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Posted by ExtraTV Staff on December 6, 2007 11:34 AM
All month long, “Extra” will continue to unwrap this season’s most jaw-dropping gifts.
This time, we’ve got the motorcycle Tom Cruise rode in “Mission: Impossible 3,” a luxury watch that will blow your mind and fabulous jewel-studded Chanel boots! (Source: Extra)
“Mission: Impossible III stormed to the top of both the sales and rental charts duriong its first week in stores, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Studio sources estimated the DVD sold 3.7 million units in the week ended November 5, more than either of the two previous releases in the lucrative Paramount franchise. And that’s not counting 20,000 units sold on the two next-generation formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc — making “M:i:III” the biggest-selling next-gen title since HD DVD’s April launch.”
Well, M:I III is coming out on DVD this monday, and the Official Website has released a game!
In the M:I3 game, you must train and then go on a mission to kill a murderous arms dealer. The goal of the game is for users to kill all of the arms dealer’s henchman and then the arms dealer himself, while not getting shot themselves and racking up the highest accuracy possible. In the third level, the challenge ramps up as you must avoid killing civilians as well.
TOKYO — Tom Cruise loves Japan, and the Japanese certainly love the superstar actor who makes it a point to come here to promote each of his movies and interact with his fans. Cruise, who turns 44 on July 3, arrived in Japan at 4 a.m. Tuesday for a whirlwind promotional tour for “Mission: Impossible III,” along with director JJ Abrams, co-stars Keri Russell and Maggie Q, as well as producer Paula Wagner.
After charming the media at a news conference at Meiji Kinenkan, Cruise donned a happi coat for a meeting with Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa who presented him with a certificate of thanks for his efforts to promote Japanese culture through his films (specifically “The Last Samurai” and also for his stated desire to film parts of “Mission: Impossible IV” in Tokyo).
Cruise, who was ranked last week by Forbes magazine as the world’s most powerful celebrity, said meeting fans was the most important part of his trip. On Tuesday night, in a scene recreated from his latest film, he arrived by speedboat at Odaiba for the Japan premiere and spent an hour chatting with fans before heading off to party with “Last Samurai” mates Ken Watanabe and Hiroyuki Sanada.
On Wednesday morning, Cruise and 150 invited guests (chosen from 30,000 applicants) from regional areas departed Tokyo aboard a specially chartered bullet train for the 150-minute journey to Shin-Osaka. During the trip, Cruise is spending a minute with each passenger and posing for a photo with every one of the 150 fans onboard. He returned to the U.S. on Wednesday night.
Distributor UIP pulled out all the stops for the visit, spending 2 billion yen on the various events. Japan, of course, is the second biggest movie market in the world and Cruise’s films have consistently been hits here, where his sometimes eccentric behavior means little. “I think you all know my affinity for Japan and your culture,” he said.
“Mission: Impossible III” sees Cruise reprising his role as Ethan Hunt, now an IMF agent instructor called back into action to rescue a former team member who has been captured by a ruthless arms dealer (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Complicating matters is the fact that Hunt now has a wife who is not aware of his true occupation.
Abrams, best known for directing the TV series “Alias,” pours on the action. Cruise certainly earns the reported $20 million he was paid, doing most of the stunts himself. “I asked myself a couple of times why I still do that,” he said. “The scene where I am blown against a car on a bridge looked good when we wrote it on a Friday, but not on Monday when we filmed it. At that point, everyone was waiting around, looking at me, so I couldn’t get out of it.”
Both Cruise and Abrams (who was given the directing job by Cruise as a birthday present) wanted to inject the romance angle into the series. “We wanted a love story that was action-packed and had vivid characters. This is my favorite mission,” said Cruise.
But not his last mission. Tokyo looms on the horizon for the next one. “Actually, we wrote scenes for this one with Tokyo in mind, but we couldn’t find the right buildings,” said Abrams. “So in the end, we had to go to Shanghai.”
However, Cruise knows what he would like to do for “M:I IV,” if there is one. “I’d like to shoot in downtown Tokyo for a week. Just at night. It would be an unbelievable sequence. Of course, people might not be happy with the traffic.” The actor mentioned it during his meeting with Transport Minister Kitagawa who promised to cooperate.”
Cruise said he is more enthusiastic than ever about making movies. “I wish I could make two or three a year, but I am very particular about what I do,” he said. “When I was growing up, moving around, I never thought I would have the opportunity to make movies. It was a joke to even think about it. But the more I make movies, the more I appreciate it and the more I appreciate what other artists have done,” Cruise said, naming Muhammad Ali as his real-life hero because of his integrity and values. “I like to challenge myself just to see if I can do it. I love creating something together with a team, especially when it is a project close to my heart.”
Speaking of close to his heart, the Japanese media were disappointed that he didn’t bring his fiance Katie Holmes and their child Suri, as he promised he would. “Yeah, I know,” Cruise said, “but the trip was just too short.” He is still on cloud nine following the April birth. “I’m very happy. Last Sunday was the best Father’s Day I could have,” he said of his time with Holmes, Suri and his two adopted kids. “I think you all know what a gift children are. I feel the responsibility of that because they are the future. I feel overwhelmed with emotion at times when I look at my children. I always wanted to be a father my whole life. So I’m hoping I have 10 children,” he joked. (crisscross)
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)
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)
All the news from these past days includes of course Tom and Katie’s LA premiere. Celebspin:
Pulling up to Grauman’s Chinese Theater behind the wheel of a black sports car with Holmes in the passenger seat, Cruise said: “We are looking forward to seeing this. This is Katie’s first night out since we had Suri.”
A voluptuous-looking Holmes, already slimmed down since the last stages of her pregnancy, was wearing a loose-fitting black cocktail dress with white pumps as she clung to Cruise while he signed autographs and posed for photos.
Referring to her weight, Holmes told one fan, “I haven’t lost that much yet.” Still, insisted the admirer, Holmes looks amazing. “Thank you,” she said. “I try to eat healthy.”
Asked how it felt to be making her first public appearance since giving birth, Holmes smiled and said: “Wonderful.” And baby Suri? “Gorgeous!” she gushed. Holmes also said that “some very good friends” were taking care of the infant – while Cruise (wearing a black suit and sunglasses) took care of Holmes, making sure she was as much a part of his night as the fans.
As the festivities continued, someone in the crowd handed Cruise a homemade gift for Suri: four, three-inch pink knitted toy blocks, each with the letters “S,” “U,” “R,” “I” knitted in white on the blocks. Clearly touched by the gesture, Cruise handed the blocks to Holmes and then tightly hugged the fan. “Thank you so much,” he said. “This is really appreciated. I love homemade gifts. Have a wonderful summer.” Added Holmes: “Thank you. They’re beautiful. … That’s so sweet. I know just where to put them.”
They also surprised Wal-Mart employee Kevin McCoy, 27, who won an online trivia contest with the prize of attending a private screening of Cruise’s newly released film.
Cruise and Holmes strolled the town’s borrowed red carpet, and signed autographs for many of the nearly 2,000 fans at a local mall set up to welcome the couple to the blue collar town of Aberdeen.
Cruise was his usual magnanimous self, saying, “I am amazed at how beautiful it is here, and you’re really warm and wonderful people,” as he and Holmes accepted honorary Aberdeen citizenships.
As for the Cruise ship making port there, one of the gushing teens told Aberdeen Daily World, “It’s surreal. It’s the coolest thing to ever happen to this town.” (PostChronicle)
Digital Spy reports that Tom is interested in starring in the latest Hollywood comic book adaptation, Iron Man, something we reported here months ago!
Some small news items: The Sun shows a picture of Tom at the Ellen DeGeneres Show, in which Ellen presented him a present for Suri - a pram in the style of a pink plane. The £200 Fantasy Flyer model has Suri’s name stencilled on the side. Tom was also given a black satin flight suit and sunglasses for the three-week-old. Celebrity-babies.com adds: When Ellen asked what his plans for Kate/Katie was, he said, “I got a whole plan,” but gave a mother’s day gift to Ellen’s mother who was on the show- a shiny red bicycle. Then he gave bouquets of roses to the studio audience. Watch that here.
This website also has a little excerpt of the interview Tom gave to the magazine Good Housekeeping. It contains some of Tom’s quotes about Katie, marriage and Suri and the fact that his adopted daughter Isabella said to Tom not to let Katie go. The same is reported by People.
British BBC is back to business with the story “Cruise keeps grip on film chart”: M:I-III is at the top of the British and Irish box office chart for a second week.
Sorry for mixing up the “private” and “business” news… it’s so much these days and also both things are often in the same interview or story. But I trust you don’t mind!
The new Tom Cruise blockbuster ‘Mission: Impossible III’ has topped the US box office.
The film that also stars Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Jonathan Rhys Meyer made a massive £26million in ticket sales in its opening weekend.
Worldwide the film made £63million however; it has been considered a disappointment in comparison with the first two Mission Impossible films.
Back in the US new comedy ‘RV’ only needed to make £6million to win second place while ‘American Haunting’ came in third making £3.4million. (EntertainmentWise)
Slashfilm.com adds that the film took in over $70.3 million overseas at 7,390 playdates in 57 markers. Tom Cruise is apparently very popular in Asian markets, with South Korea alone accounting for $10.6 million in only 402 engagements. This makes M:I:III the UIP’s biggest opener ever in the market. To give you perspective, the first two Mission: Impossible films didn’t break $58 million overseas in opening weekend. Last summer’s big blockbuster, Batman Begins opened to $42 million in 73 markers (or $166 million when all was said and done).
‘Mission: Impossible III’ Makes $17 million on Opening Day
The grand opening of one of the most talked about movies of this year has come and gone, and those involved are probably looking forward to the estimates for the first weekend earnings.
Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible III” made $17 million on its first day, after a release in 4,054 theatres, the fourth-widest release for a movie ever. The current estimates say it will gross around $50 million or a bit higher on its opening weekend. The previous “M: I” movies opened with $63.5 million and $78.8 million, respectively, in May 1996 and 2000. (Playfuls.com)
According to ETonline Tom Cruise is more powerful than ever: Premiere magazine has unveiled the annual “2006 Power List” in its June issue (on stands May 16) in which Tom is listed as the highest ranking actor at #13, while Reese Witherspoon takes the top actress ranking at #29. The annual list is a declaration of today’s 50 most influential Hollywood players. . ET also makes us happy with a story ánd video of Tom & Katie at the premiere of M:I-III at the world famous Chinese Theatre in LA. Click here to read their story ‘The sexy side of M:I-III’ which contains two video links.
qctimes.net says Tom’s terrific in Mission: Impossible III:
The very definition of a popcorn movie, “M:I: III” will have your heart pounding within 20 minutes of the first scene, which in itself is full of suspense. Tom Cruise, regardless of what you think of his personal life, is a talented actor. And that’s evident throughout.
Cruise once again stars as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, who has fallen in love and plans to marry his girlfriend Julia (Michelle Monaghan, “North Country”), a nurse who has no idea of what her boyfriend really does for a living.
During their engagement party, Ethan receives a phone call. Seems that his colleague (Keri Russell) is being held hostage by Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”), a sinister dealer of heaven-only-knows-what. She’s in Berlin, and Ethan’s friend and coworker John Musgrave (Billy Crudup, “Almost Famous”) wants Ethan to go save her.
Ethan and his team, which inclues Luther (Ving Rhames, “Pulp Fiction”), Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “Match Point”) and Zhen (Maggie Q, “Around the World in 80 Days”) head to Berlin for the mission, which doesn’t go as planned. During their adventure, bad guy Owen has words with Ethan. He promises to find out whether Ethan has a girlfriend or a wife. “Whoever she is, I’m gonna find her. I’m gonna hurt her. And then I’m going to kill you right in front of her,” he declares.
Owen escapes. And then the troupe heads off to the Vatican, where they must capture Owen, who is picking up a mysterious briefcase. And that’s when things become really interesting, with fake identities and heart-stopping action.
Hoffman is terrific as the villain we all love to hate. He’s serious, mean and no-nonsense. Cruise, as Ethan, is emotional, quick-thinking and loyal. It’s great to see these two go up against each other.
J.J. Abrams, who created television’s hit “Lost” and wrote “Joy Ride,” has a hit on his hands. He knows how to show us exotic scenes, from busy streets in Shanghai and the Vatican to wind farms, and he keeps the pyrotechnics and stunts at a maximum level. He tells the story in a flashback, which includes flashbacks within the main flashback, and never confuses the audience along the way.
Prepare yourself. The first of the summer blockbusters has arrived in full force.
Black News‘ Kam Williams interviewed Tom. Here’s the complete interview:
KW: What was the inspiration behind this third installment?
TC: I remember as a kid, I would cut grass and dig ditches so that I could have the money to go the movies to see the ones I liked several times. I thought about the potential of this to give an audience a summer experience. I want to kick off their summer.
KW: What makes this sequel special?
TC: I really wanted this one to be more personal. When I started Mission: Impossible, I had never done sequels. But with this, there’s always the potential of a new adventure to go on. I’m fascinated by this genre. And when J.J. Abrams came on board, I was so excited, because I had seen his work before. Here’s this filmmaker who also loves this genre, knows it better than anyone, and has this incredibly unique voice. He can tell a story in the way of the great pulps of the Twenties and Thirties. Very tight, layered, relevant and resonant, but not pretentious.
KW: As a producer, how do you go about handing the reins of the Mission: Impossible franchise to a first-time director?
TC: Hey, this is J.J. Abrams. When J.J. came on, I said, “Look, there’s no constraints. I want to know what you want to do with this. I believe in you as a filmmaker.”
KW: Were you a very hands-on producer?
TC: When I work, I’m the actor. I’m going to do my job. I’m not going to direct the movie. If I wanted to direct it, I would direct it. I wanted J.J. Abrams to direct Mission: Impossible. I work with people that I respect. I expect them to do their jobs, and I will do mine. And I am there as a producer to help in any way, but no one makes a movie by themselves. It’s a collaboration.
KW: How do you find your comfort level with a director?
TC: It’s understanding J.J.’s vision. What does he want? Are we aligned? And to keep that alignment there. I do want that chemistry when I’m working, that contribution to the story. I felt that with Steven [Spielberg], and I felt that immediately with J.J. That’s what it’s about.
KW: What sort of chemistry did you share with J.J. collaborating on this film?
TC: It was fun creating it together, and designing it. Every time J.J. would create a sequence, I was like, “Man, I can’t wait to figure out how we’re going to do this.” And that’s part of the fun of it.
KW: So, you two focused on choreographing the action sequences together?
TC: We didn’t talk about the action sequences. The action was fine. Action was actually the last thing we talked about with Mission: Impossible. Not the first thing. We made an agreement not to discuss any action sequences, at all, until we nailed the story. My intention and my hope was always to add more to the personal aspects of the picture.
KW: So, it sounds like J.J. was very enthusiastic about directing.
TC: He has an enthusiasm about everything. He is literally a creative force. He creates art all the time, writing… drawing… And his ideas and discipline of storytelling and structure are always right on track. That’s what I want in a collaboration. I expect everyone I’m working with, down to Craft Service, the P.A.s, to do their jobs and enjoy it. Let’s get real, I have the best, I can’t even call it a job, the best life in the world. I get to do something that I love. I think it’s a privilege to be able to make movies. That’s something that I have never taken for granted. And I get that with J.J. So, yes, I do want that chemistry. That’s what I’m looking for. That doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges, because there are huge problems that you have to all come together to solve. We spent a year and a half thinking and talking about my scene with Michelle Monaghan on top of the roof, discussing the conceptual, emotional feeling that we want from the film. And then suddenly, it just evolves. You create it on the spur of the moment. And it becomes everything you wanted but even more. And it’s different from what you ever thought it was going to be. I love the surprises in the collaboration of filmmaking.
KW: How did Michelle Monaghan come to play your wife?
TC: I met her when I was shooting War of the Worlds. She’s just a lovely, talented actress, and very real. And she brings an obvious beauty, and a real sense of decency and humanity. You just want to be around her. You enjoy being around her.
KW: And why did you settle on Philip Seymour Hoffman as the villain?
TC: Look at his range, from the nurse in Magnolia to… just look at all of his characters. He’s just one of the great American actors. Here, you see him play this bad guy who is a badass. This guy is beyond tough, and it was so much fun playing the scenes with him.
David Giammarco from Wednesday’s Globe and Mail was part of the M:I-III tour! Here’s his summary of the tour:
MEXICO CITY — Late last week, as the customs official leafed through my passport, something caught his attention. His brow furrowed and his eyes suddenly narrowed with suspicion.
“Why have you been to America, Paris, London, Rome and now Mexico City all in one week?” he questioned. “What exactly do you do?”
I conjured up the best Spanish I could after a sleepless 12-hour flight and explained that I’m part of the Mission: Impossible III tour.
“Ahh, Tom Crooose,” he smiled, immediately stamping my passport and waving me through. “No problema, señor.”
Evidently, those are the two magic words that open the doors to any city, as I discovered criss-crossing the globe with Cruise last year for War of the Worlds and now again for Mission: Impossible III (which makes its U.S. debut at the Tribeca Film Festival tonight and opens in wide release on Friday). From Rome, Berlin and Tokyo to Mexico City, whole city blocks are shut down for Cruise, thousands of fans line up for his arrival, and shop merchants and restaurant waiters are giddy. It’s the top story of TV broadcasts and makes front-page headlines in all the daily papers.
The first stop in Rome was bedlam. The 43-year-old star vowed that he decided at the last minute to depart for Italy, leaving behind his fiancée, Katie Holmes, and their newborn daughter, Suri. Arriving from Los Angeles 20 minutes into the afternoon press conference that had M:I III director J..J. Abrams and co-stars Keri Russell, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laurence Fishburne holding court in his absence, Cruise generated a wave of cheers and applause from the Italian media. Some members of the media later felt no shame in besieging Cruise for autographs and photos.
That evening, the Piazza Del Popollo was jammed to capacity for the premiere, with 15,000 Italians clamouring to get a glimpse or photo of the superstar. Cruise seemed genuinely overwhelmed by the turnout and spent 31/2 hours signing autographs. This delayed the premiere for a few hours, forcing most of the television media to miss their red-carpet sound bites from Cruise. as he was whisked into the screening. He vowed to make it up the next day in London.
After a few hours sleep, it was time for the Leicester Square premiere. Storm clouds threatened the proceedings, but the rain was averted long enough for Cruise to sign autographs for another four hours. In the midst of the proceedings, Cruise admitted he had not really slept since Suri was born, performing round-the-clock “B and B duty” with Holmes. “She breastfeeds and I burp,” he said with a laugh. “Are you kidding me? I love it. I changed her very first diaper.”
Jetting into Paris the next morning, Cruise said he had mixed emotions. about the city. He had always felt he’d only return with Holmes, since it was Paris where the couple became engaged last year. But it seems even Tom Cruise can’t stop this promotional juggernaut., which grows more unpredictable by the minute.
Arriving in his suite at the Ritz Hotel, Cruise was greeted by a surprise delivery sent from Holmes: an Eiffel Tower vase filled with red roses. That afternoon, Cruise hit the streets to go shopping with his children Isabelle, 13, and Connor, 11, who have also been accompanying him on this tour. And when it came time for the Paris premiere, Cruise made a spectacular entrance by flying across the city in a black helicopter and touching down at the start of the red carpet with the Mission: Impossible theme pumping through massive speakers. Again, Cruise proved himself the exuberant 15-year-old kid at heart — thrill-seeker, adrenaline junkie — as French police held up the barricades after fans surged forward to get close to him. A few teenage girls had to be lifted from the crowd for safety by Cruise’s security staff — led by a former commander from Israel’s Secret Service.
With a couple of days off before the Mission: Impossible III premiere in Mexico City, Cruise flew home to Los Angeles to be with his family, while I arrived in the city early in hopes of shaking off the jet lag. Wrong place for that.
We still had two more stops: New York and L.A., which gets its premiere tomorrow. Anything could happen. Travelling with Tom Cruise, you learn to expect the unexpected. (Globe and Mail)
Tom Cruise Answers Audience Questions
New dad and blockbuster actor Tom Cruise is kicking off the summer movie season with “Mission: Impossible III,” the latest installment of the hit “Mission Impossible” franchise.
After a whirlwind promotional tour, he expects to join fiancee Katie Holmes and his new daughter, Suri, at home tonight to resume his fatherly duties.
“Suri, she’s very strong. She’s kicking,” said Cruise, who said he was afraid that she would kick herself off the table when he reached for diapers.
Cruise said that he went shopping in Paris for clothes for Suri. “The fun that I had,” he said. “Little girl clothes are incredible.”
Kicking Off the Summer
Cruise’s personal life seems like it could not get any better, and “Mission: Impossible III” is expected to be a smash.
He will again play super-agent Ethan Hunt in the movie, which is full of action and thrilling stunts. Today, after promoting in London, Paris and Rome, he will be all around New York City on a media blitz.
“It will be intense today,” he said. “This is a ‘Mission: Impossible’ day. I got the briefing from you know, my gang at Paramount. They are like, ‘You have to be on that train at such and such a time.’ … I just wanted to kick off summer with ‘Mission: Impossible.’”
Cruise came to the “Good Morning America” studios to field questions from the audience.
Audience: Which stunt from the movie was the most challenging?
Cruise: There was a long sprint in the movie. That was challenging because it was at the end of the picture. My body was run down and I had to do about — I think I had to do it five or six times. Getting slammed up against the car — that was challenging. That knocked the wind out of me.
Audience: Any plans for a comedy?
Cruise: This character gives me a chance to play a romantic comedy because it is a love story. I have been looking for comedy. They are hard to come by. I’m looking for one.
Audience: What’s your favorite mode of personal transportation?
Cruise: Well, I have to say I love flying airplanes. I’m a pilot. I love flying airplanes. You know, then I — I get it where I need to get on a motorcycle. Then I have to fly a helicopter because I like that also. I like mixing it up. (ABCNews)
Tom also appeared in the Late Show, Good Morning America (as said before) and Live with Regis and Kelly. Read some of what’s been said at EOnline
At the MTV show TRL Live Tom Cruise was given the cutest present for Suri yesterday. He was given a present from guitar film Gibson and a US cable TV network a miniature pink mini-Flying V guitar with Suri’s name on the side. On receiving the gift, Cruise was stunned before saying: “Are you kidding me? That’s hot. That’s beautiful.”
Tom Cruise going to Aberdeen theater with contest winner
ABERDEEN, Wash. — Radio station K-B-K-W reports that actor Tom Cruise will be in Aberdeen on Tuesday for a private screening of “Mission Impossible Three” with a contest winner.
South Shore Mall general manager Nina Morean (ma-reen) says Paramount Pictures notified her of the local winner of the Paramount Pictures/Yahoo Peoples Premiere Sweepstakes. Cruise is to announce the winners name tonight after the New York premiere of his new action flick.
The grand prize in the online contest is a screening of “Mission Impossible Three” at the winner’s hometown theater with Cruise. The actor is scheduled to fly into Hoquiams Bowerman Field in a private jet Tuesday afternoon, then go to the mall theater for the private movie screening. (SeattlePI)
Cruise on fire in Mission: Impossible III
Eagle-eyed film fans will literally see TOM CRUISE on fire in new movie MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III - his hair was set ablaze in one scene and the actor insisted it stayed in the movie.
The daredevil actor was so concerned about co-star KERI RUSSELL during one stunt scene, he ignored his own perilous position near a blaze, and embers set his scalp on fire.
He recalls, “I felt so responsible with things blowing up around us and what happened is my hair caught on fire. If you see the shot, the flames are coming… and embers are flying off my hair.” pr-inside
Detroit Free Press says of Tom: It was 20 summers ago that Tom Cruise starred in “Top Gun,” his first $100 million-grossing movie.
But one thing hasn’t changed since 1986: Cruise as a top box office draw. Since “Top Gun,” 12 more movies headlined by the actor have grossed $100 million or more domestically, including the last six.
I’ve also read that Katie is preparing to accompanie Tom to a fans only screening on Cruise’s new film ‘Mission: Impossible III’ in Hollywood tomorrow!
yahoo: Tom Cruise whipped off his sunglasses with flair and flashed a winning smile as he greeted a hotel ballroom packed with journalists in Mexico’s capital.
His mission: to promote his new film, “Mission: Impossible III,” which opens in theaters Friday.
“We really wanted a story that’s going to leave the audience feeling emboldened and empowered when they leave the theater,” the 43-year-old actor said Monday.
His fiancee, 27-year-old Katie Holmes, gave birth last month in Los Angeles to the couple’s first child, a daughter named Suri.
“The hours go by so quickly as I just stare at her,” Cruise said of spending time with his newborn.
When a reporter asked about a widely circulated comment Cruise made in an interview with GQ magazine about eating his child’s placenta, Cruise laughed and said, “That’s ridiculous.”
He later said he doesn’t pay attention to media reports that criticize his personal life.
When he was done fielding questions, Cruise came down from the stage and mingled with journalists. At one point he produced a small digital camera and snapped some pictures of those jockeying for position to photograph him.
Cruise starred in 1996’s “Mission: Impossible,” directed by Brian De Palma, and 2000’s “Mission: Impossible II,” directed by John Woo. This latest installment was directed by J.J. Abrams, creator of the TV series “Lost” and “Alias.”
“He’s a sensational filmmaker. I wanted a J.J. Abrams’ `Mission: Impossible,’” Cruise said.
Click here and here for more pictures of Tom at the premieres.
I’ve also found another great article by the Toronto Star about Tom and J.J.’s collaboration on M:I-III. MTV.com comes with the article Cruise Calls ‘M:i:III’ A Blast, Says He Loves Blowing Up Cars.
“When I met J.J. I said, ‘Here is a guy that I can be creative with,’ ” Cruise said of his director, who also co-created “Lost.” “I don’t do it by myself. I depend on people … my guys that I work with that help out J.J. and the whole cast.”
In addition to a new director, this third “Mission” has Cruise’s Hunt getting a new fiancee (Michelle Monaghan), a new villain (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and a whole new set of problems. The main element that had to be maintained, Cruise insisted, was the sense that everyone involved with the movie were little kids, getting to play with a big-budget toy box. “Blowing cars up?” Cruise said with a grin. “I love that. I love action in movies,” he continued. “I’m gripped on the edge of my seat. And doing a stunt, I enjoy doing that, but really it’s also a performance. It’s a character that I’m playing, and when I’m doing it, we can put the camera right in there and the audience can have more of a subjective reality. … You’re locked in there with the character.”
” ‘Mission: Impossible’ is his baby,” Abrams said of Cruise, the star and producer of the decade-old series. “It’s his franchise. But he let me make my movie,” the 39-year-old TV veteran said of his first flick, for which he also received a shiny new toy: Hollywood’s most desirable action figure. “He said from the beginning: ‘I want this movie to be J.J.’s “Mission: Impossible III.” I am your actor.’
Go to the MTV-site to check out some video’s, clips from the interview with Tom and J.J. Abrams, pictures and more! It’s a lot, so enjoy!
Hey hey! Guess what information we have! The M:I III Fan screening in Los Angeles! And, of course, Tom is schedule to appear. Yep, Tom himself :D. This information is official and confirmed by Antelope Entertainment, the company that does marketing promotions for Paramount.
Here is the information:
Location: Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Phone number for info: 213.955.1888
Date: Thursday, May 4th.
Starts at 4:30 PM.
They will be having contests to win tickets to the screening and other prizes. If you’re in LA, GO!!!
Now, some NON-OFFICIAL information about New York premiere, someone sent to my e-mail, but this person didn’t give a source (I’m not posting his name cause I don’t know if he wants me to, and the e-mail address he gave bounced), it seems accurate cause Tom is appearing on Good Morning America on the same day, but, it’s not official, and you should check before waiting for hours for the premiere
Wednesday May 3rd: 3:30 pm at Tribeca Performing Arts Center (119 Chambers Street)
Wednesday May 3rd: 5:30 at Lowes Magic Johnson Theater (125th and Fredrick Douglass)
Wednesday May 3rd: 6:30 pm at Clearview Ziegfeld Theatre (141 West 54th St.)
While in Paris to promote Mission: Impossible III, Tom Cruise skipped a press conference on Wednesday to go shopping baby clothes for his daughter, Suri, according to organizers.
He didn’t disappoint his fans, though. The 43-year-old actor arrived by helicopter at La Defense, the high-rise complex on the western edge of Paris, where thousands of fans who turned up to see de film’s premiere. Cruise took his time to treat them with autographs.
Earlier, at the news conference, movie co-star Michelle Monaghan was asked by director J.J. Abrams what was like to kiss Cruise with Katie Holmes on the set.
Was it weird?, Abrams asked. No way, she replied. Just in general to kiss Tom Cruise is, you know … an experience of a lifetime, she jested. I highly recommend it. … I said to Katie, ‘I understand why you keep him around’. (playfuls.com)
pr-inside.com:
Actress KERI RUSSELL is grateful to co-star TOM CRUISE for protecting her when they filmed dangerous stunts for blockbuster sequel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III. The former FELICITY star was appearing in her first action film and looked to the veteran star for support as she got to grips with the rigorous demands of her biggest role yet.
She explains, “Tom is so into doing the stunts and he’s so good at them, so most of the things I do are with him. They’ll take like eight hours to set up. We’ll be jumping off the top of this building in downtown LA onto a moving van. He’s in a harness, I’m in a harness and I’m hanging onto him as we jump off. Two minutes before we’re about to do this, they come up and say, ‘Now if you don’t want to do this, we can take the two hours and take it all down. Like I can say no! Tom is waiting! The thing is, Tom has done it for so long and is so good at it, it kind of felt safe being with him. I figured they’re not going to kill Tom Cruise, so if I’m with him, I’m safe!”
And I found an interview with director J.J. Abrams at Moviehole.net which is also a little about M:I-III . Calendarlive.com is more specific about how J.J. Abrams became the director of the next M:I-movie. Nice story! Some phrases:
Tom Cruise was so determined to get J.J. Abrams to direct the third installment of his “Mission: Impossible” franchise that he persuaded Paramount Pictures to put the project on hold for a year. He also helped persuade Steven Spielberg to move up production on “War of the Worlds” and postpone work on “Munich” to accommodate Abrams’ schedule.
Once he finally stepped behind the cameras, Abrams found himself wondering how he, a neophyte filmmaker who had come to fame on the small screen creating the influential television hits “Lost” and “Alias,” had ended up on the set of a $165-million Tom Cruise movie.
“The conversations” were that with just weeks before production was to commence on “Mission: Impossible III,” director Joe Carnahan (”Narc”) was off the film and Cruise wanted Abrams as his replacement. The switch would cost Paramount some $30 million in sunk costs.
Cruise and Spielberg previously had wanted Abrams, whose screenplay credits include “Regarding Henry,” “Forever Young” and “Armageddon,” to rewrite “War of the Worlds.” But Abrams wasn’t available to work on that movie as he was in the middle of the “Lost” pilot.
All the same, Cruise and Abrams hit it off.
Then Cruise watched the first two seasons of “Alias,” which, Abrams explains, was partially inspired by the “Mission: Impossible” TV show. The actor apparently liked what he saw.
“He invited me and my wife to a concert one night, and I invited him to my birthday party,” Abrams said. “He came, hung out and was one of the last to leave. It was like — ‘How the hell is Tom Cruise at our house?’ ”
“I met with Tom and Paula, and Tom gave me that ‘Risky Business’ smile and said, ‘Do you want to do it?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I want to do it. But what is it? What’s the story? I haven’t read the script,’ ” Abrams said.
Abrams gave the script a look: “I felt my heart sink.” Abrams believed the first two “Mission: Impossible” movies had not captured the quintessential spirit of the TV series, and he found the screenplay for the third film too dark, too political, too impersonal.
“I’m just not the guy to make that movie,” Abrams said he told Cruise after reading the script. “And he said, ‘What would you want to do?’ And I said, ‘I don’t know exactly, but I know I want to do a much more personal story, something more character-based than mission-based.’ I thought he would say, ‘Well, we have to shoot in two months. Next time, we’ll do something.’ But he said, ‘Let’s do that version.’ ”
ET again has VIDEO’S of Tom’s Paris Premiere! Three video’s - of Tom at the premiere in Paris, in London and Rome! Sky has pics, go to the sites to watch!
We need a new layout! I need time to code one! I need a time-turner a.s.a.p.!
WOW! Does Tom looks gorgeous or what? And the movie opens next week! It seems like it was yesterday War of the Worlds opened! Which reminds me the gallery needs a new layout like now! OK, Annie! Stop babling and let’s go to the eye candy, already!!
Before jetting off to Monday’s big premiere, Tom opened up to “Extra” about his real-life “Mission: Impossible” — giving those pesky paparazzi the slip to get Katie and Suri safely home from the hospital.
“You think I’m going to let anybody mess with my girls? Come on, man, I make ‘Mission Impossible’ movies,” Tom laughed. “Think I can’t get in and out of a hospital in my town? I mean, it’s just not going to happen.”
Tom told us that even his screen alter ego, secret agent Ethan Hunt, would have been proud of the stealth operation. “There was no paparazzi there, and when we left we got in our house,” he revealed. “It’s been really calm, actually.”
“Extra” was among the first to congratulate the superstar dad. We surprised him with a gift basket full of baby goodies for Suri. And Tom revealed a curious romantic secret that only he and Katie had shared: “Suri was born exactly one year to the day that I met Katie for the first time.”
Meanwhile, Tom’s still walking on air after the birth and reminiscing about the first time he held Baby Suri. “I keep replaying it over and over in my mind,” he admitted. “You never forget that moment of holding your child for the first time. It’s powerful because of how much I love Kate.”
As for Tom’s other big arrival, “Mission: Impossible III,” he revealed that it almost didn’t happen. “I wasn’t going to make another one until I felt I could take it to another level,” Tom said.
But Tom went full steam ahead after getting Hollywood’s hottest new director, J.J. Abrams, on board. JJ was more surprised than anyone. “I thought I was being ‘Punk’d',” he confessed.
You can see the spectacular results of their teamwork, when “Mission: Impossible III” hits theaters on May 5 and a video and slide show at Extra’s site, click here.
Lots of sites report about Tom’s unannounced visit in Rome for the promotion of his new movie. I’ll give a summary of the articles.
Hundreds of fans turned out as Tom Cruise jetted in and out of Rome Monday for the afternoon premiere of Mission: Impossible III.
Tom Cruise showed up unannounced in the middle of a news conference in Rome promoting the premiere of Mission Impossible III, surprising his co-stars and the media - just three days after fiancee Katie Holmes gave birth to their daughter Suri. A leather-jacket clad Cruise made a grand entrance at the press event Monday, bounding onstage to wild cheers while costar Philip Seymour Hoffman was talking to reporters. “Sorry to interrupt,” he said. “I just got off an airplane, so I’m way too tired.”
He also took part in a press conference - but the film took a back seat to questions about his baby.
Cruise walked in from the back of the room and began hugging his fellow actors. It’s the first time Cruise has been seen in public since the birth of his daughter, Suri, last week. The premiere of the movie was scheduled later that night.
Cruise said he wasn’t planning on coming to Rome, but Katie told him to do it. She had persuaded him to keep touring Europe to promote his new film, “Mission: Impossible III. “My mission impossible was to be here today,” the 43-year-old actor told reporters. “You know, I have my daughter, newborn, and, you know, I don’t want to leave her, you know, Kate. And I wasn’t going to come and then Kate said, you know, ‘Go go, you got the whole cast, the world premiere here. Go have fun’. So I’m here.”
Cruise said he’d stay for eight hours, attend the premiere and then return home. “I’m going to be here for a few hours and then I’m going to get on a plane and go back to Katie and Suri,” Cruise said. Then Tom told Reuters on the red carpet at the film’s world premiere that Holmes and their infant daughter, Suri, were doing so well that he would continue to Paris and London. “I spoke with Katie and here we discussed it … She said, ‘You know, things change,’” Cruise said. “I realise the fans are going to be there in London and Paris and you know, everything is cool. So we’re going to hit it. We’re going to bang it.”
Once he’s back in the United States following the Wednesday event in Paris, Cruise said he planned to talk to Holmes about marriage plans and decide a date and location for their wedding. “That stuff is actually going to happen in the next couple of weeks. We are going to decide where and when and how,” Cruise said. “Really whatever Kate wants, you know.”
Cast members of “Mission: Impossible III” later delighted thousands of screaming fans by appearing on a podium in the packed square in Rome’s historical center, Piazza del Popolo, where they were interviewed about the movie.
However, the warmest welcome was reserved for Cruise, who caused a wave of near-hysteria when he waved at the public and exclaimed, “Roma! Italy! Italia!” He then climbed down several steps, picked up a white teddy bear someone had tossed in his direction and read the note attached to it.
“This is for Suri, we wish her lots of love and good things. Tom go always like you’re doing now. Kiss to Katie,” Cruise read.
Asked about the birth, he said: “It was everything we wanted it to be and more. It was really very spiritual.”
Cruise said that he didn’t yet know whether Suri looked more like him or his mother, but joked that “she came out” with his haircut. Cruise revealed Suri has a “huge mop of beautiful hair” that looks just like his.
Asked about her name, he said: “In Hebrew it means princess. In Persian, it means red rose. It was the second book we looked at and, all of a sudden, Suri. We looked at each other. Bam!”
Holmes gave birth to the couple’s daughter, Suri, last week and Cruise said they have already gotten a routine down pat. The Hollywood A-lister also suggested that he wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. “I changed her first,” he said. “I change diapers all the time. I actually, I have to tell you, I love it. We have a whole system worked out. It’s the ‘B and B’ - she does the breast feeding and I do the burping and changing the diapers. It’s teamwork, it’s fun.”
He was gushing again about Holmes in Rome, saying childbirth had deepened his love for her. “I look at Kate and my admiration and love and respect for her, although I didn’t think it could get any more, it became more,” Cruise said. “It was very beautiful.”
During the round of movie interviews, the megastar told reporters that the new parents’ first call was to Holmes’ mother and father in the Midwest after baby Suri was born one week ago.
He thanked the public for supporting him and his family.
“I also want to thank you for the warm welcome that you’ve given to my daughter Suri and my fiance Katie, and I just love you all,” Cruise said. “And I hope you enjoy this film because that’s why I do it, I make them for you and I really want to entertain you.”
Cruise proved that love at the movie’s premiere Monday night. He spent two and a half hours on the red carpet, signing autographs, posing for photos and answering reporters’ questions. With him on the red carpet were his adopted daughter Isabella, 13, and adopted son Connor, 11.
“Mission: Impossible III” is an adrenaline-packed two hours of death-dodging that sees the action star leaping from Shanghai skyscrapers and breaking into Vatican City. In Mission: Impossible III, superagent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) takes on an icy villain played by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Director J.J. Abrams, creator of TV’s Lost and Alias, has said he aimed to balance action with character interplay in the spirit of the television show on which the Mission: Impossible films are based. Ving Rhames, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Laurence Fishburne, Keri Russell and Maggie Q also star in the movie, which is scheduled to open May 5 worldwide.
ET again has a video of Tom; from an interview Jann Carl had with him. He talked with her about the blockbuster M:I-III but of course also about his beautiful baby girl Suri:
Proud new papa Tom Cruise is talking to ET all about his blockbuster new ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie — and this week’s arrival of his and fiancée Katie Holmes brand-new baby Suri!
“Suri was born one year to the day exactly that I met Kate,” Tom tells ET’s Jann Carl, clearly punchy from the thrill of his new arrival and from lack of sleep!
“It’s not even just not sleeping because Suri’s up,” he explains. “We’re not sleeping because we’re just staring at her. She has this huge mop of black hair; we have the same haircut! It’s pretty. She’s just so pink, with black hair.”
Tom, who was in the delivery room for Suri’s birth last Tuesday, recounts the miraculous experience of Suri’s arrival: “We’ve been going over it and over it, as you do, just thinking about it, and it happened so quickly, and it’s so personal,” he says. “I’ll tell you what I will share: it’s everything we wanted it to be and more. It was spiritual, it was powerful, it was sublime. To love this woman the way I love this woman, and to have this child, and the family that we have — that’s what it was, really.”
When asked to sum up the last 12 months of his life, Tom finds himself at a loss for words: “Sublime; exciting,” he manages. “Really, there aren’t any words; on so many levels — professionally, artistically, and above all of that, personally — and in every way, with Kate, my whole family, with Suri, the friendship, it’s been extraordinary. I start stammering because every word that I think of is just not really enough. Beautiful. Mom is beautiful. Suri is beautiful. It’s incredible.”
‘Mission: Impossible III,’ Tom’s other proud production, explodes into theaters May 5, and Tom says, “It has this epic action and it’s such a personal story, a love story. Here’s this superspy, and how’s he going to have this relationship with this woman?”
Armed with new cast members, including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Laurence Fishburne and “Alias” secret weapon J.J. Abrams at the helm, this ‘Mission’ could prove to be the greatest of them all!
Watch ET for all the latest news on Tom, Katie, Suri and ‘M:i:III’!
Over at Yahoo! Movies, they have a video segment with Mission: Impossible 3 director JJ Abrams, and star Tom Cruise, where they reveal the top 10 behind the scenes secrets from filming. The secrets include: Kerri Russel having spent four and a half months on fight training. They had to create a fake film set off to the side to avert public attention while in Rome. JJ Abrams hands and voice make some sort of cameo in the movie. Tom Cruiiseclaims to have sepperated six ribs while filming the action sequences. And JJ also says that they included a hidden reference to the series Lost, which Abrams created.
Click here to watch the video and more.
Tom will also be Celebrity Host of Nickelodeon’s TEENick Airing Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30: He will give kids the inside scoop on performing Mission: Impossible: III-style movie stunts, his childhood ambitions and the best way to prepare for a car chase scene. Yahoo reports: Kicking off the TEENick segment taped in front of a live audience in San Pedro, California on April 5, superstar Cruise will wow viewers with a spectacular entrance by helicopter. Cruise is then joined by legendary M:I: III stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong to talk about and then demonstrate how to safely perform a stunt where he flips his car at the end of a heated chase scene. Kids also have the opportunity to get up-close and personal with Cruise and ask him questions like: “When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?” (an actor or an astronaut); “Who is your favorite athlete?” (Mohammad Ali) and “What is your fondest childhood memory?” (traveling).
The show “20/20’s” Deborah Roberts interviewed Tom about M:I-III and of course asked about Suri. Tom replied: “It was everything that we wanted it to be. … It was spiritual. It was powerful. It was indescribable. What words can you use? It’s still something that I’m processing and keep reliving,”. You can read the interview and watch a little video clip on ABC. Also more info at EOnline.com.
There will also be an interview with ET Online. We’ll just have to keep an eye on their site for more about it.
First off, I’ll join everyone else in congratulating Tom and Katie on their baby girl! All the best to the happy couple!
The Mission: Impossible 3 London premiere is set to take place on April 25 at Leicester Square. UIP.co.uk is giving away one ticket for a lucky winner plus friend to attend this event. The contest is only open to UK/Ireland residents.
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