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Tom Cruise has been called a multitude of names throughout his Hollywood career. Amongst these names, theTop Gunactor has also been hailed as a loyal person since he left an Oscar-winning picture back in 2001 to reunite with his favorite director.
Talking about the 2001 movieA Beautiful Mind,Tom Cruise was set to star in the movie which later went to director Ron Howard. On the other side, Cruise went back to theJerry Maguiredirector Cameron Crowe as they created the 2001 movieVanilla Sky.
When Tom Cruise Chose His Friend Over An Oscar
Starring in a 1996 movie, Tom Cruise and director Cameron Crowe made a good bond during the shooting of the film. After the movie’s success, Cruise was hired for the lead role in the 2001 movieA Beautiful Mindwhich won several Oscars after its release.
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TheMission: Impossibleactor, however, did not make an appearance in the movie and instead, went back to his old friend Cameron Crowe to create another movie which did earn the actor several praise and fame. As per the reports, in 2001, the movie was originally going to be directed by Robert Redford and starringTom Cruisein the lead role.
Due to several reasons, the movie went to notable director Ron Howard who later cast Russell Crowe in the lead role forA Beautiful Mind.Considering the infamous enmity between the two, Cruise also went back to one of his good friends and created the 2001 movieVanilla Skywith Cameron Crowe.A Beautiful Mindwent on to earn 4 Oscars whileVanilla Skywas nominated for an Oscar in the music category.
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The Infamous Enmity Between Russell Crowe And Tom Cruise
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Nicole Kidman had once been married to Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001. During their divorce, notable actorRussell Crowe, who is a dear friend to Nicole Kidman. An insider close to the actor explained that Crowe did not ever forget the way Cruise treated her.
“He hasn’t been able to stand Tom for years. Russell is a loyal guy and never forgave Tom for the way he treated Nicole… If they’d stayed friends, he would’ve felt he was betraying Nic, so he froze Tom out of his life.”
Nicole Kidman even talked about how she had originally met Russell Crowe.
“[I met] Russell in a place in Darlinghurst at my boyfriend’s house, and Russell came to a party where we invited I think 500 people. And I attempted to cook paella. And I didn’t cook the rice, so it was crunchy. Not good. Throw it out, bring out the beer.”
With great movies to their names,A Beautiful MindandVanilla Skyare available to stream on Prime Video.
Source:Cinemablend
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
