Judd Apatow mocks Tom Cruise’s height and Scientology in awards speech

Recognition from his peers! Tom Cruise has had a long and storied career in Hollywood — but the awards season recognition for Top Gun: Maverick is a new high.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie are shooting flight scenes for “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two” on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea, which Cruise reached by helicopter from the Italian port city of Bari, where he jetted into on Saturday. Confirming Italian press reports, the head of the Apulia Film Commission Antonio Parente told Variety on Thursday that Cruise flew into Bari, which is the Apulia region’s capital city, on Saturday Feb. 25. After spending the night in Bari’s 5-star Hotel Delle Nazioni, Cruise on Sunday hopped on a private helicopter from the Bari airport to go shoot scenes for the eighth “Mission Impossible” installment on an U.S. aircraft carrier “which is probably the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush, but we are not sure,” Parente said.

Diego Boneta will always be thankful for Tom Cruise. The Mexican actor recently stopped by the Jennifer Hudson Show, where he opened up about his time on set with Cruise for his breakout film Rock of Ages, calling him a mentor.Boneta plays the lead in Rock of Ages (2012) which stars a-listers Cruise, Mary J Blige, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin and Catherine Zeta-Jones. He told Hudson it was a learning experience, who quickly asked to see his impression of Cruise.

Patricia Arquette is telling the story of how she almost worked with Tom Cruise.

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Tom Cruise has discussed how he “got emotional” in his Top Gun: Maverick reunion with Val Kilmer.The actor, who reprised his role as Peter “Maverick” Mitchell from the 1986 film Top Gun, appeared in a brief scene with Kilmer in the new film.Kilmer played Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the original film, but only returned for a cameo in the new film after being diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and now speaking with a voice box.“I just want to say that was pretty emotional. I’ve known Val for decades,” Cruise said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! recently.“For him to come back and play that character… he’s such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again.

Tom Cruise was honoured for his nearly three decades of work as a producer, and “ Everything Everywhere All at Once ” solidified its status as the frontrunner for the best picture Oscar by taking the top prize at Saturday night’s Producers Guild of America Awards.

Zack Sharf It stands with good reason that if any scene made you cry in “Top Gun: Maverick,” it was the emotional reunion between Tom Cruise’s Maverick and Val Kilmer’s Iceman. Kilmer had not acted in years after losing the ability to speak due to undergoing throat cancer treatment in 2014. But the actor returned for an emotional scene in the blockbuster “Top Gun” sequel. Suffice to say, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Kilmer had his big screen reunion with Tom Cruise, 36 years after the original “Top Gun.” The moment was so powerful that not even Cruise could keep the tears in. “I just want to say that was pretty emotional. I’ve known Val for decades,” Cruise said during a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “For him to come back and play that character…he’s such a powerful actor, that he instantly became that character again…you’re looking at Iceman.”

Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “I was crying. I got emotional.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The 2023 Producers Guild of America Awards are underway at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. A strong bellwether for the Oscars’ top prize, seven of this year’s best picture nominees are recognized by the guild in the film category: “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár” and “Top Gun: Maverick.” This marked the first year the PGA nominated four sequels, which also included “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” Actor-producer Tom Cruise will be honored with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award, which recognizes a producer or producing team for their extraordinary body of work in motion pictures. The Selznick Award has a distinguished history with past recipients including such legendary producers as Steven Spielberg, Barbara Broccoli, Mary Parent, Brian Grazer, David Heyman and Kevin Feige.

Tom Cruise was reduced to tears while filming one scene for his major blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick.

James Corden is gearing up to say farewell to The Late Late Show, and Tom Cruise is going to help him close out the era with a bang.

James Corden's final episode of the is fast approaching, and to celebrate the show's groundbreaking run, it's bringing in a familiar and suave face for one final epic sketch — the one and only Tom Cruise.CBS announced on Friday that the star and the 44-year-old late-night host will reunite for one final, over-the-top sketch slated to air during a primetime special,, which will air at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday, April 27.In that primetime special, Corden and Cruise will take part in a musical performance during  at the famed Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Tim Gray Senior Vice President With 20/20 hindsight, the mega-success of Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick” might seem inevitable, since it is a sequel to a familiar title, and it stars Tom Cruise. Of course nothing is a sure bet. And even with its popularity, there was no assurance Academy voters would embrace it. But the film earned $1.48 billion at the worldwide box office and scored Oscar noms for best picture, adapted screenplay, editing, sound, song (by Lady Gaga and BloodPop) and visual effects. The best picture nom recognizes four producers: Tom Cruise, David Ellison, Christopher McQuarrie and, after nearly 50 years in the industry, Jerry Bruckheimer, who is celebrating his first Oscar nomination.

Angelique Jackson The 54th annual NAACP Image Awards have found their host in Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Queen Latifah. The actor, producer, musician, author and entrepreneur takes on the role of the NAACP Image Awards emcee for the first time. “It’s an honor to host the 54th NAACP Image Awards, especially in the year we are celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop,” Latifah stated. “This is a night to celebrate Black excellence and Black contribution to our industry and beyond. Celebrating one another, lifting each other up and you know we’ll have fun doing it!” The awards show will be broadcast from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 25, airing at 8 p.m. ET on BET. It will also simulcast across Paramount Global networks (including BET HER, CBS, CMT, Comedy Central, LOGO, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, POP TV, Smithsonian, TV Land and VH1).

stack of phone books Tom Cruise sat on to reach the flight controls,” Apatow teased in his monologue of Cruise’s 5’7” stature and aviation shots in “Top Gun: Maverick,” per Variety.“Remember when Tom Cruise jumped up and down on the couch and we all thought, ‘What a lunatic!'” Apatow remarked, referring to the actor’s infamous interview on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 2005. “And now he rides a motorcycle off a cliff and BASE jumps and we’re all like, ‘Tom’s fine!'”“Tom is not fine,” Apatow continued.

Judd Apatow served as emcee for the DGA Awards on Saturday night, and he kicked off his show-opening monologue by taking a few shots at Tom Cruise.

Bringing the jabs. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick was nominated for a prize at the 2023 Directors Guild of America Awards, and host Judd Apatow couldn’t resist a few shady jokes at the actor’s expense.

Judd Apatow honed in on Tom Cruise when he was onstage at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday evening (February 18).

Tom Cruise, with his history as an action star in a multitude of blockbusters, might not have been the first choice for the role of Lestat de Lioncourt in Interview with the Vampire.