The accolades for Tom Cruise's brief cameo in Tropic Thunder last week were followed by even louder backlash against the once-admired-now-ridiculed star. Mr. Scientology's last big number was Lion for Lambs, the dismal think-piece propped up by Cruise's own company United Artists. The fact that his partner at UA, Paula Wagner, just quit five days ago isn't helping matters. So you would think Cruise would finally, mercifully, vanish into the background noise like so many other mediocre celebrities, at least until his lost his back fat. Mais non, quel dommage:
Cruise has several new projects lined up, none of which are with UA, meaning that somebody other than Tom Cruise is willing to hire Tom Cruise. He is in talks with Warner Brothers to star in a Sam Raimi-directed comic book adaptation (there hasn't been enough of those really) Sleeper. Disney's Spyglass Entertainment has Cruise slated for their upcoming thriller, Tourist. And then there's the Universal comedy (god help us) he's interested in, Food Fight. Plus, Valkyrie? That still exists, right?
So what could be causing this Cruise-surgence? To be fair, he never really went anywhere, just squirreled Katie and Suri off to his majestic palace so he could continue using subliminal acting to introduce American audiences to Xenu. As a producer, he's managed to finance almost nothing of value that didn't involve himself as a principal player
So how far can Hollywood continue to patronize Cruise and his couch-jumping shtick? The answer, unfortunately, is as long as the public continues to pay attention. So, sorry for helping along his cause.
Editorial Director
The author of this article is jealous of the talented star.
Who's this Tom Cruise guy? Wasn't he some C-level actor back in the '80s? What movies was he in? No one remembers this guy.
"He is talks with Warner Brothers to star in a Sam Raimi-directed comic book adaptation" says the author. A fine, first step, when you want to mumble incoherently is to practice your basic English. Here are a few suggestions:
"He is in talks with Warner Brothers"
"His talks with Warner Brothers are about starring in a film."
"He talks with Warner Brothers about starring in a Raimi directed film."
Should you become able to use the language, your reading audience is able then, to determine if your tongue is stuck in your cheek, you fingers in the cracks of your keyboard, or, perhaps, your nose is in the wrong place.
After those issues are clear, then create the cutesy "Cruise-surgence" and similar. Basics first, the rest will follow. And don't forget to include at least some tidbit of reality in it someplace.
Wow. Lol, you know Scientology has hit rock bottom when they stop trying to slander critics and go after bloggers in a weak attempt to stand up for Tom Cruise's flagging career. Hmmm, if the tech worked, wouldn't Tom Cruise….oh I don't know….not be failing? :D Love ya lots, Terreyo. Plz to be trying harder. Scientology can't make Tom fail less, so Scientology itself fails. <3
What an angry and miserable article. I do not know much about the writer however I am in Africa and have lost count of the great movies Tom Cruise has made.
Why do Americans enjoy crushing those who have brought them much hapiness Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise etc. suddenly you want us to beleive they are not talented.
Shame on you and your sorry article.
This article is right on the money. Tom Cruise is batshit crazy and WAY off the deep end. Honestly, all he is anymore is a joke…too bad, because he did make some great movies back in the '80s.
for real. Tom cruise is a great actor. that is not a question. People just like to hate on him just because they feel like they need to. Tom Cruise ftw.
Restaurants and Movie Stars have their life span. Just like Sly Stallone, Mel Gibson,…. heck, even Tom Hanks, see their once prolific star descending. Meryl Streep, after whining for a decade or two, has moved on to the next phase, Middle Aged Woman and seems to be getting roles again. It's just the nature of the beast. That's why these guys need to conserve their money, invest well, buy commercial real estate and plan for an early retirement from films, AND a second career. They should all talk to Magic Johnson, who has pulled it off quite successfully.
Tom Cruise is a Pimp… sorry i had to say it. Loins for Lambs was a dull movie for sure. But Tom was great in it. What TC movie before that didn't gross more then 100,000,000+ at the box office? The only thing anyone ever gives him sh*t about is the Oprah moment and saying what he believes in. Some people need to really shut up cuz they just come across as a h o l e s…. lol
The heterosexual Tom Cruise is a member of a criminal organisation. Everyone who buys a ticket to see his films contributes directly to the support of this organisation. Google Scientology or take a look at Wikipedia to find information about it's crimes.
Cruise splits the world into two parts as do all members of his CULT. They are 'Homo Novis', and anyone not a scientologist is a 'wog'. Wogs are ignorant when they are not dangerous- then you are a 'suppressive person'. These SP's Cruise wants to get rid of -they are the cults equivalent of the Nazis' Jews.
According to Hubbards plan, when he eventually would become master of the world, all these SP's would be murdered. Cruise is a follower of Hubbard. Find out the truth yourself, it's worse than you could possibly think.