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Tom Cruise found love and praise for his iconic reprisal as Pete Mitchell inTop Gun: Maverick.Starring alongside the veteran actor, there were several other co-stars that admired Cruise’s working capabilities and his charisma and passion for each and every project.
Jennifer Connelly became joined the queue in a long line of admirers when she talked about Tom Cruise’s work ethic and whyTop Gun: Maverickwas such a high success. Although the duo that played on-screen romantic partners had never met before, Connelly revealed Cruise to be the “cool kid” that she wanted to impress.
Jennifer Connelly Reveals How Tom Cruise Works
While portraying the character of Peggy in the sequel,Jennifer Connellyand Tom Cruise’s on-screen chemistry was praised worldwide. The actress revealed that the duo had never met prior to the shooting of the event and had nothing but high regard and praise for theMission: Impossibleactor.
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In an interview, Connelly talked about Cruise’s impressive work ethic and how he entirely devoted himself to whatever project he was working with. TheBlood Diamondactress felt “beholden” to Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer (the producer), and audiences around the world for keeping up with such a huge project.
“He’s so exceptional. Spending time with him, you understand how someone has been such a movie star for so many years. It was clear to me what the franchise means to him, so I felt beholden to him, [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer, and the audiences who love the film so much.”
Connelly further revealed that she was afraid of flying but didn’t want to admit it in front ofTom Cruisebecause he was so“darn cool”.
“‘Oh my god, the cool kid is talking to me. Don’t mention that you’re afraid of flying.’ So it was kind of like that. His example is quite inspiring.”
The project was so intense that the second-in-lead of the movieMiles Tellerwas also scared of starring in the movie. Miles Teller was also motivated and inspired to do work after seeing Tom Cruise on the sets ofTop Gun: Maverick.
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Tom Cruise Was Literally Non-stop While ShootingTop Gun: Maverick
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Miles Teller was so scared of starring in such a huge project that he rejected the movie initially. After getting convinced to take on the role, Teller saw that Tom Cruise was the actor that was literally non-stop while working.
“I mean years and years of f—king carving this thing and then reshooting stuff if it’s not great. It’s just wonderful to be a part of something like that because he’s [Cruise] doing so much heavy lifting, and he’s literally just nonstop, and his attention to detail is just ridiculous. It will never be matched.”
Having starred in the original 1986 movie,Top Gun,the sequel earned a whopping $1.45 billion at the global box office. The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski, currently stands at a rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.3/10 on IMDB.
Top Gun: Maverickis available to stream on Paramount+.
Source:The Things
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
