapon that endangers mankind before it’s too late.
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Oneis in theaters July 12.
source: people.com
