Christopher McQuarrie Downplays Report Of Tom Cruise Exiting After ‘Mission: Impossible 8’

Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton has piloted race cars to seven world championships, but had to decline the opportunity to jump in the cockpit of a fighter jet for a role in Top Gun: Maverick, he tells Vanity Fair in a new interview.

The relationship between actor Tom Cruise and screenwriter/director Christopher McQuarrie goes back to “Valrykie” (2008), and they’ve been nearly inseparable ever since. Even if McQuarrie isn’t directing the project, he’s either writing it or rewriting it (sometimes during production, such as “Edge Of Tomorrow”).

EXCLUSIVE: As Top Gun: Maverick passed $1.3 billion to climb to 13th place on the all time worldwide gross list, star Tom Cruise and producer Christopher McQuarrie are in the early stages of setting up three very different projects. They are still in the thick of Mission: Impossible 8 — Cruise was recently photographed in the UK’s Lake District practicing what appears to be his next death defying stunt, something called ‘speed flying’ — sources said that Cruise and McQuarrie are hatching three new film projects. One is an original song and dance-style musical they’ll craft as a star vehicle for Cruise. They are also setting up another original action film with franchise potential, and they are also fixated on Les Grossman. The latter is the gruff, dance-happy studio executive Cruise played in cameo for Tropic Thunder. It’s unclear if they will create a whole movie around Grossman, or borrow him for inclusion in either of the other vehicles.

news of his death on Sunday, with Tom Cruise, Mel Brooks and other clients and friends championing his legacy. “Bert Fields was a gentleman; an extraordinary human being,” Cruise said of Fields. “He had a powerful intellect, a keen wit, and charm that made one enjoy every minute of his company.

Bert Fields, the relently loyal powerhouse entertainment lawyer who repped clients including Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Tom Cruise, George Lucas, the Beatles, Michael Jackson and many others in myriad headline-making cases in Hollywood, has died, TMZ reports. He was 93.

The Call of the Wild, which marked his first feature film appearance, was released in 2020, beforehand, he shot Top Gun: Maverick, which finally came out back in May. Davis played Lt.

Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos look like royalty stepping out of the Connaught Hotel in London. The power couple, who previously paid a private visit to Buckingham Palace, were all smiling at the cameras.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise tend to keep a lot of their family life out of the spotlight, but the two kids they adopted while together, Bella and Connor, have developed identities of their own outside of the spotlight.MORE: Bella Cruise's life away from parents Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise revealedConnor, in particular, has veered into a profession distinctly different from his famous parents', having partaken in deep sea fishing and being a proponent of living off the land and nature.VIDEO: Nicole Kidman’s relationship to adopted children with Tom CruiseHe frequently shares photographs of his adventures in the water with his friends, showing off his large catches to his devoted following.Many of them often cheer him on, leaving comments like: "Damn that's legit," and: "So much fun! I love deep-sea fishing," as well as: "Wow…what a catch!"MORE: Tom Cruise's London move was influenced by his daughter with ex Nicole KidmanHowever, his photographs have also received some divisive opinions, with many terming his fishing as "cruel" or "excessive," with a third even saying: "Stop killing animals."Mixed as they may be, Connor has continued to follow his passion and maintain a grounded private life outside of the celebrity his parents enjoy.

“Mission: Impossible” director Christopher McQuarrie is urging fans not to believe everything you read about Tom Cruise.

Zack Sharf Will Tom Cruise be leaving the “Mission: Impossible” franchise following the release of the upcoming “Dead Reckoning” entries? Sources have said that the seventh and eighth “Mission: Impossible” movies (being released as “Dead Reckoning – Part 1” and “Dead Reckoning – Part  2”) are designed as “a sendoff for Cruise’s Ethan Hunt character,” but director Christopher McQuarrie said on the “Light the Fuse” podcast that you can’t believe everything you read. However, the director wouldn’t confirm or deny the speculation.Asked if the “Dead Reckoning” movies will be the end of Cruise’s tenure with the action franchise, McQuarrie responded, “Let me tell you, I’ve been working with Tom Cruise for 15 years and I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve been standing next to the man, witnessed an event and then read about it in the trades the next day and none of what they describe is actually true.” McQuarrie launched into an example: “We were in Birmingham shooting a scene between Tom and Haley [Atwell].

Tom Cruise is living up to his action star reputation! In a video posted to YouTube on Monday, the 60-year-old actor is seen paragliding while apparently filming an upcoming installment in the franchise.In the video, which was posted by Christian Bamber of The Opinion Matters YouTube Channel, Cruise is seen filming the flick in the Lake District of the U.K.The clip starts by explaining how passersby noticed helicopters overheard before hearing through the grapevine that Cruise was in the area filming the movie. While initially unconfirmed, the man in the video believed the rumors to be true when he saw Cruise himself, and the actor happily waved at gathered fans.The video shows Cruise getting into a helicopter and heading up toward the mountains.

For nearly a decade now, Christopher McQuarrie has decided to strictly work on Tom Cruise films. You have to go back to 2013’s “Jack the Giant Slayer” to find a non-Cruise film written or directed by McQuarrie.

A dog walker was left awestruck after capturing her very own Mission Impossible film - when her childhood hero Tom Cruise paraglided over her head then landed next to her in the Lake District.

Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez are enjoying their time in London. The couple was photographed smiling and having fun as they walked the city together following a lunch date.Lauren Sánchez donates $1 million to ‘This Is About Humanity’ to benefit migrant children at the US-Mexico borderTom Cruise, Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sanchez enjoy an exclusive dinner in LondonSanchez was wearing a white dress that she matched with white sneakers. Tying the whole outfit together was a red purse and an elegant necklace.Bezos wore a brown shirt and white pants and shoes, matching his outfit with Sanchez’s.

Rolling Stone. “To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect.”The “Celebs with the Worst Private Jet Co2 Emissions” list was put together by British marketing agency Yard, based on data from the CelebrityJets Twitter account.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter made her on-screen debut. Holmes, 43, stars in the newly released movie "Alone Together," and her daughter Suri Cruise, 16, joined her on the big screen.   "I always want the highest level of talent," Holmes said in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment.