Tom Cruise will always be famous for his blockbuster roles as Pete Mitchell in Top Gun and Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible, but he’s also headlined plenty of original movies, and he’s not done yet. It’s been a while since Cruise played a character for the first time — he last did so when he played Barry Seal in American Made, the 2017 crime thriller directed by Doug Liman. Since then, he’s played Ethan Hunt three times in three Mission: Impossible movies, and he famously played Pete Mitchell in the $1 billion blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick.
“Today, I share the first photo taken last year during a rehearsal on the set of my new film with Alejandro G. Iñãrritu. Alejandro, 25 years ago I watched your first film, the classic Amores Perros. This weekend, 25 years later, I was deeply moved to have been presented the Honorary Oscar by you, my dear friend. I cannot wait to share our new film with you all next year!”
Now that Cruise has seemingly left Ethan Hunt behind, he’s returning to more original roles than we’ve seen from him in a while. He’s also due to star alongside Ana de Armas in Deeper, an underwater action thriller where he’ll reunite with American Made director Doug Liman. The two also worked together on the 2014 sci-fi masterpiece, Edge of Tomorrow. Cruise and Liman even have plans to film a movie in space, but it’s unclear at this time if it will ever happen.
What Is Tom Cruise’s Best Sci-Fi Movie?
Many would argue that Edge of Tomorrow is Tom Cruise’s best sci-fi movie, and it’s hard to refute. He has starred in numerous other massive sci-fi hits, including Minority Report, the 2002 film from Steven Spielberg set in a dystopian future where the police can prevent crime before it occurs. It’s also hard to count out Oblivion as one of Tom Cruise’s best sci-fi endeavors. Minority Report is currently streaming on Paramount+ for all subscribers, and Oblivion can be watched on Netflix for now.
via Collider