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These days, it’s hard to imagine any movie starring Tom Cruise without also assuming that the movie will star Tom Cruise Top Gun The actor had a heavy hand in influencing its development and production. While Tom Cruise prefers to maintain creative control over the intellectual property he associates himself with, he was still cutting his theatrical teeth while starring in the 1985 Ridley Scott-directed fantasy, legend. In fact, Tom Cruise regrets his acting legend For this very reason because he had no control over the narrative.
And who should we blame Tom Cruise for having harsh feelings about his role in a movie like this? legendwhich was neither critically nor commercially successful upon its initial release, but performed so poorly that Ridley Scott released his director’s cut — with 25 minutes of additional footage — in 2002. Since then, audience reviews have retrospectively allowed legend to achieve classic status with a 73 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but in 1985, the film was heavily criticized for not using its expensive set pieces to their full potential.
The Tom Cruise we know doesn’t compromise
While we can all look back and wonder at such a fantastical piece of Tom Cruise cinema legendIt’s easy to understand where Cruz is coming from. Looking back at Cruise’s legendary 40-year acting career, one common throughline that has been established is that he does not sign on to a project until he is 100 percent behind the character he is set to portray, and he works tirelessly to make sure he gives the role his commitment. He doesn’t die.
Known for his big-budget action films, Tom Cruise has defied the laws of physics by performing his own risky and mind-blowing stunts. Even more so, when asked about the legendary stunt of climbing the Burj Khalifa skyscraper Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolCruz proudly announced that he had fired the original safety supervisor who had encouraged him not to do the job and hired someone else who was willing to let him do the job as he had always envisioned it.
Tom Cruise was just an actor in legend
Tom Cruise’s role in legend It is a worthy entry in his filmography, but a far cry from his more famous films such as Top Gun Or his ongoing tenure with the Mission: Impossible franchise.
in legendTom Cruise stars as a forest child named Jack who is tasked with fighting the Dark Lord (Tim Curry) after he sends menacing goblins named Blix (Alice Playten), Box (Peter O’Farrell), and Blinder (Kiran Shah) to kill them. Unicorns near his castle. By slaughtering mysterious creatures and stealing their horns, the Dark Lord is able to put the forest in a state of perpetual darkness while everyone lives under his tyrannical rule.
Jack, who has become smitten with Princess Lily (Mia Sarah), is unaware of the Dark Lord’s evil intent when he brings the innocent princess to see the unicorns in person, which puts… The legend The basic conflict in the movement. This ultimate convergence of evil and innocence introduces us to enchanted creatures named Honeythorne Gump (David Bennett), Oona (Annabel Lanyon), Screwball (Billy Barty), and Brown Tom (Cork Hubert), who all help Tom Cruise’s Jack thwart the darkness. The powers that await them legend.
See the legend for yourself
The unfortunate reality we have to deal with is this The legend The legacy has been swept under the rug, as it is not available for home viewing via streaming or video on demand. If you have a friend with an extensive DVD collection, you’d better hope you’ll be on their side, or at least let you borrow a copy for your viewing pleasure. Tom Cruise may not be a fan legendbut seeing the charismatic Tim Curry in full demon makeup in the film’s third act is reason enough to check out this alleged fictional misfire that prominently features a young Tom Cruise.
source: Slashfilm