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Tom Cruise for Hollywood President Plea Heats Up as Justine Bateman Makes Impassioned Pitch

  • May 23, 2025
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It does not happen very often, but when it comes to Tom Cruise, fans and critics agree, without a doubt, that he is among the last true action stars of Hollywood. Being involved in the on-and off-camera work of the movie sets, Cruise harbors a deep love for movie-making and cherishes every project deeply. The end result is some of the most iconic action sequences in cinema, be it him jumping off an insanely high cliff in Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning

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or flying helicopters in the Top Gun

movies. No one does it like Tom Cruise, and fellow filmmaker Justine Bateman agrees.

Vouching for him to take a crucial role in the industry, Justine Bateman has a special request for Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise managed the unthinkable for shooting Top Gun

These days, Tom Cruise is spending day and night promoting the recently released Mission: Impossible

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he Final Reckoning

. And to discuss it and other industry things, he appeared on The Pat McAfee Show

, where Cruise shared a detailed description of shooting Top Gun: Maverick

after the pandemic. And reposting his interview on her X account, Justine Bateman wrote on the platform, “Can Tom Cruise please just become the President of Hollywood. At the very least, run a studio.”

In the clip, Tom Cruise revealed how everything was closed, and many studios were not ready to shoot a movie after the tough phase of the pandemic. By then, Top Gun: Maverick

was already in the pipeline, and not taking no for an answer, Cruise reached out to many studios, reached out to governments, and did a lot of hustling that finally led to the cameras rolling and the shoot for the movie began. Actress and fellow filmmaker Bateman, who is credited for Violet, Another Woman

, and others, just like everybody else, was highly impressed with Cruise’s perseverance, a strong element that he brings to all his projects.

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While his dedication to Top Gun: Maverick

paid off with a record-shattering success, Cruise had similar hopes for the Mission: Impossible

finale.

Death-defying sequences are bringing in business for the last Mission: Impossible edition

With the recent release, 29 years of legacy of finishing the most impossible missions that no one else dares to touch have come to an end with Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning

. The movie sees Ethan Hunt head down to the depths of the Bering Sea and hang off a biplane, juggling some death-defying sequences. Meanwhile, director Christopher McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton’s visualizing efforts have paid off by delivering a gripping and cathartic cinematic experience. It has been one week since its release on May 17, and Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning

made $8 million in Thursday box office previews, a franchise record, and by May 22, it has minted 57 million.

Moreover, it is projected to gross $80–110 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend. For this last installment, Tom Cruise has left no stone unturned, similar to Top Gun: Maverick

, and it seems to be paying off well. Undoubtedly, Cruise has a knack and passion for delivering some unforgettable cinematic experiences

, and his fans would agree with Justine Bateman that he might as well be the ideal choice for becoming Hollywood president.

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