Tom Cruise is having an actual second. The motion star’s already singular profession has loved a large resurgence as High Gun: Maverick continues to obtain awards recognition following its enviable field workplace success. The actor was granted a prestigious award throughout this yr’s Producers Guild of America awards ceremony, and former Paramount Photos CEO Sherry Lansing offered him with the honour whereas sharing a humorous anecdote calling again to an odd (if comprehensible) behavior that Cruise took up at any time when his films premiered in theaters.
Cruise was offered with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award on the 2023 PGAs for his lifelong profession within the movie-making enterprise, in addition to for conserving audiences in theater seats throughout current years. Lansing, who’s now the top of Common Media Group, praised the film star for his dedication to the enterprise and for his passionate work as a producer. She additionally mirrored on how a lot Cruise has at all times beloved seeing reactions from these watching his movies, and spoke to the lengths he used to go to see a crowd’s response. She mentioned (through THR):
He used to sit down within the projection sales space the place no one might see him or disguise at the back of the theaters so he might see the viewers reactions.
Whereas not the one instance of such water-testing in Hollywood, it is certainly a wise and fairly humorous approach for forged and crew member to look at their very own films with out being acknowledged. Whereas some actors choose to not watch their very own performances again, particularly not on the large display screen, Cruise apparently actually cares concerning the completed product and places a whole lot of emphasis on how an viewers responds to what he is placing on the market. That is clearly extra part of his producer-based mindset, and it’s no shock the Guild determined to honor him after he introduced Maverick again to theaters within the largest approach doable.
As well as, the Dangerous Enterprise actor has lengthy been a hype-worthy proponent of film theaters generally, and he was a giant a part of why High Gun: Maverick was held again for so long as it was, to make sure the movie obtained a profitable theatrical distribution. The movie carried out extremely properly, in fact, and the king of blockbusters himself, Steven Spielberg, lately praised Cruise for saving cinemas. The actor has an actual love for the artform, and beforehand revealed he watches a film each single day. He did not share what number of he is nonetheless watching from projection cubicles, however one can solely assume he retains his public viewings to a minimal.
Cruise’s dedication to his craft will likely be heightened in his upcoming movie Mission: Unimaginable – Useless Reckoning Half One. The action-packed trailer promised extra death-defying stunts and extra motion packed chase sequences than ever earlier than. One behind-the-scenes video confirmed the Oscar nominee using a bike off of a cliff and parachuting off of the automobile to security. It is mind-boggling to look at, and actually exhibits how far Cruise will go to get the right shot. And I am certain if there was a approach for him to gauge everybody’s response to watching the trailer on YouTube, he seemingly would.
Mission: Unimaginable – Useless Reckoning Half One is about to hit theaters on July 14th, 2023, so mark your calendars now. Within the meantime, you possibly can presently revisit the smash hit movie High Gun: Maverick with a Paramount+ subscription. For followers eager to see extra from the titular star, try all of the upcoming Tom Cruise movies we’re already anticipating.
