Top Gun: Maverick star reveals what Tom Cruise is really like on set & whether a sequel is in development
thesun.co.ukTOM Cruise is being backed to win an Oscar for his smash hit Top Gun: Maverick. The action movie legend, 60, should get an Academy Award for bringing audiences back to the cinema after the pandemic, according to his friend and co-star Jay Ellis.
Ellis, who played Lt. Reuben “Payback” Fitch, believes Cruise is the last great movie star and should be rewarded for his commitment to the film industry.
Cruise’s decision to stand firm despite pressure and not sell Top Gun: Maverick to streaming networks paid after the blockbuster banked $1.4 billion during its cinematic release.
Cruise has been nominated three times for an Oscar but has never landed the big prize. Asked whether he deserves to be honored this time around, Ellis, 41, said: "Absolutely he helped the business. "As the movie was pushed because of the pandemic, he would reach out to us and say 'This movie has been to be in theaters.
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