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Tom Cruise joins Top Gun-with-aliens scifi flick Yukikaze

THR reports that Tom Cruise has joined as the lead of Yukikaze, Warner Bros.’ new scifi film based on the novels by Japanese author Chohei Kamayashi. It’s basically Top Gun with aliens, so I imagine this is going to work out for everybody. The novels, which were adapted into an anime in 2002 and released…

Movies Rob Bricken

A Close Look at Tom Cruise’s Futuristic Motorcycle in Oblivion

Watch Tom Cruise doing jumps on a Moto Bike from the future, on a Dead Earth. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion is absolutely loaded with futuristic gadgets and gizmos, but the Moto Bike is the most “Tom Cruisey” of all the toys. We’ve got an exclusive look at Jack Harper’s sweet futuristic ride,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

21-minute Oblivion featurette shows how its post-apocalyptic Earth came to be

The first reviews for Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion have not been promising, but this featurette hopes to lure you to the theater anyway. It offers a longer behind-the-scenes look at the movie’s world both above the clouds and back on the damaged Earth. https://gizmodo.com/first-oblivion-reviews-its-as-lifeless-as-the-earth-i-472164153 There’s plenty of eye candy in this featurette, which isn’t surprising, given…

Movies Lauren Davis

First Oblivion Reviews: It’s as lifeless as the Earth it’s set on

Sounds like Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski director is two for two with making beautiful-but-brainless films. A crop of early reviews of Oblivion praise the post apocalyptic flick for its meticulous world-building and futuristic eye candy. But that’s about it. Take a look at our roundup of early reviews below… The Hollywood Reporter gives Kosinski…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Four clips from Oblivion reveal Tom Cruise’s big post-apocalypse sit-down with Morgan Freeman

We’ve seen featurettes, trailers and bundles of beautiful collections of concept art from Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion, but we’ve yet to see a collection of uninterrupted footage… until now. Here are four new clips from Tom Cruise and the Tron Legacy director’s new scifi opus. And just for fun, here’s 10 minutes of b-roll footage and…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Take a tour of Tom Cruise’s sweet spaceship from Oblivion

There’s a little less than a month until Tom Cruise’s scifi epic Wall-E Oblivion hits theaters, and to whet your appetite a little, director Joe Kosinski has released this small featurette on the “Bubbleship,” the unique ship Cruise’ drone repairman flies around Earth. It’s a neat look at the ship itself — which has a…

Movies Rob Bricken

New Oblivion trailer shows Tom Cruise playing house in the ashes of Earth

There’s a brand new trailer for Tom Cruise’s last man on Earth movie Oblivion. This trailer is a bit longer and shows Tommy C. goofing around with cigar-smoking Morgan Freeman and the most beautiful woman to ever be jettisoned out of an escape tube. Does anyone else feel like this whole thing is all the…

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The end of the world is the beginning of Tom Cruise’s problems in this new Oblivion trailer

Not that the first Oblivion trailer looked bad, but this new, second trailer for Tom Cruise’s upcoming scififlick is a hell of a lot more exciting. You’ve got Cruise as Wall-E, a plethora of ruined Earth landmarks, a creepy space government, mysterious humans popping up and Morgan Freeman doing his best Morpheus impression — what’s…

Trailers Rob Bricken

In new Scientology tell-all book, Tom Cruise explains his “special powers”

You’ve seen the insane video of Tom Cruise blasting Scientologists with his truth beams. You’ve heard the rumors. But now, you’ll get the full story. Over at the New York Post, Maureen Callahan has a fascinating article about journalist Lawrence Wright’s new book about Scientology, called Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.…

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Tom Cruise plumbs the secrets of post-apocalyptic Earth in the first Oblivion trailer

In the first trailer for Tom Cruise’s post-apocalyptic film Oblivion, Cruise is a drone repairman walking the shattered remains of Earth. But as he explores the planet humanity was forced to leave behind, he finds something he never expected to find, something that makes him question everything he’s been told about the conflict that destroyed…

Trailers Lauren Davis

First poster for Tom Cruise’s Oblivion poster shows off a post-apocalyptic New York city

We’ve only seen a few tiny glimpses into Oblivion, the next science fiction epic by Joseph Kosinski (Tron Legacy). But this brand new poster shows off future Earth, with (what we’re assuming) is Tom Cruise at the bottom, surveying the Empire State Building-turned-waterfall. Cruise plays a bounty hunter, who lives in the atmosphere of Earth.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

First Glimpse of Tom Cruise Battling the Relentless Alien Invaders in All You Need is Kill

We loved the gritty “Groundhog Day-meets-Starship Troopers” action of All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. And now it’s being made into a movie, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Doug Liman (Jumper) — and here’s your first look at the ultra-gritty war against the aliens. https://gizmodo.com/japanese-scifi-smackdown-power-armor-warriors-vs-alie-5320912 Here’s the caption for the image, which…

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Would you watch Tom Cruise star in a Back to the Future-style time travel romp?

Because that’s what may be coming, soon enough. Cruise is apparently attached to star in Our Name is Adam, which Deadline describes as “a Back To The Future-style tale in which Cruise goes back in time and meets his former self.” (It’s not clear if some other actor would play the young Cruise, or if…

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Minority Report really did predict the future

When you ask people to name their favorite science fiction films, you’ll often hear them mention Blade Runner as the gold standard. My vote however, goes to a different Philip K. Dick adaptation: Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report. Released ten years ago today, the movie is as important today as it was back then, when it…

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Brad Bird tells us how it feels to throw Tom Cruise out of a 1,717-foot building!

Yes, it’s true. Tom Cruise did all his own stunts on Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol — including running around on top of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. We interviewed MI:4 director Brad Bird one on one, to find out just how they managed to throw Tom Cruise out of a building, and which…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A Guide to Tom Cruise’s Genre Movie Acting: The Next Best Thing to Nic Cage

Tom Cruise is coming back! He’s starring in a fourth Mission Impossible movie this weekend, and he’s also set to star in two upcoming science fiction films: Joseph Kosinski’s Horizons and the movie version of the Japanese alien-fighting novel All You Need Is Kill. Many people are cringing at the thought of a Cruise comeback…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

New Mission: Impossible 4 clips prove Brad Bird’s Mission will be the best

When we heard there was going to be another Mission: Impossible, we thought, “Sure.” But once Pixar legend Brad Bird signed on to direct, everything changed. A movie with heart, humor, action, Jeremy Renner, and Simon Pegg? Hello, here are the keys to a monorail that drives into our wallets. Feast your eyes on the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

New details about the Tom Cruise-in-space movie formerly known as Oblivion

We thought we might have heard the last about the big-budget alien movie Oblivion from Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski and Tom Cruise. But the feature is moving forward, with a brand new title and a spectacular leading lady casting rumor. According to Variety Universal is testing five actresses this weekend for the role of…

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Is Scientology the world’s fastest-growing religion?

Scientology has never been more high-profile than in the past several years, thanks to celebrity adherents like Tom Cruise. But the brainchild of science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard remains mysterious and controversial. A new book, out today, aims to peel back the mystery of Scientology and reveal the truth. Author Janet Reitman, who went behind…

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Mission: Impossible 4 trailer celebrates crazy explosions and Tom Cruise

The first ever trailer for Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol is out showcasing a collection of Tom Cruise feats, explosions, fancy gadgets and a very funny Simon Pegg. Could the fourth Mission Impossible movie be the best? Judge for yourself. This film is directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant), so everyone is holding…

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Tom Cruise joins Top Gun-with-aliens scifi flick Yukikaze

A Close Look at Tom Cruise’s Futuristic Motorcycle in Oblivion

21-minute Oblivion featurette shows how its post-apocalyptic Earth came to be

First Oblivion Reviews: It’s as lifeless as the Earth it’s set on

Four clips from Oblivion reveal Tom Cruise’s big post-apocalypse sit-down with Morgan Freeman

Take a tour of Tom Cruise’s sweet spaceship from Oblivion

New Oblivion trailer shows Tom Cruise playing house in the ashes of Earth

The end of the world is the beginning of Tom Cruise’s problems in this new Oblivion trailer

In new Scientology tell-all book, Tom Cruise explains his “special powers”

Tom Cruise plumbs the secrets of post-apocalyptic Earth in the first Oblivion trailer

First poster for Tom Cruise’s Oblivion poster shows off a post-apocalyptic New York city

First Glimpse of Tom Cruise Battling the Relentless Alien Invaders in All You Need is Kill

Would you watch Tom Cruise star in a Back to the Future-style time travel romp?

Minority Report really did predict the future

Brad Bird tells us how it feels to throw Tom Cruise out of a 1,717-foot building!

A Guide to Tom Cruise’s Genre Movie Acting: The Next Best Thing to Nic Cage

New Mission: Impossible 4 clips prove Brad Bird’s Mission will be the best

New details about the Tom Cruise-in-space movie formerly known as Oblivion

Is Scientology the world’s fastest-growing religion?

Mission: Impossible 4 trailer celebrates crazy explosions and Tom Cruise

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