Tom Cruise’s career has been on a real upswing in recent years, after a brief period of controversy in the mid-2000s. His most recent films, Joseph Kosinki’s Top Gun: Maverick, and Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout, were both major box office successes.
Cruise’s career took a hit in the mid-2000s after a series of high-profile incidents, including his couch-jumping appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the release of several controversial Scientology videos. However, he has since rehabilitated his image and regained his status as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
The casting that ‘almost’ happened
Warner Bros. was courting Tom Cruise to play the male lead in Clint Eastwood‘s version of A Star is Born. Eastwood had been planning to make the film a year before they started, but the project was delayed when Beyoncé, originally supposed to be cast in the lead role, became pregnant. When Beyoncé was ready to return to work, Eastwood was hoping to move forward with the film.
Variety and Deadline both reported that Warner Bros. was interested in Cruise for the lead role, which is an “over-the-hill musician who helps launch the star of an ingenue he falls in love with.” However, it was still unclear whether Cruise was ever interested in the project.
Hollywood director Cameron Crowe, in an interview with the folks at Film School Rejects, spoke about a conversation of his with Clint Eastwood. He said,
“Clint Eastwood said, “100 years from now and more, people will look back on this generation of films, and the guy who will stand out more than anyone else will be Tom Cruise.”
“Coming from Clint Eastwood, like, a foot-and-a-half away from you telling you that, I couldn’t wait to tell Tom that.”
Crowe said that he agreed with Eastwood since he has also worked with Cruise in Jerry Maguire and Vanilla Sky. He also added,
“I think it’s true. You could create an argument for a number of other actors, but I don’t know anyone who’s built this kind of body of work in movies that will stand the test of time, and I would be honored if one of our movies was a part of that.” “He’s done so many different, time-defining projects.”
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Eastwood’s legendary time in Hollywood
Clint Eastwood is one of the most important figures in cinema history. He has had a successful career as both an actor and a director, and his films have been critically acclaimed. As an actor, Eastwood is best known for his roles in western films. He starred in the Dirty Harry franchise, as well as films such as Unforgiven and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He is considered one of the most iconic Western actors of all time. As a director, Eastwood has made some of the most acclaimed films of the past few decades. His films include Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, and Letters from Iwo Jima.
He is known for his gritty, realistic style, and his films often deal with complex moral issues. Eastwood is now in his 90s, and he has slowed down his filmmaking output in recent years. However, his films continue to be critically acclaimed, and he remains one of the most respected figures in cinema.
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Source: Daily Express
