In 2010, Hollywood filmmakers implemented the project The Expendables with the desire to bring together once-famous action stars, creating conditions for them to regain their glory and conquer the audience.
However, Tom Cruise has never run out of time or stopped being energetic.
Action icons cannot be replaced
With his handsome face and charming acting style, Tom Cruise quickly gained attention as soon as he appeared on the silver screen, quickly catching the eye of many famous producers.
3 decades later, when the sequel Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is planned, Tom Cruise is still the only choice for the main character.
Tom Cruise’s appearance helped Top Gun: Maverick succeed beyond expectations, becoming the second most popular film of the year with nearly 1.5 billion USD.
His name is also associated with a series of action projects such as Days of Thunder (1990), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Jack Reacher (2012), Edge of Tomorrow (2014)… which project?
In particular, the role of agent Ethan Hunt in the billion-dollar action franchise Mission: Impossible was a major turning point, helping Tom Cruise’s career reach its peak.
In the context of Hollywood having to search for new faces for superhero roles and the James Bond series constantly changing actors, Tom Cruise is almost not afraid of being eliminated.
The star is the soul of the brand, helping the next part succeed beyond the previous part.
The role of Ethan Hunt also turned Tom Cruise into a symbol of action and spy movies.
The daredevil challenges death
When Mission: Impossible 7 premiered, Tom Cruise officially turned 61. But on screen, the actor is still in style with a handsome face and beautiful body, making it difficult for anyone to recognize the signs of time.
In particular, he took on all the action scenes in the film, including dangerous and deadly scenes, which are not easy for even young people to do.
The most impressive segment is when Tom Cruise drives his motorbike at high speed on a cliff, then parachutes in mid-air.
To prepare for the scene, the actor went through a rigorous training regimen for 15 months, with more than 13,000 motorbike jumps and 536 practice skydives.
However, Tom Cruise was almost not worried at all.
Not only that, Tom Cruise also performed a series of other breathtaking action scenes in the Mission: Impossible series.
In the media, Tom Cruise is often praised as `the older the ginger, the spicier it gets`.
The number has increased many times over the past 4 decades.
