Tom Cruise has earned the respect of many actors in the industry through his dedication and commitment to his craft. Every co-star of the actor has talked about how generous and large-hearted, and he has been a huge inspiration for all these actors. At 61, he is as hardworking as ever and is currently shooting the eighth Mission Impossible film.
Every actor who has joined the franchise, including Henry Cavill and Hayley Atwell, has come out and expressed their joy in working with Cruise and have nothing but love and respect for his dedication. Now, another actor has heaped praises on the Mission Impossible star and has no time for critics of the actor.
Hannah Waddingham Has No Time for Tom Cruise Haters
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham in joining the eighth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise. Waddingham shot with Cruise this year for five days, and it seems his usual charm and personality has yet again impressed another newcomer of the franchise.
Waddingham recently appeared in an episode of James Martin’s Saturday Morning, where she talked about her experience of shooting with Cruise on Mission Impossible 8 (via The Independent). The actress had huge praise for Cruise, calling him one of the most inspiring people she’s ever met. She also claimed that he has no time for people bashing him and has a problem with Cruise’s haters. She said,
“I have to say, I have a real problem with anybody that goes at [Tom Cruise] now. Having met him and having spent five days intensely…He is without doubt one of the loveliest and encouraging, positive and inspiring human beings I have ever met. Isn’t he gorgeous? I have no time for anyone saying anything about him.”
The comment made by Waddingham has been a constant with every single actor who has worked with Cruise over the years. It will be exciting to witness the chemistry between the two stars in the film, which has now been postponed to 2025.
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Simon Pegg Predicts A Whole Other Phase of Tom Cruise is Imminent
Simon Pegg has worked with Tom Cruise in many of the Mission Impossible films, and therefore, both actors have become close friends in real life. Pegg has a lot of love and respect for what Cruise has achieved in his glorious movie career. The actor revealed that a whole other phase of Cruise’s career is coming after he’s done as Ethan Hunt.
In an interview with The Independent, Pegg claimed that Cruise will show a new side of him that audiences have never seen after he’s done with performing death-defying stunts in his films. This ‘third act’ of Cruise, as predicted by Pegg, will remind fans of the versatility and range that Cruise has always had as an actor. He said,
“I don’t know. I love working with Tom, and he’s really good fun to work with but I get the feeling that when Tom goes off and does other things, it’ll be a completely different thing. He has a whole other age to come in his career. He’s a very good actor, a very, very good actor — as we’ve seen in Magnolia and Jerry Maguire… I think when he finally stops jumping off shit, he’ll have a third act. And yes, it’d be nice to be a part of that.”
Cruise is 61 now, and he will eventually start slowing down on films that are heavy on action and physical stunts. It remains to be seen how his career trajectory goes once he’s done with the Mission Impossible franchise and the kind of films he chooses to participate in at this phase of his life.
