Tom Cruise made a six-hour "film school" movie that will never be released: "This is just for my friends"
May. 29, 2024Glen Powell watched the six-hour movie alone in a theater
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Ever wanted to attend Tom Cruise film school? Well, Cruise’sTop Gun: Maverickco-star Glen Powell did just that when he was invited to watch a six-hour movie the actor had put together with everything he’s learned about filmmaking.
Powell toldGQthat Cruise sent him to watch the movie alone in a theater in LA, which reportedly involves Cruise speaking directly to camera as he breaks down his knowledge of the industry. He has no intention of making the film public, either. “He said, ‘This is just for my friends,'” Powell said.
He went on to describe the movie, saying, “[Cruise] is like: ‘Do we all agree that this is what a camera is? This is the difference between a film camera and a digital camera…’ The funniest part is on flying. It was like he put together this entire flight school. So he would literally go ‘OK, this is what a plane is. Here’s how things fly. Here’s how air pressure works.'”
Powell, who also recently starred in action comedyHit Manand rom-com Anyone But You, can next be seen in new disaster movie Twisters alongside Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones,In the Heights’ Anthony Ramos,Love Lies Bleeding’s Katy O’Brian, and futureSupermanDavid Corenswet.
Twister arrives on the big screen on July 19. While we wait, check out our guide to the rest of this year’s biggestmovie release datesat a glance.
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