Tom Cruise does not want to be “the last movie star”

The actor continues to defend Hollywood industry and quotes Michael B. Jordan in reference to the renewal that arrives.

This is the great debate that agitates Hollywood lately: are there still movie stars?

For many, Tom Cruise is the last sacred monster of a generation that has not really had successors. The last real Hollywood star.

In the New York preview of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoninghe spoke in front of the cameras of Entertainment Tonight on this idea that he rejects:

“I don’t want to be that. I don’t want to be the last movie star. This is not true. There are so many other talented actors, and I want to see them tear everything away. “

And Tom Cruise did not hesitate to give an example: Michael B. Jordan !

While he exploded the box office thanks to SinnersCruise believes that he is a real film star hatching: “I am a huge fan of Michael. The film Sinners is incredible. And soon on will make a film together … “

In another interview with People Magazine, Cruise has developed his admiration for Jordan: “He is completely invested in his universe. I respect him a lot. I also respect coogulate. I love this film. I love the films they make. It’s great cinema …”

More broadly, Tom Cruise Thus fights against the idea of ​​a cinema which declines and makes the spokesman for the films of theaters: “C‘is something for which I fight: do everything I can to help people succeed. Directors, actors … Everyone knows that my door is always open. What they build inspires me enormously. It’s an exchange. “

And for him, the cinema season has only just begun: “We have the saga ‘John Wick’ with Keanu (Reeves) and Ana (De Armas), Brad (Pitt) arrives with ‘F1’… I can’t wait for everyone to have a good summer in front of films.”

But not everyone agrees with this optimistic vision. Sean Penn said recently that “The Hollywood stars factory stopped around the time Jennifer Lawrence. She is probably the last real movie star”, citing in stride Tom Cruise in reference. Obviously, Tom Cruise does not agree.