Tom Cruise is getting straight to the pointe.
The actor, 62, took a second to reward Ana de Armas for her efficiency within the new “John Wick” spinoff, “Ballerina.”
“I just saw the movie – it kicks ass,” Cruise stated with a smile whereas on the London premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” per an Instagram video.
The motion/thriller additionally stars Keanu Reeves, who has portrayed the legendary hitman John Wick in all 4 movies.
Cruise additionally praised Brad Pitt for his work within the upcoming sports activities film, “F1.”
He dubbed it a “fun movie.”
The mission sees Pitt, 61, as a former driver “who returns to Formula 1 at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid,” per the official synopsis.
In the meantime, Cruise and de Armas, 37, have continued to spark romance rumors over the previous few months, with the “Ghosted” alum confirming their work relationship on Thursday.
Whereas on “Good Morning America,” de Armas stated that she and Cruise are engaged on “a few projects” collectively.
“It’s so much fun, and we’re definitely working on a lot of things,” the actress added. “Not just one but a few projects with Doug Liman and Christopher McQuarrie and, of course, Tom. And I’m so excited.”
Cruise and de Armas first acquired the rumor mill working in February after the pair went to dinner over Valentine’s Day weekend.
They’ve continued to get pleasure from outings in current months, together with spending time collectively round de Armas’ thirty seventh birthday in April and at David Beckham’s fiftieth birthday bash in Might.
The “Top Gun” star and the “Knives Out” actress had been pictured sitting subsequent to at least one one other in a black Mercedes-Benz in images obtained by Day by day Mail after the occasion.
A second snap confirmed de Armas and Cruise behind black umbrellas as they departed the venue.
Again in February, an insider advised Those that Cruise and de Armas “appeared to have no romantic connection” and had been “just friends.”
The supply added that the duo was out to dinner with their brokers to “discuss potential collaborations down the line.”
In 2023, de Armas additionally gushed over Cruise’s action-packed profession, telling USA Immediately about doing her personal stunts, “[I’m] not at a Tom Cruise level yet. But I can appreciate what he does 100% now, and I totally get why he does it. He’s so mind-blowing.”
Cruise isn’t any stranger to star-studded romances, as he was beforehand married to Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990 and Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001.
Cruise and Kidman, 57, adopted kids Isabella, 32, and Connor, 30, whereas they had been married.
The “Top Gun” vet then tied the knot with Katie Holmes in 2006. The couple, who share daughter Suri, 19, break up in 2012.
Cruise not too long ago made a uncommon remark about Kidman’s position in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 thriller “Eyes Wife Shut.”
“It was a great experience. I was very excited to do it. I knew Stanley’s movies very well and I was introduced to him through Sydney Pollack,” Cruise, who starred reverse his then spouse, advised Sight and Sound journal earlier this month. “So Stanley called Sydney ’cause he wanted me to make a movie. He sent me a fax.”
Recounting what got here subsequent, Cruise shared, “I flew out to his house and I landed in his backyard. I read the script the day before and we spent the day talking about it. I knew all of his films. I spoke to Scorsese about him and Sydney Pollack… so I knew what he did and how he worked. Then it was basically he and I getting to know each other. And when we were doing that, I suggested Nicole play the role [of Alice]. Because obviously she’s a great actress.”
In the meantime, de Armas beforehand dated Ben Affleck and Paul Boukadakis and has been vocal in regards to the criticism she’s acquired over previous relationships.
“I have never been someone that wants any attention that’s not about my work,” she advised Selection in 2022. “So when the attention is not about my work, it is upsetting, and it feels disrespectful, and it feels inappropriate, and it feels dangerous and unsafe.”
