Jeremy Renner Finally Explains The Real Reason He Left The Mission: Impossible Franchise

Posted on 01/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Jeremy Renner had a pretty good reason to exit the Mission: Impossible franchise.

“I had to leave that,” the actor told Collider in an interview published on Monday. “I was supposed to do more with them. I love those guys. I love Tom [Cruise] so much. We had so much fun, and I love that character a lot.”

However, he noted that making the films “requires a lot of time away”.

“It’s all in London,” he added. “I had to go be a dad.”

Jeremy had starred as William Brandt in 2011′s Ghost Protocol and 2015′s Rogue Nation amid reports that he might replace Tom Cruise as the Mission: Impossible lead.

But Renner left the action film series before its highest-grossing entry, 2018′s Fallout. Director Christopher McQuarrie said at the time that a scheduling conflict had prevented Jeremy from appearing in the film.

Speaking to Collider, though the actor emphasised that reprising his role “just wasn’t gonna work out then” since he was raising a young child, Ava Berlin Renner.

“Maybe now that my daughter is older that could happen,” Jeremy said. “I’d always jump into a Mission: Impossible anytime and back into Brandt. It’s great.”

Jeremy Renner and Tom Cruise pictured together in 2011

The first Mission: Impossible movie was released in 1996, and although it was a hit, later entries turned the franchise into a bona fide box-office behemoth.

Not only has Mission: Impossible raked in billions worldwide, but helped make Tom Cruise perhaps the most famous Hollywood star turned stuntman with his death-defying showstoppers.

Meanwhile, in the years following Rogue Nation, Jeremy would continue to appear as the superhero Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He proved to be a real-life superhero at the start of 2023 when he reportedly prevented a snowplough from hitting his nephew.

Though the actor nearly died in the incident, he recently told late night host Jimmy Fallon that it taught him some valuable lessons.

“I won’t have a bad day for the rest of my life,” he said. “It’s impossible.”

Nicole Kidman Calls Out ‘Sexist’ Question About Ex-Husband Tom Cruise During Interview

Posted on 30/12/2021 by Boris Clair

Nicole Kidman called out a journalist’s “sexist” question about her ex-husband Tom Cruise during a recent interview.

The Australian actor was being interviewed by The Observer about her latest release, biopic Being The Ricardos, in which she plays late Hollywood actor Lucille Ball.

Nicole was speaking about her character’s relationship with Desi Arnaz – played by Javier Bardem – after the real-life married couple appeared on TV sitcom I Love Lucy in the US in the 1950s.

However, Nicole was not impressed when the journalist then asked about her previous marriage to the Mission Impossible star.

Of Lucille and Desi, Nicole had said: “It’s about a creative and romantic relationship that doesn’t work out. But from it come some extraordinary things. And I love that. I love that it’s not a happy ending.

“This film says you can make an extraordinary relationship thrive and leave remnants of it that exist forever,” she continued. “Yeah, that’s really gorgeous. You can’t make people behave how you want them to, and sometimes you’re going to fall in love with someone who isn’t going to be the person you spend the rest of your life with. And I think that’s all very relatable. You may have kids with them. You may not, but they were very much in love.”

The journalist then asked “with exquisite care” if Nicole was also referring to her marriage to Tom with her answer.

She then replied: “Oh, my God, no, no. Absolutely not. No. I mean, that’s, honestly, so long ago that that isn’t in this equation. So, no.”

The journalist claimed Nicole became “angry” and continued: “And I would ask not to be pigeonholed that way, either. It feels to me almost sexist, because I’m not sure anyone would say that to a man. And at some point, you go, ‘Give me my life. In its own right.’”

HuffPost UK had contacted a representative for Nicole Kidman and is awaiting a response.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise pictured in 1992

Nicole and Tom married in 1990 and went on to adopt two children together, Isabella, now 29, and Connor, 26.

Tom later filed for divorce in 2001 citing “irreconcilable differences”.

Nicole previously described their divorce as a “major shock” in a 2006 interview with Ladies’ Home Journal.

“He was huge; still is. To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge. But he was lovely to me. And I loved him. I still love him,” she said at the time.

Being The Ricardos is available to stream now on Amazon Prime Video.

England Team Receive Video Call From Tom Cruise – But Gareth Southgate Misses It For The Best Reason

Posted on 11/07/2021 by Boris Clair

Tom Cruise had a FaceTime call with the England team ahead their historic match at the Euro 2020 final, captain Harry Kane has revealed.

The Mission Impossible star wished the Three Lions good luck ahead of taking on Italy at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5Live, Harry revealed: “Obviously we have had ex-players and people get in touch.

“We actually had Tom Cruise get in touch yesterday evening, you get everyone who loves football.

Players of England pose for a team photograph prior to the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship semi-final

“The majority of people in the world love football, so it’s great to have all that support not just in England but across the world, so it’s been a great time for all of us.

“We’ve enjoyed every moment of it so we’re just looking forward to hopefully finishing the job.”

Harry continued: “We were fortunate enough to have a watch of one of his films so I think he was over here in the UK and he just dialled in and FaceTimed us just to wish us the best as a group so that was nice of him.

“I’m not sure if he will be there at the final or not but football is such a big part of the world and it’s nice to have that support from all different types of businesses I guess.”

Manager Gareth Southgate missed out on the call, however, as he was too busy watching videos of the opposition ahead of the final.

The Independent quotes him as saying: “They had a preview of a film that’s due out further down the line and they had Tom dial in to speak to them which was, I would imagine, quite surreal.

“I was in a meeting watching videos of Italy but that’s another story.

“I think they all thoroughly enjoyed that experience and, yeah, they’ve had a good week, really. Ed Sheeran (who performed a private gig earlier in the tournament), Tom Cruise – the life of an England footballer.”