Tom is in Tokyo to promote Mission: Impossible III, and fresh from the oven, here goes pictures from the photocall. Click here or the thumbs below.

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Never mind the couch-jumping and the depression-dismissing. Tom Cruise is the world’s No. 1 star, according to Forbes’ annual “Celebrity 100 Power List,” which ranks famous folks based on earnings and buzz.
The less-than-scientific ranking tracks the highest-paid stars from the worlds of television, film, music and sports, said editor Lea Goldman. “It’s what kind of currency does the star’s name have,” she said. “It’s increasingly important how they are perceived both in industry circles and commercial circles, and this list represents who has cachet in both arenas”. Cruise is the only celebrity to top the list twice she added. He was also No. 1 in 2001. “He’s one of the few guaranteed bankable stars,” Goldman said. “No one in Hollywood can negotiate the kind of salary he gets”. With an estimated income of $67 million last year, Cruise wasn’t the top money-earner, but his couch-hopping antics on “Oprah,” his dismissive comments about Brooke Shields’ postpartum depression and whirlwind romance with Katie Holmes made him one of the most talked-about stars of the year. (l’express, tonight.co.za)

But Tom never forgets about his fans:

Tom Cruise To Rent Bullet Train For Ride With Japanese Fans

US actor Tom Cruise wants to impress his Japanese fans with a special treat, he has rented out a bullet train to take 150 fans on a trip from Tokyo to Osaka, according to the film’s distributor.
Wednesday’s two-and-a-half hour train ride is part of the publicity campaign for his latest film, Mission: Impossible III, which premieres in Japan this week.
During the train journey Cruise plans to speak with each fan personally and be photographed with them. (playfuls.com)

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NEW YORK (AP) – The full 126 minutes of Mission: Impossible III probably won’t win best picture at next year’s Oscars, but it had the best two-minute trailer at the seventh annual Golden Trailer Awards.

A jury that included directors Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie chose the Mission: Impossible III trailer for best of show. It also won for best trailer of action movies over the past year and among 2006 summer blockbusters.

The Golden Trailer Awards, founded in 1999, bills itself as the “world’s fastest awards show.” At a recent New York ceremony at the Directors Guild of America, trophies were handed out to winners.

Other winners included the trailers for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Wedding Crashers, March of the Penguins, Good Night and Good Luck, Match Point, Thank You for Smoking and Transamerica. (Canada.com)

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A US magazine have compiled to top ten list of the hottest celebrity couples. In Style magazine took the poll, which saw non other than Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at the top, closely followed by Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth. The big question is, why didn’t Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie make the list? Hmm. Here’s how the rest shaped up anyway.

1. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
2. Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth
3. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
4. Dominic Monaghan and Evangeline Lilly
5. Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias
6. Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody
7. Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell
8. Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z
9. Drew Barrymore and Fabrizio Moretti
10. Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake
(TheHollywoodNews.com)

Tom & Katie apparently are in the Middle East these days:

Tom Cruise, one of the most famous, beloved & outstanding Hollywood actors, is visiting Iraq & Dubai.
Cruise arrived to the middle east in his private jet with fiancee Katie Holmes. He then traveled to Iraq in a helicopter & spent a day with the American troops there; they camped, watched movies & chatted.
Cruise is planing on shooting a few scenes in Iraq for his upcoming movie Chaos, which is scheduled for late 2006.

The movie Chaos talks about serious issues related to the troops on Iraq, how they’re suffering & how the government is mistreating them, yet it also has a few comedy scenes. Alongside Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis & Meg Ryan star in the movie.
As for Katie Holmes, while Cruise was in Iraq, she enjoyed a full day in Dubai.
Late she was caught up by Cruise & they stayed in one of Dubai’s most luxurious hotels. (waleg.com)

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Source: sfgate.com

Tom Cruise will re-enact an adrenaline-fueled action scene from “Mission: Impossible III” when the blockbuster premieres in Japan later this month.

The 43-year-old will spearhead an unprecedented $18 million promotional campaign that will see him arrive at the Tokyo premiere in a speed boat chased underneath the city’s Rainbow Bridge by a helicopter.

Cruise will then board a private bullet train that will take him and 150 fans to Osaka, and he promises to talk to each passenger individually.

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From: Yahoo News

Tom Cruise will recreate an action scene from “Mission: Impossible 3″ when he travels to Japan later this month for the local premiere.

The film’s distributor, United International Pictures, will spend 2 billion yen ($17.7 million) on the unprecedented publicity campaign before it opens in Japan in July.

Cruise will arrive at the June 20 Tokyo premiere in a speedboat, chased by a helicopter beneath the Rainbow Bridge, which crosses Tokyo Bay.

He also will commandeer a bullet train with 150 fans aboard and chat with them individually for the 2.5-hour journey from Tokyo to Osaka. After arriving in Osaka, the passengers will attend a gala screening of the movie.

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