Tom Cruise is turning into an adrenaline junkie. It’s no secret that he likes to perform his own stunts in movies, whether they include fight choreography, motorcycle riding, or car chases. He’s currently in Dubai filming the latest installment of his Mission Impossible franchise entitled Ghost Protocol and he’s hanging off the tallest building around — literally.
This must be the week for major franchises to announce their sequel titles. Yesterday we learned that Christopher Nolan’s follow up to The Dark Knight would be called The Dark Knight Rises and today Tom Cruise and Paramount have unveiled the title of the next Mission Impossible. The fourth installment in the series will be called Ghost Protocol. Let that simmer for a bit.
At this point in the game we shouldn’t be shocked by Hollywood’s obsession with sequels. The latest film to get the treatment is the 1986 hit Top Gun. The film that pushed Tom Cruise’s growing star over the moon is getting a follow up 24 years later. According to The New York Times, a new film is in the works and Cruise is likely to return to star.
We previously posted a few photos of Tom Cruise on the set of his latest sequel, Mission Impossible 4. The photos featured him in disguise in a security guard uniform, complete with push broom mustache and hat. Today, we have another batch of images that show the actor in a completely different light. A semi-naked light. Take a look…
Who ever thought that James McAvoy and Tom Cruise would one day be competing for the same role? Well, it’s happened and its for the Universal film At the Mountains of Madness. Its the long developing project from Guillermo del Toro, which will also be produced by James Cameron. According to Collider, there’s a debate going on between the studio and del Toro regarding who should star as the lead. The filmmaker wants Tom Cruise but they’ve got their eye on James McAvoy. Who will they choose?
After the lack success for this summer’s Knight and Day, Tom Cruise’s career is still treading the thin red line. Even though people are obsessed with his alter ego Les Grossman, the actor himself isn’t so hot. But we can’t blame him entirely for Knight and Day’s outcome, the boring premise and the zany antics of Cameron Diaz didn’t help much. Either way, Cruise’s next paycheck is feeling the burn of past mistakes including his upcoming film Mission Impossible 4.
There’s something that I’ve always noticed about Tom Cruise, and it’s not his deceiving height, it’s his capacity for speed. In almost every movie he’s in there’s always a scene that features him running like a chicken with its head cut off. Between all the Mission Impossible movies, Minority Report, Vanilla Sky, and even his upcoming feature Knight and Day, this man just can’t stand still. Here’s a cool and poignant video that highlights Cruise’s infamous need for speed…
The MTV Movie Awards can work wonders for a person’s career, just ask Tom Cruise. When he slipped back into the hairy fat suit he sported in Tropic Thunder it set off a series of life changing events. After his showstopping performance as Les Grossman during the ceremony rumors sprung up regarding a possible spin-off, which Paramount is now confirming.
Update: Paramount has confirmed the Les Grossman spin-off.
Last night the MTV Movie Awards were all about two things: Twilight and Les Grossman. The latter is a character that Tom Cruise played in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, who made several appearances during the ceremony. Not only did he open the show with a pre-taped skit but he interrupted a musical number with The Hangover’s Ed Helms and Ken Jeong to “get right” with Jennifer Lopez. The overall reception to his presence during the show has been positive, so does that mean the world is ready for Les Grossman: The Movie?
