“If I see you do that again, you’re f*cking gone”: Tom Cruise Fired Mission Impossible Cast Because They Looked Into His Eyes?
Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in the Hollywood industry. Thanks to his unrelenting dedication and desire for risky actions, the actor has already established a name for himself in the film industry. The actor is known for taking risks in his personal and professional life. Even at 61, when most performers consider hanging up their boots and making retirement arrangements, the actor is shocking the film business with his death-defying stunts.
Cruise rose to fame after playing the spy character Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible franchise. The actor has been entertaining fans with his films for more than four decades. Fame follows rumors, and Hollywood stars are surrounded by those. Tom Cruise is the most bankable actor found a rumor about him particularly strange.
Tom Cruise’s Colleagues Reveal the Weirdest Rumor About the Actor
Tom Cruise is synonymous with his daredevil attitude toward his life and projects. The actor is the face of the Mission Impossible franchise. He has played Ethan Hunt for a decade. As the seventh installment of the franchise made its way to the theater Cruise’s colleague and longtime friend, Chris McQuarrie, revealed the weirdest rumor the actor had heard about himself.
McQuarrie is the director of the past three Mission: Impossible films. While recalling his first meeting with the actor in 2006, he asked Cruise about the weirdest rumor he had heard about himself. The 61-year-old said he heard that people “were not allowed to look me in the eye on the set.”
The rumor began after a video surfaced online when the Top Gun star yelled at a crew member for not following COVID-19 protocols. In the 2020 video, the actor angrily ranted at the person for failing to abide by the protocols saying, “If I see you do it again, you’re f*cking gone!”
Simon Pegg, the co-star of the Top Gun: Maverick star shed light on the reaction. He explained,
“Everything that Tom cares about, in terms of his job, was at stake due to the pandemic. For him there was a danger this virus could wipe cinema off the face of this earth.”
Over the years, conspiracy theories and rumors regarding TomCruise, who is extremely discreet about his personal life, have surfaced online. The actor, who is dedicated and focused on his movies, has hardly paid any heed to the rumors.
Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 7 Made its Way to the Theaters
Tom Cruise has been part of the Mission Impossible franchise for four decades. The seventh installment in the franchise was recently released in theaters. In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Cruise has set a high bar for stunts. The star known for performing deadly stunts in the franchise shocked fans with his bike stunt. Fans were excited to see the actor on the silver screen.
Mission Impossible 7 hit theaters on July 12. The film follows Ethan Hunt and the IMF team on a mission to find a deadly new weapon that could endanger all of humanity if it gets into the wrong hands.
The Top Gun star’s film exploded to $7 million in Tuesday screenings. It is the first film in the franchise to debut on a Wednesday rather than on Friday. The high-profile tentpole from Paramount and Skydance is anticipated to bring in at least $60 million from Friday to Sunday.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is available in theaters worldwide.
Source: The Times
