The story of “Ford Vs. Ferrari” is so long and winding.
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official press release posted to the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group and shared on Cruise’s social channels, the deal is a partnership marks a return to WB for Cruise, who has worked with the studio on the likes of Edge of Tomorrow, Rock of Ages, The Last Samurai, Eyes Wide Shut, Interview with the Vampire, Risky Business, The Outsiders, and New Line’s Magnolia.Co-Chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca & Pam Abdy said in the release: “We are thrilled to be working with Tom, an absolute legend in the film industry. Our vision, from day one, has been to rebuild this iconic studio to the heights of its glory days, and, in fact, when we first sat down with David Zaslav to talk about joining the Warner Bros. Discovery team, he said to us, ‘We are on a mission to bring Warner Bros. back – we have the best resources, storytelling IP, and talent in the business – and we need to bring Tom Cruise back to Warner Bros!’ Today, that becomes a reality and we are one step closer to achieving our ambition. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Tom back to Warner Bros. and look forward to bringing more of his genius to life on screen in the years ahead.”Cruise added: “I have great respect and admiration for David, Pam, Mike, and the entire team at Warner Bros. Discovery and their commitment to movies, movie fans, and the theatrical experience. I look forward to making great movies together!”Cruise is currently hard at work on the second part of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning which is housed over at Paramount.When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.@ THN - The Hollywood News 2023
.The story of “Ford Vs. Ferrari” is so long and winding.
She’s an acclaimed actress with a long and illustrious career, but no one could deny that Rosamund Pike is enjoying something of a moment thanks to her scene-stealing role as Lady Elspeth Catton in director Emerald Fennell’s hit movie Saltburn. “I just saw her as a fun ride. She had great lines – that was clear,” Rosamund tells OK! as she settles down to talk about her career highs and that memorable performance in the shocking black comedy drama.
David Ellison’s Skydance is said to have made a preliminary offer to buy Shari Redstone’s stake in National Amusements, the family holding company that controls Paramount Global, according to a Bloomberg report.
Harry Potter saga is at a “nascent” stage, with writers now being invited to pitch specific ideas to HBO Max.The news of a new TV version of J.K. Rowling’s series of books was confirmed by HBO Max last April, with reports that each of the seven books will get its own season.“Your Hogwarts letter is here,” a tweet from the streaming company read.
Suri Cruise has long been fond of pastel colors. Ever since she was a young girl, Suri has been protographed wearing colors like light pink and baby blue, a fashion trend that she retains to this day. While her style has evolved as she’s grown up, there are still some colors and patterns that she finds herself returning to.
Jon Hamm has revealed whether he felt any competition with Tom Cruise while the two actors were filming “Top Gun: Maverick.” During his appearance on Friday’s episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” (now streaming on Max), Hamm, 52, said, “What I really learned was that I loved every bit of working with Tom.”“He is the consummate professional. He pushes himself to a level that almost seems superhuman and then invites you,” he continued. “It’s not a competition with him.
opposite Tom Cruise in the 1988 movie “Cocktail” as a charismatic barkeep, says its success meant drinks were on the house.“I got a lot of free drinks all over the world from that movie,” he told the Post in a recent interview, adding that the scenes of him and Cruise, 61, juggling glasses and cocktail mixers “completely changed the nature of bartending for probably the next 12 years.”The Australian actor, 76, can currently be seen in the Netflix mini-series, “Boy Swallows Universe” based on the Trent Dalton book of the same name.In it, he plays Arthur ‘Slim’ Halliday, which is based on a real-life charismatic criminal with a long rap sheet, who for a time was a babysitter and friend for a young boy.Brown says he was immediately drawn in when he read the script and loved that his character was presented with “no judgment.”“We live in a world where we judge everything,” he explained. “And instead of just taking it on and going, ‘Well, that’s life,’ (instead) we tend to judge, other lives all the time.
EXCLUSIVE: UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is expected to hail the biggest selling film of 2023 being “made and recorded in Hertfordshire – not Hollywood” at a glitzy parliament reception hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) tonight.
Tom Cruise is set to star in a third Top Gun movie.According to Puck News, Paramount has commissioned Top Gun: Maverick screenwriter Ehren Kruger to start work on a third instalment in the franchise.The studio also plans for director Joseph Kosinski to return and for Cruise to reunite with his co-stars Glen Powell and Miles Teller as well as producers Jerry Bruckheimer and David Ellison.Cruise is currently shooting the next Mission: Impossible movie for Paramount which is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2025.Reviewing the 2022 sequel Top Gun: Maverick, NME awarded the film three stars and described it as “an engaging if brainless return to the danger zone”.It added: “Trickled between some breathtaking sequences of G-Force 9 air ballet, it makes for an entertaining blockbuster ride back into the danger zone, albeit one with the fuel pipe to its brain resolutely disengaged.”Cruise, meanwhile recently personally stepped in to support his agent, after she was relieved of her duties following pro-Palestinian social media posts.She had made a number of posts on Instagram, including one that read: “What’s more heartbreaking than witnessing genocide? Witnessing the denial that genocide is happening.”Cruise took “the rare step of going in person” to her office to show his support for her, and he made it known to CAA that he was backing her.
EXCLUSIVE: Annette Bening is joining Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s Frankenstein lore feature at Warner Bros; the studio making it official that this is a go-project. Cameras roll in Q1. This package with its attachments has been out there since it was at Netflix, and the deals have finally closed with everyone.
Puck News. The new installment would see the “Mission Impossible” star, 61, return to his role of naval aviator Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, as well as his “Top Gun: Maverick” co-stars Miles Teller and Glen Powell.
Earlier this week, news broke that Tom Cruise signed a film deal with Warner Bros. to produce and star in movies for the studio. But what does Cruise’s new deal really mean? It’s not an exclusive deal, and Cruise has a couple of titles to finish making, including the upcoming sequel to “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning,” before he pivots to WBD.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Paul Thomas Anderson has assembled an all-star cast for his next movie, which will likely be the most expensive of his career. Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio, long rumored to be in the movie, and Sean Penn, who recently popped up in Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza,” will appear in the untitled film. They join Regina Hall, the “Girls Trip” and “The Hate U Give” standout.
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has Paul Thomas Anderson set to direct Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio & Sean Penn and Oscar host Regina Hall in an untitled film that will begin production January 21 in California. Anderson wrote the script, and he will produce the film with Sara Murphy.
There aren’t many true movie stars in Hollywood anymore. Sure, there are A-listers, but there aren’t many people who actually can lend their name to a film and watch it become a hit just based on name recognition alone.
Tom Cruise has announced a new partnership with Warner Bros., but don’t worry about your favorite franchises of his that are under other studios.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Tom Cruise has his next mission. The ageless action star signed a new deal to develop and produce theatrical films with Warner Bros. Discovery.
the hours after her Oscars 2003 win, which weren’t pleasant.The 56-year-old actress won her first Academy Award for her role as Virginia Woolf in “The Hours” opposite Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore in 2003, but despite taking home the statuette for “Best Actress,” Kidman felt at her worst.At the time, Kidman had recently finalized her divorce from Hollywood’s titular leading man, Tom Cruise, after 11 years of marriage. During her acceptance speech, she appeared so distraught that she couldn’t hold back tears.“I was struggling with things in my personal life, yet my professional life was going so well,” she told author Dave Karger in his new book “50 Oscar Nights.” “That’s what happens, right?” she went on.“Russell Crowe said don’t cry when you get up there and now I’m crying,” she recalled of the moment that should have been a highlight of her career.
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham may remain tight-lipped about the actual plot of the upcoming Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part Two, but she is happy to reiterate her previous kind words about co-star Tom Cruise.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Hannah Waddingham revealed during the official Golden Globes pre-show presented by Variety and Entertainment Tonight that she was accompanied by 4,500 active members of the military when she first flew onto the set of the upcoming “Mission: Impossible 8.” It was announced last March that the “Ted Lasso” Emmy winner was joining Cruise and the “Mission: Impossible” gang in the highly-anticipated eighth installment of the action series. Waddingham’s role in the film is not yet known. “He’s lovely and fabulous to work for and that’s it,” Waddingham said about working with Tom Cruise.