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Tom Cruise has strived hard to give audiences a great theatrical experience. Be it performing death-defying stunts on his own or pushing for theatrical releases and supporting other big releases, Cruise does it all. He is considered to be one of the last superstars of a generation.
With such huge achievements, there is a lot of pressure on his shoulders as well as a schedule that is extremely packed.
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Tom Cruise’s Dedication Towards Cinema
Tom Cruisewas last seen in this year’sMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. The seventh installment of the legendary action franchise saw Cruise tempting fate once again with high-speed sprinting, amazing chases, and death-defying stunts, that the fifty-eight-year-old actor did on his own.
Last year the actor brought in unprecedented numbers to the theatre amidst a pandemic with the release ofTop Gun: Maverick. The sequel to his 1986 classic action filmTop Gunwas a huge success.
For his contribution to the exhibition industry, director and collaborator Steven Spielberg was heard showering praises on the actor. He said,
“You saved Hollywood’s a*s and you might have saved theatrical distribution. Seriously,Top Gun: Maverickmight have saved the entire theatrical industry.”
Cruise is a star who has no qualms about working hard for something that he truly loves doing and he reportedly has an insane schedule that helps him do what he does best.
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Tom Cruise Does Not Sleep
Co-stars and other industry friends of Tom Cruise have often expressed their admiration for the actor’s work ethic. Simon Pegg, who stars with him in theMission Impossibleseries, spoke about Cruise toE! News,
“He leads from the top down. And he’s kind of inspiring to be around. There’s no one else like him, he’s the last movie star of the old kind.”
The actor himself spoke about how he has trained all his life to make films and everything he enjoys doing, such as skydiving, riding motorcycles, or speed flying, he tried to apply to his films. Talking toFandangoabout his work schedule, he said,
“And also the hours that I work, I work seven days a week, and I’m producing and everything that we are dealing with during this time period. I have to say I enjoy the pressure, I do enjoy the challenge, but I realize – I woke up, and I enjoy this.”
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With Cruise, losing sleep over his art form is not just a metaphor. While attending the premiere ofMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, he was asked byE! Newsabout his co-stars’ statements about his insane sleeping schedule. The interviewer mentioned that an actor had said that they had only seen Cruise sleep twice in the seventeen years that they had worked together, once on a plane to Japan and once on a zero-gravity bed. The actor smiled and confirmed the statement, saying,
“I try not to [sleep]. You know what, I think I go unconscious. That’s what happens. My days start early and they go early.”
Without much sleep, the actor has managed to bring blockbusters to the cinema again, proving Spielberg’s statement that he is the savior of cinema.
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Source:E! News
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
