If you loved Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Top Gun: Maverick, you’ll be seeing a lot more of him, with Warner Bros. Discovery breaking the news that Cruise will develop and produce films for the company in a new deal.
The deal will see Cruise develop and star in franchise and original films for the company while remaining non-exclusive, though Warner Bros. hopes to tap into his appeal to raise viewership rates. Top Gun: Maverick, which Cruise starred in, brought audiences back into theatres and according to renowned director Steven Spielberg, “saved Hollywood” after the pandemic with a US$1.5 billion gross worldwide.
“We are on a mission to bring Warner Bros. back – we have the best resources, storytelling IP, and talent in the business – and we need to bring Tom Cruise back to Warner Bros,” said Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav.
Cruise also shared his enthusiasm for the project, remarking that he has “great respect and admiration for David, Pam [Abdy], Mike, and the entire team at Warner Bros. Discovery and their commitment to movies, movie fans, and the theatrical experience… I look forward to making great movies together!” Both Abdy and Michael De Luca, referred to Mike in Cruise’s statement, are co-chairs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.
In the meantime, the actor will return to the big screen in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, which is set to release in 2025 after delays due to the WGA strike.
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