Tom Cruise Explains Why He Doesn't Take Time Off Between Projects

Greg 'Tarzan' Davis quit his job as an elementary school teacher in Louisiana to pursue his dream of acting. Five years on, he's about to hit the big screen alongside the biggest movie star in the world, Tom Cruise, in Top Gun: Maverick - and next year's Mission:Impossible 7.Exclusive: Top Gun: Maverick star shares details of meeting 'engaging' Prince William and Kate MiddletonIt was a risk that paid off, and Tarzan says that he and Tom are now "brothers for life" after first meeting when he was cast in the sequel to the hit 1986 film Top Gun.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWhen “Top Gun: Maverick” takes flight in North American theaters on Friday, ticket sales for the oft-delayed tentpole may break through the stratosphere.Thanks to stellar reviews and a healthy dose of nostalgia, Paramount and Skydance’s star-spangled action film — starring Tom Cruise as a fighter pilot who feels the need for speed — is expected to generate a blockbuster $85 million to $100 million over the weekend. Through Memorial Day on Monday, domestic box office receipts could fly as high as $130 million.

Jennifer Connelly is facing her flying fears. In a recent interview with Good Morning America, the actress, 51, admitted that flying isn't her "favorite" thing to do despite the movie being about airplanes.

Taking vacation days isn’t necessary when you’re Tom Cruise. 

Tom Cruise has revealed that he doesn’t take days off because his career means he’s constantly “living the dream”.The actor is currently promoting his latest film, Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 action classic, in which he reprises his role as fighter pilot Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. He is also a producer on the blockbuster.Speaking in a new interview, Cruise said his active career means he doesn’t take any time off, but he doesn’t mind being as busy as he is because he’s “living the dream” when he’s working.“This is a day off for me, because I am not shooting,” Cruise told Bella magazine (via Contact Music), after being asked what he likes to do when he has a day off.

Tom Cruise may have rekindled his romance with Marvel star Hayley Atwell after she appeared alongside him at the premiere for his new film. Hollywood A-lister Tom, 56, and British actress, Hayley, 40, are said to have instantly hit it off and become an item whilst filming the upcoming Mission Impossible sequel together in 2020. However, the pair reportedly broke up last September after around 10 months together.

While attending the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise has revealed he has "a lot in common" with Prince William. The 39-year-old Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate Middleton, 40, appeared at the premiere of the movie sequel in London last night.

Prince William made a statement as he stepped out in style at the London premiere of Top Gun: Maverick on Thursday evening. In a subtle nod to the flick's iconic Captain Maverick and his own background as a trained RAF helicopter pilot, the 39 year old arrived on the red carpet in a pair of black velvet loafers embroidered with F18 planes.The fighter aircraft is the same one used in the original 1986 action movie, starring Tom Cruise, who also joined William and his wife Kate Middleton at the hotly-anticipated movie event.

Tom Cruise was Kate Middleton's knight in shining armour.  The A-lister, 59, extended his hand to the Duchess of Cambridge, 40, as she navigated a set of stairs at the Top Gun: Maverick premiere in London's Leicester Square.  Cruise was on hand to escort the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge down the red carpet and introduce them to his co-stars, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Miles Teller.

Hayley Atwell is showing her support for Tom Cruise!

Tom Cruise gave Prince William an early peek at . ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 59-year-old actor at the U.K. premiere of his latest film, and Cruise confirmed reports that the Duke of Cambridge was treated to an early screening of the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 flick.«Yes, early on,» Tom confirmed of the early royal screening, which he reportedly arranged after learning that William, a trained helicopter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force, was a big fan of the original movie.«He's an aviator, so I knew he'd have a lot of fun,» Tom said of William.While Tom said that he and William have yet to fly together, he didn't rule out the possibility of doing so in the future.

One of the hottest tickets in town on the second day of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival wasn’t for a world premiere or even a swanky, beachfront party. Attendees, press, and fans were hyped for an hour-long tribute to the one and only Tom Cruise, a star not known for public Q&A’s let alone serious interviews these days.

Top Gun: Maverick’s Cannes Film Festival premiere marks another high point in the movie star career of Tom Cruise. The actor turns 60 on July 3, and unlike most leading men of that age who become quicker to call for the stunt double, Cruise shows little evidence of slowing down after 43 films. If anything, his Mission: Impossible stunts seem to grow more ambitiously dangerous, not to mention the fact that he and director Doug Liman will become the first to actually shoot a space film in space for real—aboard one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX crafts with the cooperation of NASA.