In the roll-up to “Top Gun: Maverick,” people keep saying Tom Cruise is the last real movie star and I don’t get it. For the record: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the seventh “Mission Impossible” movie opens in July. But while folks like George Clooney and Meryl Streep struggled to keep them alive, no one looked to Tom Cruise for help. California Tom Cruise and Scientology Tom Cruise studied intensively at the remote compound near Hemet while becoming a passionate messenger for the church. “Top Gun: Maverick” is a long-awaited sequel to an iconic film; people want to see the jets as much as the leading man.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 28, 2022 00:55 UTC