Tom Cruise hooks up with Warner Bros. to jointly produce Cruise-centric original and franchise ventures
This week, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Co-Chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca & Pam Abdy and Tom Cruise announced they will jointly develop and produce original and franchise theatrical films starring Cruise in 2024 under a new strategic partnership between Cruise and Warner Bros. Discovery. Cruise and his production company will have offices on the Warner Bros. Discovery lot in Burbank.
The partnership marks a return to Warner Bros. for Cruise, whose storied filmography with the studio includes Edge of Tomorrow, Rock of Ages, The Last Samurai, Eyes Wide Shut, Interview with the Vampire, Risky Business, The Outsiders, and New Line’s Magnolia.
Said Cruise, “I have great respect and admiration for David, Pam, 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!”
Giving credit where credit is due, Cruise has helped create some of the most memorable cinematic characters of all time. Having thrived as an actor, producer, and philanthropist in a career spanning over five decades, Cruise is a three-time Oscar nominee whose films have earned nearly $13 billion in worldwide box office.
Tom first found fame in the ’80s with films like Top Gun and Cocktail. His film career is still extremely successful, including the lead role in the Mission Impossible franchise. He has been married three times, to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes. He is renown for his support for the Church of Scientology. ~ Mirror
Over the last 40 years, Cruise has starred in and produced movies that stand the test of time. He had the lead roles in numerous legendary films such as Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Risky Business, Minority Report, Interview with the Vampire, A Few Good Men, The Firm, Rain Man, Collateral, The Last Samurai, Edge of Tomorrow, Born on the Fourth of July, The Color of Money, and the Mission: Impossible series, among many others.
Dialogue and scenes from Cruise’s films are part of the very fabric of global culture and are regularly referred to and quoted by four generations of worldwide fans daily.
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(Source: Warer Bros.)
(Cover photo, Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’, Image credit: Facebook)
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