Keanu Reeves Denies Being Inspired From Tom Cruise, Refuses to Team up With the Top Gun: Maverick Star Unless They Are Fighting the Villain Side by Side

Keanu Reeves Denies Being Inspired From Tom Cruise, Refuses to Team up With the Top Gun: Maverick Star Unless They Are Fighting the Villain Side by Side

Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise have had parallel careers in Hollywood. Starting in the early 1980s, both of them became the most popular action stars in the industry. Both superstar actors have multiple hit franchises under their names. Despite working for decades in show business, fans never saw the two action stars sharing the screen.

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Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves

And during the special screening of his latest film, John Wick: Chapter 4, the 58-year-old actor addressed the same as he talked about a possible team-up with the Top Gun star in the future.

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Keanu Reeves Thinks Tom Cruise is Amazing

Keanu Reeves returns to the big screen as the professional hitman and assassin to take down the High Table in John Wick 4. During the New York special screening of the latest film in the franchise, Reeves shared his appreciation for the Mission Impossible star, Tom Cruise.

Keanu Reeves
The Matrix Star Keanu Reeves

However, he stumbled on his words when the 60-year-old actor was referred to as an inspiration to him. Reflecting on his earlier comment when he described the Edge of Tomorrow star as “inspiring,”  the interviewer asked him the same question.

This time, however, the Speed star had something else to say. “I don’t know if an inspiration, no, he’s just amazing. He’s just incredible,” Reeves said. He further mentioned that he is a great actor and has done outstanding work in the industry.

Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise

Earlier, the 58-year-old actor described Cruise as an “inspiring” figure and said they are all just “beneficiaries” of his excellence. Reeves also reflected on if he would ever share the screen with the Jack Reacher star.

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John Wick Star Reflects on Sharing Screen With Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves are the two biggest names in Hollywood. Both of them are known for their hit films and for featuring in some of the best franchises in the industry so far. However, they never featured together on screen. When asked about collaborating with the Vanilla Sky star, Reeves had some intriguing ideas for it.

Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise
Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise

The Point Break star shared he would love to feature side-by-side heading toward a single target. “I don’t know, maybe we could be side by side with a common goal,” he said. Fans also appreciated the idea of seeing Reevs and Cruise together in a film. While it’s uncertain if fans will see them together on screen, it can be speculated that this collaboration could be amazing if led ahead with a good story.

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Laxmi Rajput is a writer at Fandomwire. She finished her Post Graduation in Broadcast Journalism and worked as a Business News writer for a year. But her interest in entertainment and pop culture compelled her to find a way towards Entertainment Journalism. She has worked across various fields and has 2 years of experience in content writing. She likes reading, music, movies, and traveling. She aspires to become a fiction writer in the future.

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