news culture ‘I’m no better than Tom Cruise’ This Hollywood superstar capitulates to Mission Impossible actor
Posted on 08/11/2023 at 21:53
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Do we still need to introduce Will Smith? Revealed in the 90s in The Fresh Prince of Bel’Air, he then chained major productions, becoming one of the most famous actors in the world. If he has nothing more to prove to anyone, he nevertheless declared that at one point, he couldn’t compete with Tom Cruise.
After more than 30 years of career, Will Smith still loves a challenge
will smith es Men in Black, Bad Boys, I’m a Legend, The Williams Method, Ali o Hancock Y Independence Day. He is also, like many renowned actors, a producer, and we know of him some musical successes such asthe songs of Men in Black or Wild Wild Westt.
Now 54 years old, he is considered a true legend by many people, and their films grossed a total of $9.3 billion in the world according to Fandomwire. The case that interests us today dates back to the media tour around the release of bad boys for lifereleased in 2020. During the various interviews, an obligatory step during the promotion of the films, Will Smith indicated that he had wanted to do all the stunts himself of the movie.
He prepared himself for taking into account the example of Tom Cruise, who considers it a point of honor to do the stunts for his characters himself, still in his 60s today. By the way, the motorcycle and parachute jump scene from the very recent Mission Impossible: Dead Calculation has been subject un minimaking-of in which we learn that the actor acted more than 500 jumps to prepare within a year.
Will Smith regretted wanting to do as Tom Cruise
But let’s go back to Will Smith who, for his role, wanted to follow the example of Tom Cruise. Quite comfortable in the exercise of the interview, the actor does not hesitate to joke, to be very frank and to tell many, many stories. Which gives the producers a few sweats, but also delights the public. On the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Will Smith remembered his experience as a stuntman and actor in Bad Boys for Life. not without humor, he says he convinced himself that he could be as good or even better than Tom Cruise, before regretting:
I started (to shoot), and I told myself that I was going to do all my stunts. Tom Cruise was hanging nicely off the side of a plane over 50 years old. So I was like, “Man, I’m better than Tom Cruise.” I did two stunts and thought “I’m no better than Tom Cruise!”
We will see Will Smith again very soon in the cinema, since bad boys 4 It is currently in production. The feature film is supposed to be released in 2024 but as you know, Hollywood is currently paralyzed by a strike launched by authors, accompanied by actors from the SAG-AFTRA union. As the situation has not changed, the organization of premios emmyceremony dedicated to television productions, decided postpone the award ceremony to January 2023. The idea is to allow time for all parties involved to come to an agreement. The strikers demand in particular a better distribution of income, and an extremely strict framework for the use of artificial intelligence.
2023-08-12 01:06:30
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