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There is a long-hidden secret formula in the film industry that lets Hollywood choose which stars to raise among the litany of struggling and aspiring actors. Tom Cruise is one such movie star who has almost a messianic quality to his career, fame, success, and popularity.
The fact was further proven when his love for the entertainment business propelled him to save the theatrical distribution system, thus saving Hollywood, after the global pandemic.
However, such an overbearing love for the industry has often led Cruise to cross a line and overstep where he isn’t meant to. Jumping off cliffs and dangling from a Boeing aside, the fanatic in Tom Cruise has sometimes taken his love for the filmmaking business and turned it into a weird obsession. Naturally, not all directors took kindly to his attitude… for obvious reasons.
Tom Cruise Gets Too Bossy onMission: Impossible 2
During the filming of one of the most controversial and worst-ratedMission: Impossiblemovies,Tom Cruise‘s Ethan Hunt encounters a biological weapon that needs to be destroyed before it can be used as a weapon of terrorism and mass destruction. However, theJohn Woofilm featured more fiery explosions and loud gunfights than an actual war film and far too many for a spy movie.
The film was shredded by fans and critics alike. John Woo – the legendary Hong Kong action filmmaker – failed to impress the Hollywood audience. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise went back to work, theMission: Impossiblefranchise carried on delivering hits, and the actor became a legend in the action scene himself. Years later, the truth aboutMission: Impossible 2came to light.
“He understood”: Mission Impossible 2 Director Had to Put His Foot Down When Tom Cruise Tried to Hijack His Movie
While the movie found itself under constant backlash, Cruise was dragged into the mounting controversy as rumors about his heavy-handed involvement in finalizing the film’s cut began to circulate. John Woo then dismissed the claims of Cruise interfering with his cut by revealing toRolling Stone:
Actually, he couldn’t do that. But after the movie finished, he went to Australia for vacation and then he wanted to put a camera in the cutting room to see our work because he wanted to know what we were doing, and we didn’t allow him to do that. He changed his mind. I said I needed to cut my film without any interference, and he understood.
While Cruise’s love for the filmmaking business is a well-known trait of the actor, at the time, those rumors could have heavily impacted his rising status as an action star – a label that later became inherent to his identity years down the line. Fortunately, John Woo did not let the behind-the-scenes controversy affect the film after its premiere by clearing Tom Cruise’s name from scandal.
The Many Troubles ofMission: Impossible 2
Despite delivering the biggest box office hit of 2000 withMission: Impossible 2, John Woo’s time filming the 25th movie of his career was mired in trouble. The director found himself constantly clashing with his lead star, Tom Cruise. The actor, who wanted to do all of the stunts himself, undermined the efforts of stunt doubles, who the director wanted to shine the spotlight upon.
Meanwhile, Woo’s original cut for the movie, which clocked in at 3 and a half hours long, was rejected by Paramount as the studio execs wanted a shorter runtime. The cut-down film resulted in a patchy story filled with plot holes and continuity errors that made for a bad viewing experience for the audience.
“It was a real shame”: Tom Cruise Was Frustrated With His Female Co-star, Made Her Feel Insecure While Filming Mission Impossible 2
Mission: Impossible 2was a much-anticipated film after Tom Cruise’s first 1996 blockbuster hit. As a result, the box office performance of the sequel was impressive, raking in $57 million at the opening and grossing $546 million worldwide in the end [viaThe Numbers]. The film’s 56% rating onRotten Tomatoesremains its only black mark.
Mission: Impossible 2is streaming on Paramount+.
Diya Majumdar
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
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