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I'm not sure I could pass a test on the plot of "Mission: Impossible." My consolation is that the screenwriters probably couldn't, either. The story is a nearly impenetrable labyrinth of post-Cold War double-dealing, but the details hardly matter; it's all a set-up for sensational chase sequences and a delicate computer theft operation, intercut with that most reliable of spy movie standbys, the midnight rendezvous under a street lamp in a chilly foreign capital.

Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, professional spy, whose assignment, which he chooses to accept, is to prevent the theft of a computer file containing the code names and real identities of all of America's double agents. It's not enough to simply stop the guy; Cruise and his team (also including Jon Voight , Kristen Scott-Thomas and Emmanuelle Beart ) are asked to photograph the enemy in the act of stealing the information, and then follow him until he passes it along. This process involves a check list of Cold War spycraft and cliches: Eye glasses with built-in TV cameras, concealed microphones, laptop computers, agents in elaborate disguise, exploding cars, knifings, shootings, bodies toppling into a river, etc. Of course the whole sequence centers around a diplomatic reception in Prague.

Because "Mission: Impossible" was directed by Brian De Palma, a master of genre thrillers and sly Hitchcockian wit (" Blow Out ," " Body Double "), it's a nearly impossible mission to take the plot seriously.

He is more concerned with style than story, which is wise, since if this movie ever paused to explain itself it would take a very long time.

There are so many double-reverses in the first half hour that we learn to accept nothing at face value (not even faces, since they may be elaborate latex masks). And the momentum of the visuals prevents us from asking logical questions, such as, is physically copying a computer file onto another disc the only way to steal it? (My colleague Rich Elias has written that the obvious solution for the CIA would have been to hire Robert Redford's team from " Sneakers " to commit an online theft.) "Mission: Impossible" is all slick surface and technical skill. The characters are not very interesting (except for Vanessa Redgrave , as an information broker, and Jon Voight, who expresses a touching world-weariness in a film too impatient for weariness of any kind). The plot is impossible to follow. The various strategies of Cruise and his allies and foes don't stand up under scrutiny. And none of that matters.

This is a movie that exists in the instant, and we must exist in the instant to enjoy it. Any troubling questions from earlier in the film must be firmly repressed.

De Palma is expert at sustained nonverbal action sequences, and there are three in the film: The opening scenario at the diplomatic reception; a delicate act of computer theft; and a chase in which a helicopter follows the high-speed London-Paris train into the Chunnel with Cruise and a bad guy clinging to the top of it.

The computer theft scene will ring a bell with anyone who has seen " Rififi " (1954) or "Topkapi" (1964), both by Jules Dassin , who became famous for his extended theft sequences done in total silence. "Topkapi" also used the device of suspending a thief from a hole in the ceiling, to avoid anti-theft devices on the floor. This time, De Palma gives us a computer "safe room" rigged so that alarms will sound at any noise above a certain decibel level, any pressure on the floor, any change in temperature. Cruise hangs in a harness while carefully inserting a blank disc and making a copy of the file.

Of course it's convenient that the decibel level is set high enough that it isn't triggered by the noise of a computer copying a disc -- which is precisely what it should be guarding against. Convenient, too, that the infra-red rays guarding the ceiling hatch can be so conveniently dealt with. And very convenient for the audience that the rays are made visible to a normal eye. If you want to see infra-red rays -- really -- exploited in a heist movie, have a look at " Grand Slam "(1968).

If the heist has been done before, and better, not even the James Bond films have ever given us anything quite like the ending chase sequence, with a bad guy in a helicopter flying into the Chunnel linking Britain to France. Earlier it's been established that the train through Britain is traveling so fast that Cruise, clinging to it, might easily be blown off. This will cheer the film's British viewers, who can forget for a moment that the Chunnel train goes that fast only on the French side, since the high-speed tracks on the British side have not yet been completed. (Inaugurating the Chunnel, Francois Mitter and wickedly described a traveler "Speeding through France and then enjoying a leisurely view of the British countryside").

No matter. The train goes fast, and the helicopter follows it right under the Channel, and De Palma's special effects (by Industrial Light and Magic) are clever for obscuring the scale involved, since a helicopter's blades would obviously not fit into the tunnel -- but then why am I quibbling, since the whole stunt is obviously impossible?

The bottom line on a film like this is, Tom Cruise looks cool and holds our attention while doing neat things that we don't quite understand -- doing them so quickly and with so much style that we put our questions on hold, and go with the flow. When the movie is over, it turns out there wasn't anything except the flow. Our consolation, I guess, is that we had fun going with it.

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Mission: Impossible (1996)

Rated PG-13

105 minutes

Henry Czerny as Kittridge

Kristin Scott Thomas as Sarah Davies

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt

Ving Rhames as Luther

Jean Reno as Krieger

Jon Voight as Jim Phelps

Emmanuelle Beart as Claire

Vanessa Redgrave as Max

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• Robert Towne
• David Koepp
• Paul Hirsch

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• Stephen H. Burum
• Danny Elfman

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• Brian De Palma

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After a making a record-breaking $160.5 million and sporting an exceptional 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, Tom Cruise ‘s high-flying “ Top Gun: Maverick ” is among the top movie successes of the year. With love pouring in for the second chapter of the story of test pilot and flight instructor Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, can this fighter stay airborne for the next seven months and lead to Academy Awards success?  

Casual awards viewers and fans have made comparisons to George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” as a possible Oscars point of comparison – a pretty wild and far-fetched correlation. One of only six movies to be nominated in every artisan category, Miller’s movie rejuvenated its franchise and arguably the entire action genre. “Maverick,” likewise, is a wonderful callback to its 1986 predecessor and boasts some fantastic effects and achievements.

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But the chatter surrounding a best pic nom for “Top Gun: Maverick” feels more like it could be the first instance of the “CODA” effect — a reference to the best picture winner that made h opeful cinephiles feel like “anything is possible” when it comes to awards. But we’ve heard this song before when films like “The Avengers” (2012) and “Furious 7” (2015) become box office juggernauts that also garner critical acclaim. While nominating “Top Gun: Maverick” could help goose Oscarcast ratings, it’s highly unlikely Joseph Kosinski’s air adventure can summon the G-force to crack the best picture lineup — albeit not impossible.  

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The road to awards success begins in the artisan branches, where more than 60% of the Academy’s membership resides. The threshold for blockbuster movies has bubbled around five to six tech noms that are typically needed to help land a best picture nod. Recent movies like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015) and “Blade Runner 2049” (2017) landed five in their respective years but couldn’t get over the finish line while others like “Inception” (2010) and last year’s “Dune” have cleared their markers.  

At the least, “Maverick” has a runway to a manageable four noms. The film editing and sound categories have gone to the same movie in the last decade (no two categories have a longer correlation in the 94-year Oscar history), and that tradition could continue with editor Eddie Hamilton (“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”) and the sound team (the Academy determines which craftspeople are eligible). The pulse-pounding pace and stellar aural beats put the viewers right in the cockpit, creating an experience that’s the most accessible for recognition.

Oscar-winning DP Claudio Miranda (“Life of Pi”) fetches exquisite aerial shots and a breathtaking framework that puts him in line for his third career nom. Cinematography has also had a solid correlation to visual effects with practical effects-driven films such as “1917” (2019) being embraced in the last few years.

With four credited composers — Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer — it’s going to be an uphill battle as the music branch isn’t typically kind to multiple musicians. Not since the 12-person assembly for “The Color Purple” (1985) has a film with four or more composers been nominated. However, you can bet your bottom dollar every concerted effort will go into campaigning the chart-topper “Hold My Hand,” penned by Balfe and Gaga, for original song. After being snubbed for “House of Gucci” last year, Gaga would be wise to take a softer approach on the awards circuit.

Any hopes of the film cracking best picture will rely on whether or not its actor and producing star Tom Cruise comes out and campaigns for the film’s achievements. Always known for his love for the big screen, and his relentless advocacy for movie theaters and the technical wizards that bring them to life, he’ll need to adopt a more hands-on approach to ensuring his movie is not forgotten come voting time. This will include sitting for Q&As with his crafts team, especially as the fall festival will bring new and shinier awards prospects.

The first “Top Gun” was able to muster four noms — editing, sound, sound effects and original song for “Take My Breath Away,” which it won. What will make it so different this time around? The Tom Cruise and the Academy of today are far different than in 1986.

Before the film was screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival , the audience was treated to a ten-minute montage of Cruise’s illustrious career. Whether it’s sliding across the floor in his underwear in “Risky Business” (1983) or telling Claudia that she’s been a very naughty girl in “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles” (1994), the package reminded us that his presence is likely a core memory in our cinematic psyche. An accomplished actor, his role as a movie star has brought a dynamic range of characters that have received critical raves and secured awards attention.

After sitting next to two best actor winners — Paul Newman in “The Color of Money” (1986) and Dustin Hoffman in “Rain Man” (1988) — he landed his first Oscar nom for Oliver Stone’s anti-war biopic “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989), followed by his beloved sports agent in Cameron Crowe’s romantic dramedy “Jerry Maguire” (1996). However, it was his supporting actor turn in Paul Thomas Anderson’s multifaceted dramatic epic “Magnolia” (1999) that became his artistic offering to cinema. In the 188-minute character mosaic, Cruise played Frank T.J. Mackey, a self-proclaimed pickup artist for men. Too big of a movie star for the “spirit” of the category, Cruise stepped into one of the finest supporting actor lineups in Oscar history, losing to Michael Caine in the less-than-average “The Cider House Rules” (who already had an Oscar for “Hannah and Her Sisters”).  

After the “Magnolia” shut out, it seemed like Cruise would still find his way into the winner’s circle. He was the kind of actor who it was tempting to think “will definitely win an Oscar one day.” But as the years fly by and he embraces mostly action blockbusters, somehow that moment of glory is looking more out of reach – just ask the likes of Peter O’Toole, Albert Finney or Thelma Ritter. This year will mark 24 years since Cruise received an Academy Award nomination.  

As he approaches his 60th birthday (are you kidding?), can we say with any definitive certainty that he’ll win one day?

Cruise has felt like a prime candidate to be awarded an Honorary Oscar. He could also become the figurehead for the film community to campaign for the Academy to add a category for stunts. Based on Oscar history, “Maverick” doesn’t suggest (nor warrant) the arrival of his overdue Oscar moment. For a nom, the movie would need to bleed into cultural zeitgeisty territory a la Johnny Depp in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003), and that seems too far-fetched.  

While Memorial Day weekend was marked by barbeques, honoring our veterans, and this year, snagging a ticket for “Maverick,” the altitude Paramount’s film climbs to will depend on its sustainability through the summer. Paramount has what are theoretically more awards-friendly vehicles on its docket, such as “Babylon” from Damien Chazelle, so if the flick hopes to go the distance, Cruise will need to take the stick and steer the film to an Oscar landing.

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) 97%

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 96%

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) 96%

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) 93%

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Rain Man (1988) 88%

The Color of Money (1986) 88%

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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 84%

American Made (2017) 85%

A Few Good Men (1992) 84%

Jerry Maguire (1996) 84%

Magnolia (1999) 82%

Tropic Thunder (2008) 82%

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 75%

The Firm (1993) 76%

War of the Worlds (2005) 76%

Mission: Impossible III (2006) 71%

The Outsiders (1983) 70%

Taps (1981) 68%

Mission: Impossible (1996) 66%

The Last Samurai (2003) 66%

Interview With the Vampire (1994) 63%

Jack Reacher (2012) 64%

All the Right Moves (1983) 61%

Valkyrie (2008) 62%

Top Gun (1986) 57%

Mission: Impossible II (2000) 56%

Oblivion (2013) 54%

Knight and Day (2010) 52%

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Vanilla Sky (2001) 43%

Rock of Ages (2012) 42%

Legend (1985) 41%

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) 38%

Days of Thunder (1990) 38%

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Losin' It (1982) 18%

The Mummy (2017) 15%

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The critical and financial success of “Top Gun: Maverick” has returned Tom Cruise, 60, to Oscar contention after some time away. A look at Cruise’s past nominations, snubs and re-entry into the awards picture:

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... -year span, from 1990-2000.

Cruise’s snubbed performances in “The Color of Money,” “Rain Man” and “A Few Good Men” were treated as springboards for nominated older stars Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.

Newman and Hoffman won lead Oscars for their roles opposite Cruise.

Nominations for the first “Top Gun,” all below the line: editing, sound, sound effects editing, original song (“Take My Breath Away,” which won).

Times Cruise has been nominated for an action film.

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Highest Rated: 97% Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

Lowest Rated: 9% Cocktail (1988)

Birthday: Jul 3, 1962

Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA

Tom Cruise rose quickly to become one of the best-known American actors in the world. Born in Syracuse, New York, he moved around throughout his childhood, including a period in Canada. After graduating from high school in New Jersey, he moved first to New York and then to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He made his film debut in the Brooke Shields vehicle "Endless Love" (1981). His next role as an aggressive military cadet opposite Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn in "Taps" (1981) caught people's attention. He joined another group of young stars, including Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe, in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of the S.E. Hinton novel "The Outsiders" (1983). His starring role as schoolboy-turned-pimp Joel in "Risky Business" broke him as one of Hollywood's newest celebrities. The long shoot schedule of Ridley Scott's fantasy epic "Legend" (1985) briefly took him out of the public eye, but he bounced back with one of the iconic roles of the 1980s. Playing Navy fighter pilot Maverick in Tony Scott's "Top Gun" (1986) turned Cruise into a superstar. He began branching into roles with more heft at the same time when he joined Paul Newman for "The Color of Money" (1986). He continued in that vein during the next several years, working with high profile directors and co-stars in prestige projects. He partnered with Dustin Hoffman for "Rain Man" (1988), Oliver Stone for "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), and Jack Nicholson for "A Few Good Men" (1993), the first two of which were Oscar-winners for Best Picture. The actor picked up his first Academy Award nomination for "Born on the Fourth of July." While it didn't garner the same level of critical acclaim, his role as Anne Rice's vampire Lestat opposite a young Brad Pitt in "Interview with a Vampire" (1994) became as well-remembered as any of the actor's roles. His 11-year marriage to Nicole Kidman saw the couple partner on three films including Ron Howard's "Far and Away" (1992) and Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999). By the '90s, he had his pick of roles and began mixing in big-budget populist fare like "Mission: Impossible" (1996), based on the '60s television show of the same name. His role as secret agent Ethan Hunt proved popular enough for a series of sequels that would extend for more than two decades. Cruise also notched a second Oscar nomination for his role as a sports agent gaining a conscious in Cameron Crowe's "Jerry Maguire" (1996). He worked with another rising filmmaker when he played motivational speaker Frank Mackey in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" (1999), a role that earned him another Academy Award nomination. After the turn of the century, Cruise bounced between effects-heavy fare like "Minority Report" (2002) and "War of the Worlds" (2005) to dramas such as "Lions for Lambs" (2007) with Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. He also proved himself willing to puncture his own inflated image, with comedic cameos in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002) and "Tropic Thunder" (2008), and his musical turn in "Rock of Ages" (2012). He similarly adopted a self-effacing posture when fans began noticing that there was a scene of the actor running in nearly all his films. Over the years, he found himself a magnet for the tabloids thanks to his close ties to the Church of Scientology and his celebrity marriages to Kidman and Katie Holmes. Cruise added another action franchise to his resume when he jumped into the role of Lee Child's literary tough guy "Jack Reacher" (2012). He would reprise the role in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2016). After starring in the big-budget reboot of "The Mummy" (2017) and the drama "American Made" (2017), he returned to the role that once cemented his superstar status. More than 20 years after the original, Cruise climbed back into the cockpit to revive Maverick for a sequel to his 1986 hit "Top Gun: Maverick" (2020).

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Tom cruise in ‘top gun: maverick’: film review.

The ace fighter pilot returns 36 years after first feeling the need for speed in Joseph Kosinski’s sequel, also starring Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm.

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As inescapable a pop-cultural totem as 1986’s Top Gun became, Tony Scott’s testosterone-powered blockbuster has all the narrative complexity of a music video crossed with a military recruitment reel. It’s hard to think of many more emblematic products of the rah-rah patriotism of the Reagan years, with its vigorous salute to American exceptionalism and triumph over a Cold War enemy left purposely vague — hey, don’t want to shut out a lucrative foreign market.

All that has only continued to toxify in the post-Trump age, with patriotism curdling into white supremacy. So depending on where you sit on the political spectrum, your enjoyment of Top Gun: Maverick might depend on how much you’re willing to shut out the real world and surrender to movie-star magic.

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Venue : Cannes Film Festival (Out of Competition) Release date : Friday, May 27 Cast : Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis Director : Joseph Kosinski Screenwriters : Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie

Which this superior sequel — directed with virtuoso technical skill, propulsive pacing and edge-of-your-seat flying sequences by Joseph Kosinski — has in abundance. Every frame of Tom Cruise ’s Maverick is here to remind you, soaking up the awestruck admiration of the young hot shots ready to dismiss him as a fossil and the initially begrudging respect of the military brass who try and fail to pull the cocky individualist into line. “He’s the fastest man alive,” one of the slack-jawed hero worshippers in the control room says early on. And that’s even before he does his signature robotic “Cruise Run.”

“It’s not the plane, it’s the pilot,” we hear more than once. And Cruise leaves no question that he’s the pilot, despite hiring a pro craft team and a solid ensemble cast who were put through extensive flight training. Even the relic F-14 Tomcat, Maverick’s tactical fighter plane of choice in the first movie, gets fired up for a glory lap, a salute to aged movie stars and old technology in one. Cruise’s character is somehow positioned by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie’s screenplay as simultaneously a rule-breaking rebel and a selfless saint. That makes this a work of breathtaking egomania outdone only by the fawning tone of Paramount’s press notes.

Starting when Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” accompanies footage of new-generation F-18 hornets slicing through the clouds and swooping down onto an aircraft carrier amid a sea of high-fives, fist-pumps and thumbs-up, the sequel follows the original beat for beat, to a degree that’s almost comical. And yet, as formulaic as it is, there’s no denying that it delivers in terms of both nostalgia and reinvention. Mainstream audiences will be happily airborne, especially the countless dads who loved Top Gun and will eagerly want to share this fresh shot of adrenaline with their sons.

Pete “Maverick” Mitchell lives alone in a Mojave Desert hangar with a photo shrine on the wall to his former radar intercept officer and best buddy Goose, who died during a training accident in the first film. (Anthony Edwards and Meg Ryan are seen in a helpful recap framed as Pete’s tortured memories.)

Maverick zooms into the Naval base on his Kawasaki each day and continues to get his kicks as a daredevil test pilot, resisting the advancement in rank from captain that would have grounded him by now. But when his aerial showboating pisses off Admiral Cain (Ed Harris), who’s pushing to transition to drone aircrafts and make stick jockeys obsolete, Maverick gets his wings clipped.

Despite having lasted just two months as an instructor almost 30 years ago, he’s reassigned to the elite Fighter Weapons School, aka Top Gun Academy, in San Diego, which was established in 1969 to train the top 1 percent of Naval aviators. Neither Cain nor the academy’s senior officer, call sign “Cyclone” ( Jon Hamm ), wanted him for the job. But Maverick’s former rival and eventual wingman Iceman (Val Kilmer), who went on to become an admiral and command the U.S. Pacific Fleet, convinced them he was the only man who could prepare pilots for a top-secret mission.

A uranium enrichment plant has been detected on enemy soil — once again, exactly which enemy is unclear — and two pairs of F-18s need to sneak in, bomb the bejesus out of it and then get out fast, overcoming a near-impossible quick climb over rocky peaks and then surviving the inevitable blast of enemy missiles and aerial dogfights.

The candidates for that mission are “the best of the best,” former star graduates who are pretty much a repeat of the 1986 bunch aside from being more culturally diverse. There’s even — gasp! — a woman, Phoenix (Monica Barbaro). The two that matter most, though, are swaggering blowhard Hangman (Glen Powell) and Goose’s son Rooster ( Miles Teller ), still carrying around the ghost of his father and hostile to Maverick for stalling his career by taking his name off the Naval Academy list.

The Hangman-Rooster dynamic more or less mirrors the Iceman-Maverick friction from Top Gun , just as the incongruously homoerotic shirtless volleyball scene is echoed here with a rowdy team-building football game on the beach.

The only notable place where the screenwriters don’t genuflect to the original model is with Kelly McGillis’ astrophysicist and civilian Top Gun instructor Charlie, who declined a plum Washington job to stick with her man but doesn’t even rate a mention here. Instead, Maverick sparks up an old romance with Penny ( Jennifer Connelly ), a single mom with fabulous highlights. She runs a local bar — its name, The Hard Deck, doubles as a tactical plot point — which apparently puts her in an income bracket to own a sleek sailboat and drive a Porsche. (Producer Jerry Bruckheimer never met a power vehicle he didn’t love.)

Maverick’s task during training is to test the limits of the super-competitive candidates, whittling them down from 12 to six and choosing a team leader. “It’s not what I am. It’s who I am,” he says of his aviator vocation during a rare moment of self-doubt. “How do I teach that?” Anyone failing to guess who’ll land the team leader spot and who’ll be their wingman isn’t paying attention.

The simmering conflict between Maverick and Rooster — who can’t see past his resentment to perceive the protective responsibility his dad’s friend feels toward him — provides an emotional core even if the role makes scant demands on Teller’s range. But that’s true also of Connelly, Hamm and everyone else in the cast; all of them get the job done while remaining satellites that merely orbit around Cruise’s glittering Planet Alpha, eventually having to acknowledge that Maverick’s a helluva guy no matter what stunts he pulls.

The film’s most moving element comes during the brief screen time of Kilmer’s Iceman, whose health issues reflect those suffered by the actor in real life, generating resonant pathos. There’s reciprocal warmth, even love, in a scene between Iceman and Maverick that acknowledges the characters’ hard-won bond as well as the rivalry that preceded it, with gentle humor.

Kosinski (who directed Cruise in Oblivion ), the writers and editor Eddie Hamilton keep a close eye on the balance between interpersonal drama and flight maneuvers; scenes intercut between field practice and classroom discussions during which Maverick points out fatal errors on a computer simulator are particularly sharp. This is all nuts-and-bolts buildup, however, to the mission itself, in which hair-raising action, seemingly insurmountable setbacks and miraculous saves keep the tension pumped.

This is definitely a film that benefits from the Imax experience and the big-ass soundscape that comes with it. The muscular score by Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer also pulls its weight, with Gaga’s song, “Hold My Hand,” getting prime romantic placement. Musical choices elsewhere tend to lean into a retro vibe — Bowie, T. Rex, Foghat, The Who — while Teller gets to hammer the piano keys and lead a Jerry Lee Lewis sing-along that pays direct homage to his screen dad.

The most memorable part of Top Gun: Maverick — and the scenes that will make new generations swell with pride and adulation for good old American heroism — are the dogfights and tactical maneuvers of the pilots. Just as they should be. The best thing this movie does is boost visceral analog action over the usual numbing bombardment of CG fakery, a choice fortified by having the actors in the airborne cockpits during shooting.

Cinematographer Claudio Miranda’s work benefits from the technological advances of the past three decades, with camera rigs allowing for you-are-there verisimilitude. Cruise’s insistence on doing his own flying is undeniably impressive, even if the headgear’s breathing apparatus gets in the way of his trademark clenched-jaw intensity. No one is going to dispute that he works hard in this movie, justifying the labor of love. But no one is going to come out of it concerned for his self-esteem, either.

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Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Out of Competition) Distribution: Paramount Production companies: Skydance, Jerry Bruckheimer Films Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer Director: Joseph Kosinski Screenwriters: Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie Story: Peter Craig, Justin Marks, based on characters created by Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr. Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison Executive producers: Tommy Harper, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson Director of photography: Claudio Miranda Production designer: Jeremy Hindle Costume designer: Marlene Stewart Music: Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer Editor: Eddie Hamilton Visual effects supervisor: Ryan Tudhope Aerial coordinator: Kevin LaRosa II Casting: Denise Chamian

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The Real Reason Tom Cruise Hasn't Aged

He might be in his 60s, but Tom Cruise is showing no signs of slowing down, and he isn't aging either.

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Tom Cruise is turning 62 in July (born July 3, 1962), yet he still looks like his 24-year-old self in his hit 1986 film, Top Gun . Some say it is all plastic surgery while others believe it is the actor's healthy lifestyle and commitment to doing his own stunts . In March 2021, Men's Health revealed the real reason the actor has stayed in great shape all these years.

Jacked Gorilla shared an inside look into Cruise's workout routine, which helps keep him in shape as well as feeling young. "Tom Cruise's workout routine consists of many different exercises. Cruise uses three days of weight training and cardio. It's his job to get active and utilize other forms of fitness on the other two days."

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Updated May 2024: A photo of Tom Cruise and his children, Bella Cruise and Connor Cruise taken in December 2023 made its way to social media recently. It has been nearly 15 years since the trio was photographed together, despite the fact that Tom is very close with his older children. This photo was taken before Cruise and Elsina Khayrova ended their relationship in February. The photo shows that Tom continues to not age, even with him being almost 62 years old. Something that can be attributed to a strenuous workout routine and healthy diet.

While many have speculated Tom Cruise has had plastic surgery, Cruise denies it

Cruise has been accused of getting plastic surgery for several years. In 2016, fans noticed that he looked "inflated" and "puffy" during the BAFTAs for that year. Many assumed that he'd gotten Botox or fillers. Around the same time, Cuba Gooding Jr. — Cruise's co-star in Jerry Maguire — told Watch What Happens Live! that the actor "absolutely" had work done on his face .

"I don't know what he's had done, but I remember I surprised him at his house one day," Gooding Jr. shared. "And he had all of these dots all over his face and I was like, 'You all right?' and he goes, 'I didn’t know you were coming' and I was like, 'I can see why.'"

In 2012, when asked whether he has had plastic surgery, Cruise told Playboy : "I haven't, and I never would." Meanwhile, National Enquirer 's sources said that the Risky Business star was lying.

"Insiders say the gifted star remains desperate to maintain his boyish good looks and stay atop of the heap as he approaches his sixties — with the help of plastic surgery!"

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Tom cruise had teeth whitening and braces to give him his bright smile today.

One cosmetic procedure the actor has never denied is getting his teeth fixed .

When Cruise was in his 20s, back in the early '80s, he had extremely unaligned and discolored teeth. He eventually had teeth whitening and alignment procedures to correct them.

In 2001, he also had invisible braces with ceramic brackets. By 2010, he had a massive improvement in his smile. Still, fans noticed that aside from his misaligned middle tooth, his left incisor also appeared bigger than the right one. It still does today, but we are sure the highest-paid actor per word is not bothered about it.

Tom Cruise's diet and exercise routine are directly related to his lack of aging

In a 2021 Men's Health feature, the magazine finally spilled Cruise's secrets to defying youth . For his diet, he is reportedly on a " Beckham-devised diet consisting of a just 1200 calories, grilled foods and a noticeable absence of carbohydrate."

Nutritional scientist Dr. Paul Clayton told the magazine that carbs generate insulin, which is an aging hormone. "They become glucose molecules in the body, damaging muscle and skin tissues which causes aging," said the Health Defense author.

The actor's mindset is apparently a big factor as well.

"I don't invalidate it when I can't do something...I say, 'that's interesting' and go with it. It's from there you get your energy," quoted the magazine.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Abigael San said that Cruise's resistance to failure helps in keeping him active.

"Never avoid looking at why something went wrong – list all the reasons why it did as soon as you can," said San. "Failure leads to inaction. Planning goals as soon as possible restores a feeling of power and control. If you didn't get a promotion, do all you can to find out why." No wonder the actor is such a beast who is so committed to every project he takes on. It is also what boosts his confidence, making him the sex symbol that he is.

"Being super-informed bestows subtle confidence," explained career consultant Sherridan Hughes. "Everyone else will feel at ease working with you and for you. You're more flexible and adaptable than your peers because whatever happens, you've covered it."

Then, of course, there is a whole workout routine for achieving and maintaining that action star physique. "Sea-kayaking, caving... fencing, treadmill, weights... rock-climbing, hiking... I jog... I do so many different activities," Cruise once said when asked how he stays youthful.

Sports scientist Anne Elliott said that "variety" is the secret to getting that body. "How we move conveys energy and youth – not how buff we are," she explained. "Regularly switching up cardio and strength work with something like fencing or climbing – like Cruise – maintains flexibility and balance: the first two things that give your age away."

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By dressing in stylish and form-fitting clothing, tom cruise looks younger than his age.

Lastly, it's all about dressing well.

"The right fit conveys power and shows you've accepted who you are, physically," said the actor's stylist, Alan Au.

Au went on to say, "Cruise always wears a well-tailored coat (lapels not too big or small) whether smart casual and his ‘relaxed’ is only just loose enough (too loose looks hand-me-down). Avoid boxy cuts and styles and bring attention up to the face and chest with a lighter top. Make sure only a quarter-inch of sleeve hem is showing from jackets."

Tom Cruise Turns 61: Inside His $10 Billion Career and Being 'Hollywood's Last Real Movie Star'

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Tom Cruise turns 61 on Monday, marking more than four decades since he broke on to the Hollywood scene and started his ascension to the mega-famous movie star we know today.

Born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, Cruise got his start in bit movie parts before a breakout year in 1983, in which he starred in All the Right Moves, The Outsiders, and his breakthrough hit, Risky Business.

But it was in the 1990s when Cruise began to hit his stride as box office magic. From 1992-96, he made history when he starred in five consecutive movies that grossed $100 million or more in the United States: A Few Good Men, The Firm, Interview With the Vampire, Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire .

His starring role as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible has also been a blockbuster boon. So far, the franchise's six films have grossed over $3 billion worldwide, with the seventh --  Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One -- coming to theaters July 12.

"It's unbelievable," Cruise told ET while premiering Dead Reckoning in Rome last month. "I do pinch myself every day.... It's something that I've never taken for granted ... I just feel very privileged."

And then, of course, there's Top Gun. The   iconic original flyboy flick was the highest-grossing domestic film in 1986, and when Cruise returned to the role of Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell last year for Top Gun: Maverick, it was a triumph in more ways than one. The film became Cruise's first to earn over a billion dollars worldwide and was a major success for movie theaters just starting to dig their way out of COVID shutdown difficulties.

"I make movies for audiences," the actor told ET. "I work so hard and I think about them the whole time and when you see how excited they are and how much they appreciate it - it's just beautiful."

In total, the man often referred to as "the last true movie star" has made himself a $10 billion career so far -- and he doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.

However, despite the money, and despite the moniker, for Cruise it's all about the craft.

"It's not about being a movie star," he insisted. "It's about being an actor and concentrating on that and finding roles that are going to be a challenge for me... Movie stardom can come and go, but your craft within, you can work forever if you keep working hard at that."

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Ten-disc set includes: Top Gun (1986)Tom Cruise is Maverick; ace Navy fighter pilot, member of elite "Top Gun" school with fellow fliers Iceman (Val Kilmer) and Goose (Anthony Edwards); goes against the rules and riles his boss (Tom Skerritt); falls for teacher Charlie (Kelly McGillis); wants to fly his way; exciting dogfight finale; blazing jets; beach volleyball; lots of rock 'n' roll. Co-stars Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Tim Robbins; directed by Tony Scott. 109 min. C/Rtg: PG Days Of Thunder (1990)Tom Cruise plays Cole Trickle, a land-based "top gun" in this thrilling drama set against the danger-filled world of auto racing. Mentored by a veteran crew chief (Robert Duvall), Trickle romances a beautiful surgeon (Nicole Kidman) as he prepares to face a skilled and merciless rival (Cary Elwes) on the track at the Daytona 500. Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly, and Randy Quaid co-star. 107 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 The Firm (1993)Riveting adaptation of John Grisham's best-seller stars Tom Cruise as Mitch McDeere, an ambitious young attorney recruited by a posh Memphis law firm. Soon, he and his wife, Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn), find their lives are in danger when they suspect shady maneuvers by Mitch's employers and uncover blackmail and ties to organized crime. With Gene Hackman, Holly Hunter, Gary Busey, and Ed Harris; directed by Sydney Pollack. 154 min. C/Rtg: R Vanilla Sky (2001)Cameron Crowe's reworking of the 1997 Spanish film "Open Your Eyes" stars Tom Cruise as David Aames, a wealthy magazine publisher who's attracted to a beautiful dancer (Penélope Cruz, who starred in the original). When a car accident caused by his obsessed ex-lover (Cameron Diaz) kills her and leaves his face disfigured, a shattered David seeks help from a police psychologist (Kurt Russell), as he becomes increasingly unable to discern reality from fantasy. With Jason Lee. 135 min. C/Rtg: R Minority Report (2002)In 2054 Washington, detective John Anderton (Tom Cruise) works for a government agency that use psychics known as "Pre-Cogs" to locate would-be murderers before they act. When a vision shows Anderton himself will be a killer, he must dodge a federal agent (Colin Farrell) and his crew to find the potential victim and the truth behind the premonition. Steven Spielberg's electrifying filming of Philip K. Dick's 1956 short story also stars Max Von Sydow, Samantha Morton, and Peter Stormare. 146 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Collateral (2004)Hired to kill five witnesses before they can testify against a drug cartel, existential hit man Vincent (Tom Cruise) forces cabbie Max (Jamie Foxx) to drive him through Los Angeles as he embarks on his murderous mission. With the LAPD and FBI in hot pursuit, Max attempts to save himself and the life of one would-be victim. Intense thriller from director Michael Mann ("Heat") co-stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg. 120 min. C/Rtg: R War Of The Worlds (2005)Steven Spielberg's masterful take on the H.G. Wells classic stars Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier, a divorced New Jersey Everyman whose weekend with his kids (Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin) is shattered by an alien invasion. As the decidedly unfriendly E.T.s and their menacing tripods devastate the planet, Ferrier bravely attempts to reach his ex-wife (Miranda Otto) in Boston, encountering the best and worst of humanity along the way. Tim Robbins also stars. 117 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Tropic Thunder (2008)Never has "the horror, the horror" of making a realistic war movie been quite as hilarious as when an egotistical leading man (Ben Stiller), a comedy star (Jack Black), and a Method-mad Australian (Robert Downey, Jr.) sporting surgical blackface are dropped into the midst of the Vietnam jungle as the director calls for "action." Chaos ensues when the actors run afoul of heroin traffickers armed with real guns. Directed/co-written by Stiller; with Steve Coogan. Director's cut; 120 min. C/Rtg: NR Jack Reacher (2012)Tom Cruise stars as novelist Lee Child's bruising, heroic wanderer in this action-packed adaptation of the novel "One Shot." In his debut cinematic adventure, Reacher travels to a U.S. city in the heartland to investigate the arrest of an ex-military sniper accused of five heinous murders. After the district attorney (Rosamund Pike) persuades Jack to help her uncover more evidence, the clues point to a dangerous conspiracy. With Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, and Werner Herzog. 130 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)Based on the 18th novel in author Lee Child's long-running series, this exciting sequel finds former military police officer Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) coming to the aid of friend and U.S. Army officer Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) when she's accused of espionage. And as Reacher is framed for murder, he and Turner must go on the run as they attempt to clear their names, all while Reacher deals with the idea that he may have a teenage daughter (Danika Yarosh). With Aldis Hodge, Patrick Heusinger. 117 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

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Dakota Fanning reveals annual tradition with former co-star Tom Cruise

Dakota Fanning has shared a very surprising detail about her friendship with her War of the Worlds co-star, Tom Cruise.

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Dakota Fanning has revealed that Tom Cruise sends her a present every year for her birthday.

While appearing as a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show , the Ripley actress admitted that the gifts have led to a massive collection.

During the interview, Clarkson, 42, mentioned that Fanning, 30, recently celebrated a birthday, reports The US Sun.

“We’ve known you since you were so little so I feel like you’ve kinda grown up in front of us,” she told The Watchers star.

She continued, “I found this amazing, every year on your birthday Tom Cruise still sends you, like, a present on your birthday.”

Fanning and Cruise, 61, starred together in Steven Spielberg’s 2005 sci-fi action thriller War of the Worlds.

The Top Gun: Maverick actor played Ray Ferrier and Fanning starred as his estranged daughter Rachel.

The child actor-turned-Hollywood star stated that she turned 11 while filming the movie and Cruise gifted Fanning with her first mobile phone on that birthday.

“It was a Motorola Razr … I wanted a Razr so bad and I must have been talking about it a lot because that’s what he got me,” she told Clarkson.

Fanning added, “Such a great memory.”

Clarkson asked the Equalizer 3 actress, “What did he send you this year?”

“He always sends me the same thing every year,” Fanning responded.

She continued, “After the cell phone, I, like, loved shoes when I was little and I started to be able to fit into really small adult shoes when I was on the War of the Worlds press tour so I was very excited about them.

“So from that birthday on he always sends me shoes.”

Clarkson replied, “You must have a massive shoe collection brought to you by Tom Cruise.”

Child actress

At seven, Fanning received widespread recognition for playing Lucy Diamond Dawson, the daughter of an intellectually challenged man in the Sean Penn-led I Am Sam (2001).

For the role, Fanning would become the youngest Screen Actors Guild Award nominee.

She followed up the career-making part by starring in the comedy Uptown Girls in 2003 and Man on Fire , starring Denzel Washington, in 2004.

Last year, Fanning reteamed with Washington in the third Equalizer movie.

As mentioned, Fanning starred alongside Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds (2005) and acted opposite a CGI pig in the live-action remake of Charlotte’s Web in 2006.

In 2009, she provided the voice titular Coraline in the stop-motion cult classic.

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The same year, Fanning began to move into more mature roles as she starred as Jane in The Twilight Saga: New Moon , she would revisit the role in the 2010 sequel The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and later in 2012’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 .

She would continue transitioning into more adult-orientated roles when she starred alongside Twilight’s lead star Kristen Stewart in Floria Sigismondi in The Runaways .

Fanning went on to act in indie films Now Is Good (2012) and Effie Gray (2014), before moving to television in 2018 to star in the period crime drama, The Alienist.

In 2019, Fanning returned to the silver screen as Manson family member Squeaky Fromme in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood .

Earlier this year, Fanning starred as Marge, alongside Andrew Scott’s Tom Ripley, in the Netflix adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley , titled Ripley.

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This month, the actress is promoting the release of her new, supernatural horror film, The Watchers.

Fanning has a younger sister, Elle Fanning, 26, who is also an actor.

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This week, only two years ago, the royal family and the Sussexes gathered in public for the very first time and one shot captured the brutal reality.

It’s been decades since they dated – and now, Sam Neill and Heather Mitchell have finally discussed the reason for their split.

Billy Ray Cyrus has shared a lengthy post about his daughter Miley amid reports the pair have been estranged for years.

Tom Cruise produced a movie in Eugene during the summer of 1996 about Steve Prefontaine

In 1996 a film crew descended on Eugene to make a movie about Steve Prefontaine.

The film followed the relationship between record-breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman.

Prefontaine was a star athlete from Coos Bay who ran for the University of Oregon and later competed in the Olympics in the 1970s.

He died in an automobile accident in Eugene on May 30, 1975, at the age of 24.

The film was written and directed by Robert Towne and produced by Tom Cruise.

Hundreds of locals appear as extras in the film at locations around Oregon, Lane Community College and Hayward Field.

The $25 million movie was released and distributed by Warner Bros. in 1998.

Cruise himself visited Eugene in 1998 for a screening of the film at the McDonald Theater.

The movie was well-received by critics but ended up grossing only $777,000 at the box office.

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Tom Cruise Has Reportedly Quit Scientology After It Kept Him From Seeing His Daughter Suri For Years

• Tom Cruise has reportedly distanced himself from the Church of Scientology, possibly ending his long-standing affiliation with the controversial religion.
• The Church of Scientology has played a significant role in Tom Cruise's personal life, including his divorces and his relationship with his daughter Suri.
• While Tom's two eldest children remain devoted members of the Church, his rumored departure may strain relationships within his family.

Tom Cruise has been a high-profile member of the Church of Scientology for decades, and his eldest two kids have also become active members. But Tom has reportedly quit the church after allowing it to control his life for years.

As per The Mirror , Tom has been primarily in the UK the last three years filming his latest movies. While he’s been photographed around places like Birmingham and Cotswolds, it’s reported that he’s stopped visiting the UK Scientology headquarters. He also hasn’t been pictured at the Church of Scientology building in central London.

This is fuelling speculation that the actor is distancing himself from Scientology. Reports of this first began in 2021, when Tom was apparently having a “religious crisis.”

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Tom Doesn’t Have A Relationship With Suri Because Of Scientology

Tom hasn’t responded to the speculation thus far, but it’s shocking when considering how involved the Church has been in his personal life. Scientology allegedly played a role in his divorces from Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes , and it’s highly speculated that it’s also kept him away from his and Katie’s daughter, Suri, 17.

Katie filed for divorce from Tom in 2012 after 7 years of marriage and it was finalized within a matter of weeks. Katie got a generous settlement --- $400,000 a month until Suri turns 18 —and, more importantly, sole custody of their daughter.

Reports said the divorce was fuelled by Katie’s desire to escape Scientology’s influence on her family (and the pressure to convert). She enrolled Suri in a Catholic school shortly after the split.

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With Tom agreeing to give Katie full custody, it appears he also agreed to not have contact with Suri while she’s a minor, likely due to his and Katie’s conflict about Scientology.

But now with reports that Tom is leaving the Church, perhaps he’ll try rekindling a relationship with Suri, even though it’s apparently been a decade since he last saw her .

Tom’s Oldest Daughter Is A High-Ranking Church Member

While Tom may be quitting Scientology, his two eldest children remain heavily involved in the religion. In 2019, his daughter Isabella reveals she was promoted to being an auditor , the person who questions other Scientologists about their personal live. In a promotional video, she says the religion saved her life.

“It’s a few meltdowns and running to the bathroom to have a mini episode, but it is worth everything because you will get through,” Isabella explained. “This is a gift to yourself and so many others. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t going to be an auditor or aren’t going to join staff. If you are going to make it as a being for the long run you NEED this. That’s the truth… so stop messing around and get going.”

Tom’s oldest kids lived with him following his divorce from their mother, Nicole Kidman, explaining their entrenchment in the Scientology faith. But if Tom truly is walking away from the controversial religion, it could put a divide In between their relationship, though it could improve things between him and Suri.

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Tom Cruise still sends A-list co-star lavish birthday gifts every year since they were 11

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Dakota Fanning has revealed that Tom Cruise still sends her birthday gifts 20 years after they worked together, proving that he is the most generous star in Hollywood.

The 30-year-old first shared the screen with her A-list co-star in War of the Worlds in 2005, when she was just 10 – and clearly made an impression on him .

During an appearance on the Kelly Clarkson show, she revealed that he still keeps in touch with lavish gifts every year without fail .

‘I turned 11 on War of the Worlds when we worked together, and he gave me my first cell phone for that birthday,’ the Watchers star told the host.

‘It was a Motorola Razr. I didn’t have anyone to call but I just wanted a Razr so bad. I must have been talking about it a lot because that’s what he got me. It was such great memory.

‘He always sends me the same thing every year, after the cellphone.

‘I loved shoes when I was little. I started to be able to fit into really small adult shoes when I was on the War of the Worlds press tour so I was very excited about them.

‘And so, from that birthday on, he always sends me shoes.’

How do we get on Tom’s birthday card list?

It’s well known that the Top Gun actor sends his famous friends a coconut cake from Doan’s Bakery in California for Christmas every single year.

Kirsten Dunst, Glen Powell, Tom Hanks and Cary Elwes are among those lucky enough to tuck into the annual sweet treat.

Spilling the beans on her pal’s generosity , Mission: Impossible favorite Hayley Atwell previously told People Magazine: ‘I’m on my fourth Christmas cake.

‘I’ve had a few birthdays as well because we’ve been working together nearly, what, over three and a half years now.’

For one birthday, Tom gifted her an ‘amphora’, which she said was a ‘beautiful clay pot’ that doubles as a ‘natural filtering system’.

‘I’m like, “It’s a water jug. Nice,”’ she added. ‘And then you taste it and you compare it to normal filtered water or tap water, and it’s really light and kind of creamy. It’s just a different level of clarity. It’s beautiful.’

Simon, who stars opposite both in the Mission: Impossible franchise, also revealed that he organized a shark-diving expedition during a break from filming.

‘We were filming somewhere near some coastal waters where there were sharks and we had the afternoon off and we all jumped,’ he recalled.

‘It’s such a Tom Cruise thing. We’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, “That was a real Tom Cruise kind of day.”’

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