We’ve all seen behind-the-scenes videos for movies and television shows, but how about a 30 second promo?

Jimmy Kimmel escaped from a burning home with Tom Cruise for the spot, which debuted during Sunday night’s Oscars. He took the bit further by showing his Jimmy Kimmel Live audience a spoof video that features the stars talking about how the spot came to fruition.

The video features the actual promo at the 5:15 mark:

(Source: TVGuide)
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Best ABC promo that aired during Oscars night was Tom Cruise, in a spot for “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” who sent the late-night host into a burning home to rescue a cat that wasn’t there.

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At least five suitors want actor to say yes

When Tom Cruise became attached last week to play a Russian spy in the David Cronenberg-directed adaptation of the Robert Ludlum thriller “The Matarese Circle,” the MGM pic became just one of several films vying for his next slot.

With his career now steered by a team headed by CAA’s Kevin Huvane, Cruise has been more proactive and aggressive than in past years about meeting studio execs and showing interest in a flurry of projects.

There are at least five suitors trying to get Cruise to say yes.

The concerted courtship of Cruise comes at a time when studios are thinking long and hard about which actors deserve to be paid superstar gross deals.

After a couple of rough years that threatened to knock him from that payday perch, Cruise has changed things. And execs have said their enthusiasm for the actor returned after “Valkyrie” did better than expected around the world, and that no major star except Will Smith tubthumps a movie as hard as Cruise.

The top three candidates for Cruise’s next slot appear to be:
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here’s a totally cute photo of Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Suri and yes, even Connor Cruise at Walt Disney World in Florida.
While I do think Suri looks completely adorable in her princess dress.

(source:ivillage)

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Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Won’t Be At Oscars

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will not be in attendance at the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday, Access Hollywood has learned.

A source tells Access that Tom will be out of town. It’s the second year in a row the star has missed the ceremony – in 2008, he spent the day with his son, Connor, at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Auto Club 500 racing event.

Though he won’t be attending, Tom has someone to root for on Sunday – “Tropic Thunder” co-star Robert Downey Jr., who is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the ensemble comedy.

Both Cruise and Downey were nominated for Golden Globes for the film.

(Source: Access Hollywood)

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ET has a video of Tom’s day at Daytona 500! Watch Tom drive the pace car and also his “Days of Thunder” race car!

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It’s been 18 years since Tom Cruise posed as a racing car driver for Hollywood hit Days Of Thunder.
But the actor had no problems reprising the role to help kickstart pre-race celebrations at the Daytona 500 International Speedway.
But this time, Cruise painted a slightly different picture to the young hotshot he first portrayed, preferring instead to play the family man.

Cruise brought his father-in-law and adopted son Connor along for company as he got behind the wheel of the same vehicle used in the 1990 film.

Sporting a pair of sunglasses and leather jacket, the star appears to have aged well, looking younger than his 46 years.

There was no sign of ex-wife Nicole Kidman though, who he met on the set of the film and subsequently married. Kidman’s current husband however, country music star Keith Urban, attended the event to perform a surprise two-song set for reporters. Urban took brief questions from reporters and laughed awkwardly when asked what his favourite racing film was. “Uhhhhh … Cars?” he stammered, choosing the animated movie over the more obvious Days Of Thunder that featured his wife as Tom’s love interest.

Later, Urban and Cruise both attended the pre-race driver meeting. The two were seated on opposite ends, but Cruise heartily applauded Urban when the singer was introduced.

Cruise appeared in good spirits, despite his new film Valkyries being panned by critics.*

However, he could be set for a comeback as he is reportedly pairing up with Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington to star in The Matarese Circle, a spy thriller directed by David Cronenberg.

(Source: Mail Online)

*Note: Although the story says “Valkyrie was panned by critics”, the opposite is true: Valkyrie received a lot of praise and scored very well at the box office, despite major competition from block busters like “The curious case of Benjamin Button”, “Marley and Me” and others. Click here to read the most important reviews and here to see the box office numbers.

Pics of the whole event will be online soon!!

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Daytona Beach, FL (AHN) – The Daytona 500 annually brings its share of celebrities to town and this Sunday will be no different as film star Tom Cruise will be here to drive the Chevrolet Camaro pace car at the start of the race.

Cruise played NASCAR driver Cole Trickle 19 years ago in the movie “Days of Thunder,’ a portion of which was filmed here at Daytona International Speedway.

“It all came together pretty quickly,” said Speedway president Robin Braig. “We’re not really sure how it happened, but we’re pleased that Rick Hendrick got involved, and that Chevy and NASCAR agreed to let him drive the pace car.” (…)

NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, who 19 years ago supplied the race cars used in the film, had Cruise as a guest in December in New York City at the annual NASCAR awards banquet.

Hendrick will ship two of his “Days of Thunder” cars to Daytona, which will be on display during Sunday’s pre-race hours.

In recent years, the Daytona 500 pace car has been driven by baseball half-of-famer Cal Ripken Jr., talk-show host Jay Leno, and racing legend Junior Johnson.

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Tom Cruise has been working on his Valentine’s Day plans for wife Katie Holmes for quite some time.

The star hinted at the London premiere of Valkyrie — more than three weeks before the holiday — that he already had something sweet in store.
He declared: “I’ve got surprises!”
But he remained tight-lipped on what she’ll be getting from her husband of two years: “I’m not gonna share it with you because that would ruin it.”
This won’t be the first time Cruise has made an effort to surprise his wife.
For her birthday in December, the actor revealed that he arranged that Holmes be presented with a specially made birthday cake as the curtain fell on her Broadway show, All My Sons.
He said at the Valkyrie premiere: “I set up the whole thing. The cast came out with a huge cake. The audience sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to her. It was really nice. You know, I plan it out. I think ahead.”
He added that he had “a lot of surprises for her throughout the day.”
Cruise gushed to the British press that he enjoys “doing romantic things, such as bringing flowers and surprising her with things. I love candlelit evenings with nice music. I feel lucky to have Kate as my wife. She’s an extraordinary woman. She is funny and smart and she likes the same things that I do.”

(source:fashion.ie)

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There are big-screen pairings and then there are Big-Screen Pairings. Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington definitely fall into the latter.

The Hollywood heavyweights will join their considerable forces for an action-packed adaptation of The Matarese Circle, a spy-vs.-spy thriller based on the novel by Robert “Bourne Identity” Ludlum.

According to both the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, Cruise is in final negotiations to join Washington in the would-be blockbuster, which David Cronenberg will direct. Should all go according to box-office plan, the film may develop into a franchise.

The story follows Russian spy Vasili Taleniekov (Cruise; let’s hope no accents are required) and American intelligence agent Brandon Scofield (Washington), two mortal enemies who have spent decades attempting to off each other. The distrustful duo are eventually forced to team up after they find themselves deep into the crosshairs of a political conspiracy devised by a shadowy group known as the Matarese.

Washington has been attached to the globe-trotting action flick since last spring, and production is expected to begin later this year.

MGM is looking to release the film sometime in 2010

(source:eonline)

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