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The "Top Gun: Maverick" star was moved to tears by the accolade -- the most prestigious award at the iconic annual film festival.

I’m never going to forget this evening,” he said. “Thank you for your time. The “Top Gun: Maverick” star was moved to tears by the accolade — the most prestigious award at the iconic annual film festival.

Tom Cruise was a special guest at the festival where he was honored with a 10-minute montage of highlights from his decades-long career.

Although Kidman has spoken about their marriage in the past, she recently said she is "reluctant" to do so. In an essay for New York Magazine in 2018, Kidman said she is reluctant to talk about her marriage with Cruise because "it almost feels disrespectful" to her current husband, Keith Urban. Kidman and Urban married in 2006 and have two children together. The pair adopted two children together in 1992 and 1994, but after 11 years together, Cruise filed for a divorce in 2001.

Tom Cruise was awarded a surprise honorary Palme d'Or at the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

However, Top Gun: Maverick received a five-minute standing ovation at Cannes, which is probably the first for an action movie since 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road. Per reports, the crowd was quite interactive and frequently gasped and cheered at the spectacular stunts. But the loudest applause came during a scene featuring Val Kilmer and Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick together. As the Top Gun: Maverick cast made their way onto the red carpet, eight French fighter jets performed a flyby, painting the sky red, white, and blue as Cruise and the rest of the cast looked up in awe. The crowd cheered as the Rainman star took the stage, and he was presented with a surprise honorary Palme d'Or, the festival's highest award. Top Gun: Maverick premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival recently, and the film's reception seems to have taken everyone by surprise, including Tom Cruise. Just before the screening of Top Gun: Maverick, the attendees were shown a tribute reel with all of Tom Cruise's greatest highlights.

Jerry Bruckheimer, the prolific producer behind the original "Top Gun," planned to get the sequel off the ground much sooner. The first film was a hit in 1986, ...

Because of pandemic delays, the first footage hit CinemaCon over a year ago and got one hell of a reaction from the critics in attendance. Joe had a look book, a poster, and the title, 'Top Gun: Maverick,' and then he told Tom the journey of the character and the story he wanted to tell. But even just zeroing in on the case of "Top Gun: Maverick," we've just started seeing the fruits of everyone's labor. Tom then looked at him, pulled out his phone, and called the head of Paramount [Jim Gianopulos] at that time and said, "I want to make another Top Gun." And that was it. Jerry Bruckheimer, the prolific producer behind the original "Top Gun," planned to get the sequel off the ground much sooner. Even before the internet was brimming with rave reviews for "Top Gun: Maverick," it felt pretty clear that Paramount had all the ingredients for a potential blockbuster hit: Tom Cruise, nostalgia, incredibly dangerous action.

Tom Cruise a fait une montée des marches remarquée mercredi à Cannes. L'acteur américain devrait bientôt tourner le 8ᵉ volet de Mission impossible dans ...

L'équipe tournera pendant quelques jours et le reste des scènes sera sur Terre. En effet, l'acteur star de Top gun Maverick, qui sort mercredi prochain au cinéma, souhaite réaliser un de ses rêves : tourner un film dans l'espace. L'astronaute Français qui a déjà passé plus de six mois de sa vie dans l'espace n'était probablement pas là par hasard.

In a lively Q&A at Cannes Film Festival, the 'Top Gun: Maverick' star revealed his approach to each job.

He was photographed climbing out of a plane’s cockpit and onto its wing while 2,000 feet in the air. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Tom Cruise has given a great answer to the question of why he does all his own dangerous stunts.

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Shooting the 1981 film “Taps,” with George C. Scott, he returned to it again and again as a formative experience. It has already touched down at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and premiered in San Diego. Paramount Pictures delayed its release two years during the pandemic, a move that appears to be paying off with glowing reviews and box-office expectations that “Top Gun: Maverick” will easily mark Cruise's biggest opening weekend ever. Cruise paused for several minutes to sign autographs and take pictures with fans lined up across the street from the red carpet. “He is devoted to cinema,” declared artistic director Thierry Fremaux. Cruise's enthusiastic welcome smacked in some ways of an action hero's reception, here to save the day. “Great Balls of Fire” blared on the carpet. Cruise clutched Cannes' top prize while the audience gave the actor a standing ovation.

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Avant l’accueil enthousiaste du public du Palais des Festivals, un montage d’extraits de son impressionnante filmographie a été diffusé sur l’écran géant. Et là, j’avoue, j’ai eu des frissons. Vous connaissez son surnom à Hollywood ? "Cruise Control". Difficile de trouver plus juste après son passage sur la Croisette. De son arrivée en hélicoptère à la montée des marches, ponctuée par le passage de la patrouille de France, en passant par la masterclass très "boulot, boulot, boulot" à laquelle j’ai assisté, le quasi-sexagénaire a tout maîtrisé de sa visite supersonique. Aucune véritable anecdote de tournage, aucun souvenir gênant, aucune petite confidence personnelle qui pourrait lever un coin du voile sur ce qu’il a conduit à faire ce métier qui le passionne tant. Je suis sûr que le réalisateur le maudit. Vous rappelez-vous de cette scène, à la fin de Jerry Maguire, où son personnage d’agent sportif vient dire à Dorothy - son amoureuse jouée par Renée Zellweger - en pleine réunion tupperware, qu’il ne peut pas vivre sans elle ? "Tu me complètes", lui lâche-t-il, des trémolos dans la voix, à l’issue d’une interminable déclaration d’amour. "Tais-toi", répond Dorothy. "Tu m’as eu sur ton Bonsoir !". Personnellement, je peux revoir ce moment 100 fois… En quarante ans de carrière, on pourrait croire que tout a été dit et écrit sur l’un des personnages les plus populaires du cinéma américain. Sa visite, mercredi à Cannes, prouve qu’en réalité son mystère reste entier.

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The Cruise we got at Cannes is still dashingly handsome at a photocall and charming in a soundbite. The Cruise we got at Cannes is not the one who jumps on couches, but the one who gets us off of ours and back into movie theaters. As gracious as he was at the premiere, Cruise was also frustratingly evasive during the conversation with Allouch, returning to the same two or three anecdotes and phrases in response to nearly every question. People were clapping for Cruise, but also for what he represents — glamor, escape and the discipline of an old-fashioned movie star, now 59 and still carrying a flame for a business that nearly flickered out during the pandemic. “That was not going to happen ever,” Cruise said. When asked at Cannes on Wednesday, for the umpteenth time, why he insists on performing his own stunts despite the danger, Tom Cruise answered by referencing a screen legend from a bygone era.

The 59-year-old star reprises his role as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the highly-anticipated sequel to Top Gun but Tom was uncertain about revisiting ...

So the dynamic of that relationship we talked about back then was there originally.” “And I would go home and think about how to approach it, so to hear about how audiences feel about it. Article content

The 59-year-old star reprises his role as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the highly-anticipated sequel to Top Gun but Tom was uncertain about revisiting ...

So the dynamic of that relationship we talked about back then was there originally.” “And I would go home and think about how to approach it, so to hear about how audiences feel about it. Article content

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Shortly after the split, there had been reports that Nicole had suffered a miscarriage at the end of their relationship, but she set the record straight in a 2007 interview with Marie Claire. She said that it was “wrongly reported,” and clarified, “I had an ectopic pregnancy at the beginning of [my marriage].” The couple got married that November. The wedding was an extravagant affair, with tons of high profile guests like Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey, and many more, per USA Today. Tom’s best man was the head of the Church of Scientology David Miscavige, according to the BBC. In the years after the split, Nicole said the breakup was a “major shock” in a 2006 interview with Ladies Home Journal, per Today. “I knew I was going to get hit with something. The couple adopted two kids: a daughter Isabella, 29, and a son Connor, 27, in the 90s. We’d rent out a place and go racing at 3 in the morning,” she said. While the marriage was short-lived, Mimi did have a major impact on Tom, being the one who introduced him to Scientology, according to the book The Passion of Tom Cruise, via Radar. Her dad had been an original member of the church, via The Hollywood Reporter.

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"Je comprends ce qu'aiment regarder les gens. J'ai toujours pensé qu'il y avait quelque chose que je pouvais faire pour reculer les limites de cet art. Lorsque je regarde Buster Keaton ou Gene Kelly, je sais qu'on peut raconter une histoire par le mouvement." Je suis allé voir Paramount et je leur ai dit que je voulais faire ce film. Travail d’équipe, rencontre avec les plus grands. J'ai tout étudié, je me suis formé."

Tom Cruise, nearing 60, is being celebrated at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for an extraordinary career. But there was one role the actor/producer couldn't ...

There’s excellent interplay between him and new characters Rooster (Miles Teller), the angry son of Maverick’s late flying partner, and Penny (Jennifer Connelly), a barkeep who brings levity and love to the story. Cruise and company bring fresh drama and heart to this followup “Top Gun” tale, directed by Joseph Kosinski. The movie exceeds the 1986 original in ways few people could have predicted after sequel plans were grounded for decades. He often sneaks into films to judge reactions: “I’ll put my cap on and sit in the audience.” There are many callbacks to the original film, but newcomers won’t have trouble keeping up. You don’t go to a Tom Cruise movie because of the story. That’s true, but Gene Kelly didn’t hang from skyscrapers and mountains and jump onto departing aircraft, as Cruise has done for his movies. He feared it might be the only one he would ever make. Cruise got into producing because he realized it gave him far more control. A third miracle is achieved from the get-go. He’s one of the world’s most popular and bankable stars, having garnered three Oscar nominations and earned billions of dollars for Hollywood studios. Just to be safe, though, there was no audience Q-and-A. Let’s call it what it really was: a love-in.

The 2022 Cannes Film Festival brought out the world's biggest stars, with Tom Cruise, Tilda Swinton, Kristen Stewart, and more attending.

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The Top Gun star, 59, made a swoon-worthy appearance on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival last night, looking dapper in a black tuxedo and a beachy ...

In addition his cheek bone, cheeks and jawline looks filled out, which in the absence of general weight gain is likely due to the use of a collagen filler to plump these areas out - just look carefully at his tear troughs and you can see they are filled out.' Tom was previously asked about surgery rumours back in a 2012 interview with Playboy magazine and he denied having gone under the knife. Right, cosmetic doctor Dr Tijion Esho, who appears in the Netflix series Bodyfixers. He says Madonna's look are possibly 'an amalgamation of decades of procedures' This is completely natural, normal and will happen to most of us as we age.' Tom underwent a full Aviation Survival Training Curriculum before going up in the US Navy F-18, as did his co-stars. September wasn't the first time Tom has shown a 'puffy face'. In 2016, BAFTA viewers were shocked by the Rain Man star's frozen appearance Miles Berry MS, FRCS consultant plastic surgeon of Cosmeticsurgery-partners.co.uk, remarked: 'I would agree that Botox is likely to produce the smooth, unlined forehead. This is completely natural, normal and will happen to most of us as we age.' I personally feel his injector has used far too much toxin resulting in a rather unnatural shiny look. The father-of-three sparked speculation he had fillers after sporting a fuller face during the LA Dodgers match, but looked significantly trimmer last night. Why Tom Cruise looks better than ever at 59! 'We also notice increase of fatty tissue in the lower aspects of our face and you can see this as he is showing a bit more volume around the chin and neck which can be due to this.

While the Cannes Film Festival is still largely known as the festival for more highbrow films, in recent years it has been more than happy to show the ...

And Tom Cruise was given a standing ovation before the movie was even shown. Whether it’s a great movie, or simply a movie with great practical action scenes, there is likely something that fans of Cruise will love about the new movie. Tom Cruise is an actor who has had an incredible career.

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He's gone beyond the needs of the flesh. The jet has become a projection of his will. This smart bomb of nostalgia repurposes every element from the original, from the sweaty beach sports sequence to the synth pop pumping in the background. Yes, the Tom Cruise of 1986 was a bit of a babyface who looked like he should barely be driving, never mind flying $30-million fighter jets. As Cruise zooms past the tarmac, little does he know this is a different kind of mission. Rooster is much more than a pilot fighting his instincts, he's the frustrated son of Goose — who died when Maverick's jet spun out of control 30 years ago. Director Joseph Kosinski films Maverick's return to the flight school with all the majesty of a knight in shining armour mounting his steed. Militarily, Maverick's biggest challenge is getting the students ready for a seemingly impossible mission in three weeks. The country of this rogue state is never mentioned. At 59, Cruise has been one of the few constants in the ever-changing film business. He was the slippery sex guru of Magnolia. The bellowing studio exec of Tropic Thunder. Even director Stanley Kubrick found a complexity to Cruise's Ken doll charisma in the steamy Eyes Wide Shut. As Cruise pushes the experimental jet past Mach 10, hammering the dashboard with his patented "Come On!" a flinty-eyed rear admiral (Ed Harris) orders him to land.

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The London premiere won't be the first time Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, have seen the highly anticipated film. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were ...

Prince William, as president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Kate are no strangers to movie premieres. The charity supports hundreds of thousands of people working behind the scenes in Britain's film and television industry and was called upon, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic when many technicians and skilled craftspeople lost their livelihoods. The London premiere won't be the first time Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, have seen the highly anticipated film.

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Après l'avoir doublé dans 10 longs métrages - depuis Top Gun et jusqu'en 2002 - Patrick Poivey a finalement arrêté de lui prêter sa voix pour se consacrer à Bruce Willis. Pourtant, Poivey, Attal et Puymartin ne sont pas les trois seuls acteurs français à avoir fait parler Tom Cruise sur grand écran. Dans Risky Business en 1983, la star était ainsi doublée par Vincent Ropion (qui a ensuite interprété Dominic Monaghan et Neil Patrick Harris). Et dans Cocktail en 1989, c'était William Coryn (alias Jackie Chan ou Kyle dans South Park) qui lui prêtait sa voix. Après avoir brièvement été doublé par Yvan Attal au début des années 2000 (dans Eyes Wide Shut, Mission: Impossible 2, Vanilla Sky et Minority Report), Tom Cruise a donc trouvé sa nouvelle voix française en 2003, en la personne de Jean-Philippe Puymartin, qui a commencé à l'accompagner à partir du Dernier Samouraï.

Kate Middleton et le prince William assistent ce jeudi soir à la Première mondiale de «Top Gun : Maverick» à Londres, en présence de Tom Cruise.

A son arrivée, le couple princier a rejoint Tom Cruise, ainsi que les co-stars du film, Jennifer Connelly et Miles Teller. Comme l’a précisé le « Daily Mail », cette projection se double d’un événement caritatif. Kate Middleton et le prince William assistent ce jeudi soir à la Première mondiale de «Top Gun : Maverick» à Londres, en présence de Tom Cruise. Kate Middleton, sublime à la Première mondiale de «Top Gun : Maverick» avec Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise told the press that he and Prince William have 'a lot in common' while walking the red carpet — details.

“She is taking inspiration from the late Princess and wanted to pay homage to on the night of the No Time to Die premiere by channeling the dress Diana wore at the View To A Kill premiere.” The Top Gun: Maverick event is the second major red carpet moment that the duke and duchess have enjoyed after the loosening of COVID restrictions, following the No Time To Die premiere in October 2021. For that event, the mother of three wore a gold Jenny Packham gown with statement sleeves and a ruched bodice as an homage to the late Princess Diana. “Kate admired Diana’s taste in fashion before William came into her life. “Stylistically, it’s going to be the same.” “Particularly after the last couple of years, just to have an event like this is extraordinary.” “We’re going to have the same tone that we had from the first,” the Jerry Maguire star told Access Hollywood in June 2017.

Tom Cruise has said he and Prince William “have a lot in common” as the Hollywood star and the royal met on the red carpet in London for the U.K. premiere ...

Speaking about William, Cruise told reporters: “We have a lot in common. LONDON -- Tom Cruise has said he and Prince William “have a lot in common” as Britain's royals joined the Hollywood star on the red carpet in London for the U.K. premiere of the new “Top Gun” movie. Tom Cruise has said he and Prince William “have a lot in common” as the Hollywood star and the royal met on the red carpet in London for the U.K. premiere of the new “Top Gun” movie

The pair were married for more than 10 years and appeared in three films together.

“And I would ask not to be pigeonholed that way, either. When asked about the scene in Eyes Wide Shut where Kidman’s character details an extramarital fantasy, he replied: “We worked together to find the tone: [Kubrick], Nic and I.” The Independent has contacted representatives for Cruise for comment.

Nicole Kidman wasn't included in ex-husband Tom Cruise's career montage video at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 despite co-starring in three movies with him.

After his three-year relationship with Cruz, he began dating Katie Holmes, 43, in 2005, and they were married from 2006 until 2012. The lovebirds, who will celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary on June 25, share daughters Sunday Rose, 13, and Faith Margaret, 11. The exes share daughter Suri, 16.

Prince William and Kate Middleton got all dressed up to welcome the stars of Top Gun: Maverick to London's Leicester Square on May 19: see the photos.

In London on Thursday night, May 19, Prince William and Kate Middleton helped welcome Tom Cruise and his castmates to the U.K. premiere of Top Gun: Maverick in Leicester Square. Prince William and Kate Middleton got all dressed up to welcome the stars of Top Gun: Maverick to London's Leicester Square on May 19 Photos of Kate Middleton, Prince William, Tom Cruise at the Top Gun: Maverick Premiere in London

Much of the drama leading to Kidman and Cruise's bitter 2001 divorce centers on their differing views on Scientology.

In the film, Rathbun further alleged that Cruise became concerned about who Kidman was talking to and asked Scientology leaders to tap her phone. “They are adults,” Kidman said in the interview with Australia’s Who magazine. “Tommy told them over and over again their mother was a sociopath and after a while they believed him,” Rathbun recalled, Wright reported. Since the divorce, Kidman has said little about her marriage to Cruise or their divorce. Miscavige blamed Kidman and viewed her as a “gold digger who was faking Scientology,” Wright said. The church also worked to turn Cruise’s children with Kidman against her. In his book and film, Lawrence Wright explained how Miscavige wanted to keep Cruise happy. At some point, she pulled away from Scientology and Cruise seemed to distance himself as well, Wright reported. Most notably, Kidman doesn’t make an appearance in any clips from “Eyes Wide Shut,” the Stanley Kubrick-directed erotic drama that was built around her and Cruise playing a couple in a troubled marriage. Those movie fans include Prince William and Kate Middleton, who welcomed Cruise to “Top Gun’s” glittering premiere in London Thursday. Both works also suggest that Cruise stood by as Scientology leaders oversaw Kidman’s phone being wiretapped and worked to turn their children, Isabella and Connor, against her. The many reports also allege that the organization had disturbing influence over his marriage to Kidman.

Elle Fanning tells PEOPLE that she 'was freaking out' and 'sort of crying/blushing' while Tom Cruise praised her Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival.

"And he said he remembered. "And he sends her a birthday gift every single year still," Elle says. "[Elle's] going, 'I'm an actress,' and I said, 'I know you are," he said.

Tom Cruise has said he and Prince William “have a lot in common” as the Hollywood star and the royal met on the red carpet in London for the U.K. premiere ...

It was originally due for release in July 2019, but was repeatedly pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cruise was seen introducing William and Kate to the film’s cast members — including Jennifer Connelly and Jon Hamm — in front of a model of the fighter jet from the movie. Speaking about William, Cruise told reporters: “We have a lot in common.

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A colleague of mine, attending her 10th Cannes this year, confided that, “This year, it feels more like a cult,” with thousands of people clinging to the idea that movies can still be seen in the dark with hundreds of people next to each other. Maybe she has a point, but for now, in the age of the streaming platform, Cannes does still seem to mean something to those who both make and love cinema. In short, that’s the gist of Cannes – it promotes an art form that many believe, with the rise of streaming platforms, is on its last breath. And yet, what was more shocking to Cannes attendees was Serebrennikov’s defense of producer (and Russian oligarch) Roman Abramovich at the film’s press conference: “He helps modern art, and he has for a long time now. Mask-less cinephiles invaded the Croisette for the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival this week, and this year’s ethos seems to be all about putting the pandemic behind us. But then there’s Netflix. The streaming giant’s films are still banned from the festival, a dispute that is now nearing its fifth year.

Along with Prince Charles, the royal mingled with both Cruise and his costar Jennifer Connelly.

This isn’t the first time Middleton has hobnobbed with celebrities at a Hollywood premiere. It just so happened that this year’s Royal Film Performance charity event took the form of the Top Gun: Maverick U.K. premiere, meaning that she got to reunite with a friend she only gets to see occasionally: none other than Tom Cruise. (They’ve met at least twice before, at the 2020 Euro Championship and 2021 Wimbledon women’s final.) She and William memorably made a fully surprise appearance at the London screening of No Time to Die last fall, and thankfully, the moment she met Billie Eilish was captured on film.

CANNES, FRANCE—Showered with praise for pulling off the spectacular feat, blockbuster actor Tom Cruise received a standing ovation at the Cannes Film ...

Oh my God, he’s about to do a somersault, too—I’m crying.” At press time, the crowd was reportedly dazzled by Tom Cruise running up the stairs to the stage two steps at a time. This is why he’s a movie star,” said festival attendee James Dupont, who appeared mesmerized as Cruise announced, “Hey, everyone, look at me!” and raised two hands high into the air, proceeding to execute the most daring cartwheel ever witnessed on the red carpet at Cannes. “I can’t believe he did that! CANNES, FRANCE—Showered with praise for pulling off the spectacular feat, blockbuster actor Tom Cruise received a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday when he arrived for the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick with a cartwheel.

L'acteur remet 36 ans après la combinaison de pilote d'élite qui l'a fait star.

« Je fais des films pour le grand écran. Mes films ne sortiront pas directement sur les plateformes. Tom Cruise remet 36 ans après la combinaison de pilote d'élite qui l'a fait star, dans Top Gun : Maverick de Joseph Kosinski, avec pour mission d'aider les salles de cinéma à retrouver leur niveau d'avant crise sanitaire. Je mets ma casquette (pour ne pas être reconnu) », a déclaré la star. Retour, en images, sur la journée de Tom Cruise sur la Croisette. Il a animé une masterclass durant laquelle il a pris la défense des salles de cinéma contre les plateformes de streaming. Le Festival n’a pas oublié de jouer la carte glamour mercredi, avec la présence de Tom Cruise qui a créé l’émoi dès son arrivée en hélicoptère.

Tom Cruise, nearing 60, is being celebrated at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for an extraordinary career. But there was one role the actor/producer couldn't ...

There’s excellent interplay between him and new characters Rooster (Miles Teller), the angry son of Maverick’s late flying partner, and Penny (Jennifer Connelly), a barkeep who brings levity and love to the story. Cruise and company bring fresh drama and heart to this followup “Top Gun” tale, directed by Joseph Kosinski. The movie exceeds the 1986 original in ways few people could have predicted after sequel plans were grounded for decades. He often sneaks into films to judge reactions: “I’ll put my cap on and sit in the audience.” There are many callbacks to the original film, but newcomers won’t have trouble keeping up. You don’t go to a Tom Cruise movie because of the story. That’s true, but Gene Kelly didn’t hang from skyscrapers and mountains and jump onto departing aircraft, as Cruise has done for his movies. He feared it might be the only one he would ever make. Cruise got into producing because he realized it gave him far more control. A third miracle is achieved from the get-go. He’s one of the world’s most popular and bankable stars, having garnered three Oscar nominations and earned billions of dollars for Hollywood studios. Just to be safe, though, there was no audience Q-and-A. Let’s call it what it really was: a love-in.