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Tom Cruise, the prophet of cinema in theaters: "I will never release on platforms"

2022-05-18T18:33:21.489Z


The actor presents 'Top Gun: Maverick' at Cannes and reflects on his learning on the set and his passion for making movies for the big screen


Become the epitome of Hollywood stars, with long hair and a smile of those that illuminate with pure snow.

Tom Cruise (Syracuse, New York, 59 years old) has been loved this Wednesday by the masses in Cannes.

And of course, they adore him.

Overwhelming applause, wild screams.

The Cannes festival has surrendered to the star in a premiere in which the acrobatic patrol of the French Air Force has even participated with a low flight over the Palace at the end of the red carpet.

Everything seemed little to celebrate the European premiere, in a Special Session, of

Top Gun: Maverick.

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Shortly before, in a room full of rigorous black, from the sweater to the pants and shoes, the actor had a talk about his career and his passion: “Cinema”.

In front of 1,300 people (only Sylvester Stallone had made his meeting there, the rest take place in a smaller venue), Cruise has not made any big revelations, although he has made a couple of headlines.

It had been 30 years since he had set foot in the French festival, since

A Very Distant Horizon

closed the 1992 edition with Nicole Kidman.

By the way, the actress, his ex-wife, did not appear in any part of the long video presenting Cruise's filmography;

instead, on stage he has mentioned her when remembering the shooting of

Eyes Wide Shut

and his conversations "with Stanley [Kubrick] and Nic."

Presented as "the friend of the cinema", the actor has not left an inch of that definition.

"I make movies for the big screen."

"I make movies for the public."

"It is different to write and create a film for television than for cinema."

The three mantras that have marked the conversation.

Cruise has assured that he called theater owners during the pandemic assuring them that both

Mission: Impossible

7

and

8

and

Top Gun: Maverick

would be released in theaters.

Top Gun: Maverick

It came to have a release date, June 24, 2020, before the coronavirus altered the world.

Could it have been marketed on a platform at some point?

“That did not happen and will not happen.

Never,” he replied.

It will finally hit theaters on May 26.

For the actor, after what he has suffered in the last two years, it is a "great privilege to be here, in a room without masks, seeing each other's faces."

And he has assured that he goes to theaters to see films.

“Movies have to be seen in theaters.

There you feel part of a community, you share the experience.

I know the business, but I like the experience of making big-screen, long-running movies.

Cinema is my passion.

That's why I see the premieres with people in theaters.

Really, I put on a cap and go as one more”.

Tom Cruise in 'Top Gun: Maverick'

From his childhood he has remembered that at the age of four he already loved watching movies.

“He also wrote my stuff, characters;

or he climbed me up trees.

He was a dreamer.

In my teens I sold cards and

Christmas

door to door or mowed the lawn.

What I earned I spent on going to the movies, ”he recalled.

“At 18, I made my own videos.

I did not go to a film school, but I learned on the set.

The message of learning from everything and everyone was repeated endlessly.

“You have to work hard to learn.

I shoot in different parts of the world, and I like to immerse myself in their cultures and languages.

People interest me, history interests me”.

Cruise has expanded in his explanation of his natural habitat, the filming.

“Each film is an accumulation of knowledge from the previous ones.

My second film was

Taps, beyond honor,

and there I sat down to chat with George C. Scott.

I imposed myself, it was Patton [laughs].

He shared with me all kinds of knowledge, memories, works like

Red Telephone, we flew to Moscow

.

He gave me some great advice when I explained that he wanted to do this for the rest of my life: 'All you have to do is work your best every day,' he recalled.

“That's why I love collaborating with film crews.

I've worked with amazing creators like Tony Scott [a must mention because he directed the first

Top Gun,

in 1986].

All is important.

You have to know even about glasses.

And I am clear that it is never my film, it is always our film.

Tap

was an incredible five-week apprenticeship, I even saw the daily material that we shot, they even taught me that light communicates different feelings even if the actor does the same”.

Tom Cruise on the red carpet for 'Top Gun: Maverick' in Cannes on Wednesday. Andreas Rentz (Getty Images)

The risk that attracts the public

Aren't you afraid of playing so many dangerous action sequences?

"Of course".

So why does he do it?

"It's like if you ask Gene Kelly why he dances."

And he recalled: “I was four and a half years old when I climbed on the roof of the garage of my house, while my mother was in the kitchen, and I jumped with a parachute made with a sheet.

The moment my feet left the roof I realized that this was not a good idea.

Either he would kill me or later my mother would."

That passion for risk knows that it benefits his films: "I think of the public and their experience."

In

Top Gun: Maverick

there are no digital effects beyond recreating explosions.

The actors actually got on jets.

Cruise recalled that in the first installment, in 1986, many aerial shots were ruined by the vomit of the interpreters and so, this time, he planned and executed a detailed flight immersion plan for his younger companions.

Why has it taken 36 years to shoot the second part?

“She was offered to me, however, at that time she had to grow as an artist.

The sequels have to dialogue with the public.

This has been years and years in development.

I even discussed it with Tony [Scott, who passed away in 2012].

He put a lot of time and energy into each project.”

And do you consider the end of his career?

“No, because I keep learning, making movies, looking for stories.

I think of the next, and the other, and the other,

The 75th edition of the Cannes festival opened its doors on Tuesday after two very difficult years due to a relentless pandemic with movie theaters.

In the photo, the Spanish actress and president of the Golden Chamber jury, Rossy De Palma, poses during the 'photocall', this Wednesday.

The section chaired by De Palma is dedicated to rewarding new talent, and in the past names like Jim Jarmusch, Naomi Kawase or Steve McQueen have triumphed in it. LOIC VENANCE (AFP)

Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly pose during a promotional photo call for the film 'Top Gun: Maverick' in Cannes on Wednesday.

For Thierry Frémaux, the festival's general delegate, Cannes is a compendium of cinema from around the world, from Hollywood to the most minority, and Cruise must be here.

“He is the greatest talent that defends films in theaters and represents contemporary cinema” .VALERY HACHE (AFP)

Actress Julianne Moore and jury president Vincent Lindon on stage during the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday.

It is the most important film competition in the world.

An event that boils with stars, movies and controversies.

A cocktail to which this year is added a new attempt to return to the pre-covid world (masks are not mandatory, but the organization "strongly recommends" that they be used) and the war in Ukraine. GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO (EFE)

French actress Frédérique Bel poses for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony and premiere of the film 'Final Cut' in Cannes on Tuesday.Petros Giannakouris (AP)

From left to right, the members of the jury, Deepika Padukone, Rebecca Hall, Asghar Farhadi, Jasmine Trinca, the president of the jury, Vincent Lindon, Joachim Trier, Noomi Rapace, Ladj Ly and Jeff Nichols, upon arrival at the opening ceremony of the festival, held this Tuesday.

GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO (EFE)

Guests arrive for the screening of 'Final Cut (Coupez!)', during the opening ceremony of the Cannes festival.

The organization of the contest has underlined its position against the war in Ukraine, announcing a few days before its start the screening of 'Mariupolis 2', a posthumous documentary by the Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius, assassinated by the Russian Armed Forces on April 2 during the siege of the city of Mariúpol. Andreas Rentz / POOL (EFE)

British singer Tallia Storm poses for photographers upon her arrival at the opening ceremony on Tuesday.Daniel Cole (AP)

American actor Forest Whitaker receives the Honorary Palme d'Or from the president of the Cannes Festival, Frenchman Pierre Lescure, during the opening ceremony of the contest held on Tuesday. CLEMENS BILAN (EFE)

French film director Michel Hazanavicius, Franco-Argentine actress Bérénice Bejo and French actor Romain Duris pose during the photocall on Tuesday.

From the first day, the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks the festival.

The opening film, a 'remake' by Michel Hazanavicius of the Japanese 'One Cut Of The Dead' (2017), was titled Z. Given the use of pro-Putin propaganda for that letter, the contest supported the change demanded by the Ukrainian authorities and now it is called 'Coupez!'. PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA (AFP)

American actress and producer Julianne Moore poses for photographers on the red carpet during the festival's opening ceremony in Cannes on Tuesday.

GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO (EFE)

From left to right, Jury members Ladj Ly, Deepika Padukone, Asghar Farhadi, Rebecca Hall, Jury President Vincent Lindon, and Noomi Rapace pose for photographers upon arrival at the Cannes opening ceremony.Petros Giannakouris (AP )

Actress Rossy de Palma poses on the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday. China News Service (China News Service via Getty Ima)

A guest arrives to attend the screening of "Final Cut (¡Coupez!)", by Frenchman Michel Hazanavicius.

A very skillful and entertaining 'remake' of the brilliant Japanese film 'One Cut Of The Dead' (2017), directed by Shin'ichirô Ueda and with a successful run through festivals specializing in fantasy and horror films. LOIC VENANCE (AFP )

Rossy de Palma, president of the Jury of the Golden Camera, poses upon her arrival at the Cannes Film Festival, this Wednesday. STEPHANE MAHE (REUTERS)

Julianne Moore greets fans before attending the Cannes opening ceremony. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis (Corbis via Getty Images)

Jury member Noomi Rapace poses for photographers this Tuesday in Cannes.

Rapace is a Swedish actress, known for playing Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish adaptations of the Millennium saga, a series of crime novels created by Stieg Larsson (1954-2004). Daniel Cole (AP)

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