Prince William cracked a few jokes during his first public speech following his father King Charles’ cancer diagnosis and his wife’s abdominal surgery.
The 41-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/royal-family">royal family</a> member, who is first in line to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-k">British</a> throne, made the remarks during a pre-dinner speech at a fundraiser for London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s new fleet of helicopters. The &#8220;Up Against Time&#8221; fundraising appeal was attended by “Top Gun: Maverick” star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cruise">Tom Cruise</a>.
The Duke of Wales had previously taken time off following his wife’s surgery. King Charles also had surgery last month for an enlarged prostate, which was when his doctors diagnosed him with cancer.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you, also, for the kind messages of support for Catherine and for my father, especially in recent days. It means a great deal to us all,” Prince William <a href="https://people.com/prince-william-tom-cruise-talk-top-gun-shoes-london-air-ambulance-charity-gala-8572206">said</a>.
He followed with a joke, saying, “It’s fair to say the past few weeks have had a rather medical focus, so I thought I’d come to an air ambulance function to get away from it all.”
The royal went on to discuss the goals of the organization and followed up with a shout-out to Cruise. &#8220;Here in London, the current aircraft have served magnificently,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But our capital city needs a new fleet. And we are Up Against Time. The clue really is in the Appeal&#8217;s name. By September, we need the two new red birds — decked with the latest kit such as night vision — in our skies.”
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&#8220;I should also take this opportunity to give a mention to my — our — fellow pilot, Tom Cruise,&#8221; Prince William added. &#8220;Tom, huge thanks for supporting us tonight. And Tom, if you wouldn&#8217;t mind not borrowing either of the new helicopters for the next ‘Mission Impossible,’ it would be appreciated. We have all seen on our screens that — how can I put it — you seem to have a different take on &#8216;normal wear and tear&#8217; to the rest of us. It&#8217;s not the kind that buffs out.&#8221;
William’s younger brother, Prince Harry, was recently in London visiting King Charles after news of his diagnosis broke. According to reports, the siblings did not visit with each other at that time.

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Austin Butler</a> recently discussed a time he had to make a difficult decision between working with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cruise">Tom Cruise</a> or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/quentin-tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a>.
The 32-year-old celebrity revealed what happened during an appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, People <a href="https://people.com/austin-butler-chose-quentin-tarantino-over-top-gun-maverick-audition-8549783">reported</a>. Butler, who’s best known for his Oscar-nominated performance in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">biopic</a> “Elvis,” clarified the rumors that he’d been up for a part in the blockbuster “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/top-gun">Top Gun: Maverick</a>.”
“I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” he said, explaining how he was set to appear in “Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood” at the time.
“I’d already met with [Tarantino], so I did that,” Butler said of how he decided which of the two potentially life-changing options to pick. Butler played Charles &#8220;Tex&#8221; Watson, a member of Charles Manson&#8217;s cult, in Tarantino’s movie. 
“Maverick” went on to rake in over $1.4 billion in gross revenue worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2022 and the highest-grossing of Cruise&#8217;s career. This fact doesn’t mean Butler has any regrets, however. He said he wouldn’t have starred opposite Cruise as Rooster anyway. That part wound up going to Miles Teller. 
“Top Gun: Maverick” and “Elvis” casting director Denise Chamian told <a href="https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/austin-butler-elvis-casting-harry-styles-1235309713/">Variety</a> in July 2022 that everything worked out the way it was supposed to.
“The thing that he got the closest to was ‘Top Gun,&#8217;” Chamian told the outlet. “When I cast that, we were looking for the role that Miles Teller played. I felt so passionate about Austin. Ultimately, his audition was shown to Tom and all the filmmakers. They agreed he had something and they were happy to know him, but they thought he was too young.”
“At that point, I saw that this actor has something very special that other people don’t always have,” she continued. “It’s almost the way he looks into the camera. He knows the camera and lets the camera see him, and that is really what is so captivating.”
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That audition made her think of Butler for the part of Elvis, which eventually led to him being nominated for an Academy Award for the role.

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Work has begun on “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/top-gun">Top Gun 3</a>,” per a <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/01/top-gun-3-tom-cruise-1235722328/">Deadline</a> report, following the massive success of “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022.
Despite a gap of 36 years between the first “Top Gun” (1986) and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">sequel</a>, it became an absolute box office smash and the most lucrative film of actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cruise">Tom Cruise</a>’s long and successful career. It comes as no surprise that Paramount is gearing up for a third installment in hopes of capturing more of that money-making magic. 
The outlet noted that “Maverick” co-writer Ehren Kruger is currently writing a script for the newest “Top Gun” installment. Rumor has it that actors Miles Teller and Glen Powell are involved with the project, and that producers Jerry Bruckheimer and David Ellison are also on board. Joe Kosinski is slated to either direct or produce, according to Deadline.
Cruise is currently shooting “Mission: Impossible 8” for Paramount. The 61-year-old action star also just signed a huge non-exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to develop and produce theatrical films, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-inks-deal-with-warner-bros-for-ongoing-movie-partnership">reported</a>.
“Top Gun: Maverick” earned a whopping $1.49 billion at the global box office. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Sound. 
It was also named the Best Film of 2022 by the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes. “Maverick” was rated 96% certified fresh from critics out of nearly 500 reviews and achieved a near-perfect 99% fresh audience score.
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It&#8217;s believed that one reason the “Top Gun” sequel performed so well is that it was free from radical progressive messaging and virtue signaling. The action film recalled a simpler time in Hollywood, when movies were made to inspire and entertain rather than to push an agenda.
The Federalist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/just-say-no-to-woke-top-gun-maverick-crushing-box-office-with-pro-america-messaging-is-a-wake-up-call-for-hollywood">called</a> the “Top Gun” sequel “unabashedly patriotic” and “free of token left-wing social and political propaganda.” Reviewer Elle Reynolds wrote, “The only agenda being pushed is that America is the best country in the world and the men and women who risk their lives to defend her are heroes worthy of our respect.” 
Another surprising detail about the sequel is how it appealed to a range of audiences both young and old.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cruise">Tom Cruise</a> has signed a deal with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/warner-bros">Warner Bros.</a> Discovery to develop and produce theatrical <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">films</a>, per Variety.
These new projects will be a mix of original <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">productions</a> and franchise films, which will feature the Academy Award winning movie star. The publication <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tom-cruise-warner-bros-deal-new-movies-1235866282/">noted</a> that the deal is not exclusive and Cruise will still have upcoming projects with Universal, Paramount, and other studios in the future.
It’s been more than 10 years since the last time Cruise did anything with Warner Bros. The actor’s last project with the studio was “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014). Other notable films he’s done with the studio include “Magnolia,” “Rock of Ages,” “Interview With the Vampire,” and “Eyes Wide Shut.” Warner Bros. was also the studio behind Cruise’s breakout hit “Risky Business” (1983).
Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, who took over as co-chairs and CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group in 2022, are the execs behind the deal with Cruise. David Zaslav is also being credited as he’s the one who hired De Luca and Abdy, the Variety report noted.
“We are thrilled to be working with Tom, an absolute legend in the film industry,” De Luca and Abdy said in a statement.
“Our vision, from day one, has been to rebuild this iconic studio to the heights of its glory days, and, in fact, when we first sat down with [Warner Bros. Discovery chief] David Zaslav to talk about joining the Warner Bros. Discovery team, he said to us, ‘We are on a mission to bring Warner Bros. back – we have the best resources, storytelling IP, and talent in the business – and we need to bring Tom Cruise back to Warner Bros!’”
They continued, “Today, that becomes a reality and we are one step closer to achieving our ambition. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Tom back to Warner Bros. and look forward to bringing more of his genius to life on screen in the years ahead.”
Cruise also gushed over the partnership in his own statement.
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“I have great respect and admiration for David, Pam, Mike, and the entire team at Warner Bros. Discovery and their commitment to movies, movie fans, and the theatrical experience,” the “Mission: Impossible” actor said. “I look forward to making great movies together!”
Cruise is currently working on the eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise with Paramount following the massive success of “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022.

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Celebrities make messes far bigger than what most of us leave behind.
One advantage? They can attempt damage control on late-night TV, the concert stage or even via social media.
Actress Rachel Zegler chose an awards-season interview with Variety to clean up the mess she made earlier in the year. Zegler, the 20-something starlet known for “West Side Story,” “The Hunger Games” prequel, and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” almost personally sank a Disney mega-project. 
She’s slated to play the title role in Disney’s live-action “Snow White” update, but she had few kind things to say about the source material.
<blockquote>It’s no longer 1937, and we absolutely wrote a ‘Snow White’ — she’s not going to be saved by a prince! And she’s not gonna be dreaming about true love… She’ll be dreaming about becoming a leader she knows she can be.</blockquote>
Those and related comments went viral. On steroids.
She had to wait out the actor’s strike to do some <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-disney-actress-does-full-180-on-snow-white-after-backlash-for-feminist-comments-criticizing-original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">super-sized damage control</a>. And that’s exactly what she did alongside fellow Disney star Halle Bailey.
<blockquote>The cartoon is so beloved — it’s like a monumental moment in film history. It’s the first feature-length cartoon movie, to the point where it won honorary Oscars, and all these amazing things that happened for that film are the reason that you and I get to sit here today, because it made Disney what it is.</blockquote>
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That didn’t stop Team Disney from adding CGI dwarfs to the project and bumping its release date to 2025. We’ll have to wait until then to see if all is forgiven.
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Other damage control efforts involved affairs of the heart. Or, perhaps, another part of the anatomy.
Hugh Grant sat atop the Hollywood food chain after the shocking success of his 1994 comedy “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” That, plus his coupling with fellow rising star Elizabeth Hurley gave him Flavor of the Month status.
It all came crashing down when he was caught dallying with a prostitute named Divine Brown. His squeaky-clean image, forged from his “Weddings” success and the anticipated release of the comedy “Nine Months,” suddenly soured.
What to do?
Drop by “The Tonight Show” and offer a <a href="https://people.com/movies/hugh-grant-surviving-prostitute-scandal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sheepish mea culpa</a>. No excuses. Just self-flagellation.
“You know in life what’s a good thing to do and a bad thing to do. I did a bad thing,” he told “The Tonight Show’s” Jay Leno.
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Grant’s career made a slow but steady comeback following the scandal. Today, he works constantly on high-profile projects like “Wonka,” “The Undoing” and “The Gentlemen.”
The results of some damage control projects won’t be known for some time. Take Will Smith’s response to “The Slap,” the awful 2022 Oscar moment when he attacked comedian Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head.
Smith’s bulletproof brand as a talented, charming A-lister vanished overnight.
The “King Richard” star laid low for a while and, eventually, released the requisite apology video. He has spent the last year and a half referencing “The Slap” during carefully considered press interviews to diminish its long-term impact.
His 2022 promotional campaign for “Emancipation” toned down the superstar’s usual elan.
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It’s unclear if he’ll ever return to his superstar status. That’s up to movie audiences, and they’ll soon have plenty of chances to weigh in. His upcoming projects include “I Am Legend 2,” another “Bad Boys” sequel and a “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” remake.
Some damage control efforts crash on impact. Mega-producer Harvey Weinstein offered a swift response to 2017 allegations he sexually assaulted multiple starlets. The Democratic bundler claimed his actions reflected a different, less evolved era, and he was deeply sorry for offending the women in question. He added a <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/harvey-weinstein-cites-jay-z-nra-bizarre-statement-ny-times-expose-1046152/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vow meant to rally his progressive base.</a>
Two, actually.
<blockquote>I am going to need a place to channel that anger so I’ve decided that I’m going to give the NRA my full attention. I hope Wayne LaPierre will enjoy his retirement party. I’m going to do it at the same place I had my Bar Mitzvah. I’m making a movie about our President, perhaps we can make it a joint retirement party. </blockquote>
Suffice it to say the effort didn’t work.
Sometimes an actor isn’t seeking the public’s grace but the industry’s forgiveness. Superstar Matt Damon earned the #MeToo movement’s wrath when he suggested Weinstein’s predatory crimes were <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/matt-damon-draws-backlash-comments-sexual-harassment-assault/story?id=51860137" target="_blank" rel="noopener">far worse</a> than what future Sen. Al Franken did by posing with a sleeping woman in a lewd manner.
<blockquote>There’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right? … Both of those behaviors need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated, right?</blockquote>
Team #MeToo excoriated the “Good Will Hunting” star, and he <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2018/01/16/matt-damon-apologizes-metoo-comments-says-hes-shutting-up-now/1038008001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vowed to stay silent</a> on the subject moving forward.
Later that year, Damon <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/30/snl-matt-damon-brett-kavanaugh-cold-open/">famously portrayed</a> future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on “Saturday Night Live,” leaning hard into the negative portrait of the conservative judge painted by the legacy media.
Kavanaugh’s case became a #MeToo cause celebre despite microscopic evidence assembled against the judge.
The public didn’t care about Damon’s involvement in the sketch, but his Hollywood peers likely cheered his attempt to derail Kavanaugh’s nomination.
Perhaps Hollywood’s most intriguing damage control project came from ageless actor Tom Cruise. The “Top Gun” star’s antics in the mid-2000s drew plenty of unwanted attention.
First, he infamously jumped on Oprah Winfrey’s couch while declaring his love for actress Katie Holmes. Social media wasn’t the gargantuan force it is today in 2005, but the story still spread like wildfire thanks, in part, to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=186&amp;v=_xfLapNp7UU&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fknowyourmeme.com%2F&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;feature=emb_title" target="_blank" rel="noopener">late-night TV</a>.
None of it flattered Cruise.
One month later, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hollywood-flashback-15-years-tom-cruise-clashed-matt-lauer-today-1299755/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruise battled “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer</a> while promoting “The War of the Worlds.” They debated the efficacy of psychiatric drugs, reflecting his Scientology faith’s <a href="https://www.scientology.org/faq/scientology-in-society/why-is-scientology-opposed-to-psychiatric-abuses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticism on the matter</a>.
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His career didn’t flatline, but his all-American brand took a hit. His response? Work more, talk less.
Cruise stopped over-sharing about his love life, avoided almost all political banter and kept the focus on making movies. His fan base began to grow anew, and on the strength of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise he resumed his place atop the Hollywood star chart.
Today, Cruise can’t stop thanking fans for supporting his Hollywood dreams. He’ll never have to do damage control for that.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-shares-incredible-behind-the-scenes-shots-from-mission-impossible-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cruise&#8217;s</a> latest &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; film and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/youve-given-my-life-purpose-harrison-ford-gets-emotional-at-screening-of-latest-indiana-jones-film" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harrison Ford&#8217;s</a> return to the &#8220;Indiana Jones&#8221; franchise are struggling at the domestic box office as the highly-anticipated summer blockbuster films are estimated to lose $100 million each.
The seventh installment in the M:I franchise, &#8220;<a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9603212/?ref_=bo_se_r_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">M:I-Dead Reckoning Part One</a>,&#8221; has earned $164,626,507 at the domestic box office as of Monday with &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny&#8221; bringing in $173,611,344, according to <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1462764/?ref_=bo_se_r_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Box Office Mojo</a>. That puts both films behind the surprise hit of the summer &#8220;<a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7599146/?ref_=bo_se_r_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sound of Freedom</a>&#8221; which has earned $177,773,859 as of Monday domestically.
Internationally both films have done better — with the latest &#8220;Mission: Impossible,&#8221; which came out in July, scoring $541 million at the end of the weekend. And Ford&#8217;s reprisal of his famed adventurer&#8217;s role in the fifth installment of the Disney franchise, which hit theaters in early June,  earning $375 million over the same time frame.
Despite those global numbers, the cost of the making the two films in pandemic era (due to delays in release dates and COVID safety measures), means they both had to do better than they have, with experts estimating both will have lost nearly $100 million in their theater runs, according to sources familiar with the financials, <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/indiana-jones-5-mission-impossible-7-box-office-flops-explained-1235690262/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> noted.
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&#39;Mission: Impossible 7&#39; and &#39;Indiana Jones 5&#39; both estimated to lose nearly $100 million <a href="https://t.co/ojc3WvNynz">https://t.co/ojc3WvNynz</a>
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&#8220;These movies would have been a lot more economical if it weren&#8217;t for COVID,&#8221; Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice Pro told the outlet. &#8220;But even if that meant their budgets were inflated, at the end of the day, these movies cost what they cost and performed how they performed.&#8221;
Sources with knowledge told the outlet Cruise&#8217;s &#8220;M:I-7&#8221; needs to earn $600 million globally in order to break even.
To put the numbers of each of the film&#8217;s into further context, &#8220;Mission: Impossible-Fallout&#8221; in 2018 earned $791 million, not adjusted for inflation. While 2008&#8217;s &#8220;Kingdom of the Crystal Skull&#8221; remains the franchise&#8217;s highest-grossing film after it took in $790 million globally, the outlet noted.
Cruise&#8217;s last film before &#8220;M:I-7&#8221; came out was the smash hit &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; from Paramount. It was released in May 2022, and held the honor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/avatar-sequel-soars-past-top-gun-maverick-globally-to-become-top-grossing-film-of-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top-grossing movie</a> released last year, earning nearly $1.5 billion globally.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-becomes-studios-highest-earning-film-at-domestic-box-office-in-its-110-year-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Top Gun: Maverick&#8217; Becomes Studio&#8217;s Highest Earning Film At Domestic Box Office In Its 110 Year-History</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-shares-incredible-behind-the-scenes-shots-from-mission-impossible-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cruise</a>&#8216;s &#8220;Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning&#8221; co-stars have revealed the wild gifts they received from the superstar during production.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-time-to-pick-a-side-tom-cruise-posts-high-octane-trailer-for-mission-impossible-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">61-year-old actor,</a> who has previously been known for the amazing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-hanks-spills-details-on-the-christmas-gift-he-gets-every-year-from-tom-cruise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coconut cake</a> he sends to various Hollywood stars at Christmastime, gifted helicopter rides, shark diving expeditions, and skydiving experiences, <a href="https://people.com/tom-cruise-mission-impossible-costars-reveal-his-generous-gifts-exclusive-7559288" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> reported.
&#8220;He&#8217;s [Cruise] always very keen to show his appreciation,&#8221; Simon Pegg, who starred in the last four &#8220;M:I&#8221; films, told the outlet. &#8220;I think he&#8217;s so used to being the focus of attention, it&#8217;s naturally his instinct to kind of reflect everything back. And he&#8217;s always incredibly sort of generous in terms of his gratitude to us and how he thanks us and how he lets us know that we&#8217;re valued.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s such a Tom Cruise thing,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been filming in a helicopter, and he flew us in the helicopter to this place where you could go into a cage and feed sharks. It was one of those days that we got to the end of the day, and we were like, &#8216;That was a real Tom Cruise kind of day.'&#8221;
&#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-third-film-holds-top-spot-at-box-office-soars-to-new-heights-globally" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guardians of the Galaxy</a>&#8221; star Pom Klementieff said she loves the coconut cake, but the skydiving lessons Cruise gifted her were the best.
&#8220;Another beautiful gift that was so thoughtful is that I wanted to skydive with him and also the stunt team, but they said that I needed to get my license,&#8221; Klementieff said. &#8220;So when I wrapped the movie, he gifted me, as my wrap gift, the lessons of learning how to skydive.&#8221;
&#8220;He found a teacher for me and I learned how to skydive, and I got my license, and we even did jumps together,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And now I&#8217;m addicted, so that&#8217;s my new thing now!&#8221;
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&#8220;Captain America&#8221; actress Hayley Atwell said after working with Cruise for more than three years on the action film, she has also received several Christmas coconut cakes. However, she told the outlet that the &#8220;beautiful&#8221; amphora her co-star gave her for her birthday stands out.
&#8220;I&#8217;m like, &#8216;It&#8217;s a water jug. Nice,'&#8221; Atwell said. &#8220;And then you taste it and you compare it to normal filtered water or tap water, and it&#8217;s really light and kind of creamy. It&#8217;s just a different level of clarity. It&#8217;s beautiful.&#8221;
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‘Mission: Impossible’ Co-Stars Reveal Wild Gifts From Tom Cruise During Shoot

'Mission: Impossible’ Co-Stars Reveal Wild Gifts From Tom Cruise During Shoot

“Mission: Impossible” director Christopher McQuarrie said <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cruise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cruise</a> told the “weirdest story” he’d ever heard.
McQuarrie and other members of the “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One</a>” cast spoke with the Times of London about their experience working with the Hollywood A-lister, per <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tom-cruise-co-stars-cant-look-him-eyes-myth-1235665211/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a>. The director said Cruise discussed a rumor that co-stars “were not allowed to look me in the eye,” which the director said was false.
Actor Simon Pegg, who has been in multiple “Mission: Impossible” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">films</a>, added that Cruise is fun and outgoing with cast members. He said the 61-year-old action star “took us go-karting and zip-lining” during breaks between filming “Dead Reckoning Part One.”
“I’ve been able to hack my way through all the bizarre mythology that surrounds him,” Pegg continued. “On one side he’s Tom Cruise — this enigmatic film star everyone wants to know about. And on the other he’s just a guy. I like being normal with him.”
Pegg previously <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ly7j" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discussed</a> that he never broaches the topic of Scientology with the actor because “that would be me abusing my privileged access that I get to him.” But Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible” co-star does tease him about being famous.
“We joke about it,” Pegg said. “I mean, I always make fun of him for it, you know, about the things that he can access. We were filming in South Africa recently on this mountain and then he decided he wanted to swim with sharks. He flew us in a helicopter to this seaside part and we dived with sharks. At the end of the day we said, ‘That was a real Tom Cruise kind of day.’ He kind of appreciates the ridiculousness of it sometimes.”
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“My relationship with him is just very simple and amiable. It’s always been a very easy relationship,” the actor said. 
“I think you realize, when you meet the person rather than the thicket of mythology that’s built up around them, it’s a different experience. I mean, he loves [the fame] and he really relishes it, it’s all he knows. It energizes him and spurs him on. I don’t think I would appreciate that particularly. I’d find it very stressful and overwhelming and it would make me want to retreat. I’m happy where I am.”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” lands in theaters July 12.

‘Mission: Impossible’ Director Recounts ‘Weirdest’ Tom Cruise Story He Ever Heard

'Mission: Impossible' Director Recounts 'Weirdest' Tom Cruise Story He Ever Heard

Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-cruise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cruise</a> said during an interview this week that he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Harrison Ford and continue making movies for the next couple of decades.
The 61-year-old actor <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/tom-cruise-celebrates-birthday-at-australian-premiere-of-mission-impossible-20230703-p5dlch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia that he believes that the 80-year-old Ford, who continues to make films, is a &#8220;legend.&#8221;
&#8220;I hope to be still going; I’ve got 20 years to catch up with him,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I hope to keep making Mission: Impossible films until I’m his age.&#8221;
Cruise made the remarks as his summer blockbuster film &#8220;Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One&#8221; is set to hit theaters next week.
“I grew up seeing movies on the big screen. That’s how I make them, and I like that experience; it’s immersive, and to have that as a community and an industry, it’s important,” Cruise said. “I still go the movies.”
Cruise also weighed in on the top movies that he wants to see this summer.
“I want to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer. I’ll see them opening weekend. Friday I’ll see Oppenheimer first and then Barbie on Saturday.”
Cruise shared behind-the-scenes shots this week from his upcoming film when he <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1676622885991972865?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> a video about a train action sequence filmed in Norway with the director of the film, Christopher McQuarrie.
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“This train sequence was tricky, but the outcome made it all worth it,” Cruise tweeted. “I can’t wait for everyone to see it come to life!”
In the clip, we hear McQuarrie talking about how the movie’s “sense of adventure” would include an action train sequence, something they had “always wanted to do.”
“We wanted to build upon the previous films,” the director says. “And apply all of that knowledge to something practical and real.”
The footage shows outside shots of Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt on top of a train and a warehouse where the shell of a train with different train cars was being built to help them create movie magic.
“We had to build a train if we wanted to destroy it,” McQuarrie says, noting that the cars had to be able to run on a working “railroad track.”
Another voice comes on and explains that there’s a fight that takes place on top of a moving train going 60 mph through a real valley surrounded by mountains.
There’s also a shot of a bridge being blown up, as well as information about how the team had to crash the train in order for movie-goers to be “invested” in everything these characters go through.
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This train sequence was tricky, but the outcome made it all worth it. I can&#39;t wait for everyone to see it come to life! <a href="https://t.co/z067kFLIku">pic.twitter.com/z067kFLIku</a>
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Tom Cruise went viral after he posted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-talks-about-most-dangerous-stunt-of-his-career">incredible</a> behind-the-scenes shots from his upcoming film &#8220;Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One&#8221; that showed how a high-speed train sequence came together.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-time-to-pick-a-side-tom-cruise-posts-high-octane-trailer-for-mission-impossible-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">61-year-old</a> actor <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1676622885991972865?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> a video on Tuesday about a train action sequence filmed in Norway with the director of the film, Christopher McQuarrie. At the time of this publication, the post has been viewed more than 6.8 million times.
&#8220;This train sequence was tricky, but the outcome made it all worth it,&#8221; Cruise tweeted. &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait for everyone to see it come to life!&#8221;
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This train sequence was tricky, but the outcome made it all worth it. I can&#39;t wait for everyone to see it come to life! <a href="https://t.co/z067kFLIku">pic.twitter.com/z067kFLIku</a>
&mdash; Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1676622885991972865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In the clip, we hear McQuarrie talking about how the movie&#8217;s &#8220;sense of adventure&#8221; would include an action train sequence, something they had &#8220;always wanted to do.&#8221;
&#8220;We wanted to build upon the previous films,&#8221; the director says. &#8220;And apply all of that knowledge to something practical and real.&#8221;
The footage shows outside shots of Cruise&#8217;s character Ethan Hunt on top of a train and a warehouse where the shell of a train with different train cars was being built to help them create movie magic.
&#8220;We had to build a train if we wanted to destroy it,&#8221; McQuarrie says, noting that the cars had to be able to run on a working &#8220;railroad track.&#8221;
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Another voice comes on and explains that there&#8217;s a fight that takes place on top of a moving train going 60 mph through a real valley surrounded by mountains.
There&#8217;s also a shot of a bridge being blown up, as well as information about how the team had to crash the train in order for movie-goers to be &#8220;invested&#8221; in everything these characters go through.
He tells Cruise in one shot, &#8220;You&#8217;ll be chasing the train as it goes off&#8221; the cliff, explaining that it involved &#8220;every single camera&#8221; having one shot to get it right.
&#8220;Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One&#8221; hits theaters July 12. The sequel is still in <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-trailer-tom-cruise-1235493781/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">production</a> and scheduled to hit theaters June 28, 2024.
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Tom Cruise Shares Incredible Behind-The-Scenes Shots From ‘Mission: Impossible 7′

Tom Cruise Shares Incredible Behind-The-Scenes Shots From ‘Mission: Impossible 7’

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-and-top-gun-maverick-can-take-another-victory-lap-after-debut-on-paramount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cruise</a> talked about what he called the &#8220;most dangerous stunt of his career&#8221; just ahead of the release of his new film, &#8220;Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,&#8221; in which the stunt appears.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-time-to-pick-a-side-tom-cruise-posts-high-octane-trailer-for-mission-impossible-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">60-year-old</a> actor sat down with <a href="https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/tom-cruise-on-performing-the-most-dangerous-stunt-of-his-career-in-mission-impossible" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a> and discussed the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avz06PDqDbM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stunt</a> in &#8220;MI:7&#8221; which involves Cruise riding a motorcycle off the edge of a mountaintop into the air.
The actor said it was best to do the stunt on &#8220;day one&#8221; of shooting in 2020 because he had &#8220;to be razor sharp&#8221; for a stunt of that magnitude, and getting it done on day one would allow him to focus on the rest of the film.
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Tom Cruise on doing his most dangerous stunt on the first day of filming ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 7:
“Well we know either we’re going to continue with the film or not. Let’s know day one!”
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The &#8220;Top Gun&#8221; star said he&#8217;d been basically &#8220;preparing&#8221; to do the &#8220;stunt&#8221; for years.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been riding motorcycles since I was a kid, I&#8217;ve raced cars and spent a lot of time with aerobatics, airplanes, helicopters, [and] parachutes,&#8221; Cruise told ET.
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Speaking to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZINdXaLW9eY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Access Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://www.accessonline.com/articles/tom-cruise-reveals-why-he-still-does-his-own-death-defying-stunts-for-mission-impossible-films" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the star</a> said he knows he doesn&#8217;t have to do death-defying stunts and made it clear he does them because he wants to.
&#8220;I want to thrill that audience, I want to do everything I can,&#8221; he added.
Cruise said he always loved the &#8220;Mission Impossible&#8221; television series as a kid and noted that the first movie he ever produced was the first &#8220;Mission Impossible.&#8221;
He also talked about how doing those films allowed him to do what he had always dreamed of: travel and reside all over the world.
On Monday night, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-sends-message-to-audience-after-top-gun-maverick-crosses-1-billion-mark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruise</a> and other cast members attended the &#8220;MI:7&#8221; premiere in Rome.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve always made films for the audience and for the theaters, for distributors and for the big screen,&#8221; the superstar actor told the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-christopher-mcquarrie-mission-impossible-7-dead-reckoning-rome-world-premiere-1235519450/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood Reporter</a>.
&#8220;I love this experience, I&#8217;ve always studied the new tech and all the ways to involve viewers at every level and make it [the big screen], more immersive and fun,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve always wanted to make films and travel the world, to have this opportunity, and that&#8217;s what I want to keep doing.&#8221;
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Tom Cruise Talks About ‘Most Dangerous Stunt Of His Career’

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-and-top-gun-maverick-can-take-another-victory-lap-after-debut-on-paramount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Cruise</a> got everyone&#8217;s attention on Wednesday when he posted a high-octane trailer for the latest installment in the &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; franchise showing his character riding off a cliff on a motorcycle.
The 60-year-old actor posted on his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsWE7CCsq2I/?igshid=YzcyNDA0Yzg3NA%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> a two-minute plus clip with a caption that read, &#8220;It’s time to pick a side. Here is the new trailer for #MissionImpossible &#8211; Dead Reckoning Part One.&#8221;
In the viral trailer for the seventh installment of the movie, titled &#8220;Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,&#8221; Cruise&#8217;s character Ethan Hunt speeds up to the edge of a cliff on a motorcycle, before he goes on several high speed chases, and is then seen near the end of the clip hanging onto the back of a train by a thread.
A voiceover in the trailer says, &#8220;We can not escape the past.&#8221;
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&#8220;Your life will always matter more to me than my own,&#8221; Ethan tells agents Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) in the clip.
&#8220;None of our lives can matter more than this mission,&#8221; Luther tells Ethan, who replies, &#8220;I don&#8217;t accept that.&#8221;
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The logline for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-cruise-jumps-from-helicopter-to-thank-fans-who-saw-top-gun-maverick-in-theaters-honor-of-a-lifetime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruise&#8217;s</a> film reads, &#8220;Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-trailer-tom-cruise-1235493781/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
&#8220;With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan&#8217;s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins,&#8221; the description adds. &#8220;Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission — not even the lives of those he cares about most.&#8221;
At one point in the trailer, Cruise&#8217;s character drives right off the edge of a cliff and soars through the sky without the bike.
Cruise&#8217;s monster box office hit &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; released in 2022 and ended up becoming one of the top-grossing films of all time, earning $1.4 billion worldwide, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/08/top-gun-maverick-1-4-billion-worldwide-box-office-tom-cruise-1235097053/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> previously noted.
The film&#8217;s success worldwide also made it the &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; star’s first movie to ever reach such a milestone. The success of the movie did not escape Cruise, who took to social media to thank fans for turning up in droves.
&#8220;Mission: Impossible 7&#8221; hits theaters July 12. The sequel is still in production and scheduled to hit theaters June 28, 2024, the outlet noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-gun-maverick-scores-new-honor-after-being-named-best-film-of-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Top Gun: Maverick&#8217; Scores New Honor After Being Named Best Film Of 2022</a>

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