Tom Cruise, one of Hollywood’s most coveted stars, recently gave high words of praise to Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler following the success of their Sinners film.
While in NYC for a premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Sunday (May 18), Cruise spoke to People where he reflected on meeting Jordan in London and shared how much admiration he has for him and Coogler. Speaking to Jordan’s talent, work ethic, and creative partnership with Coogler, he called the Creed star “enormously talented” and said he “respects” the dynamic duo.
“Oh listen, it’s wonderful to see him. Really, he’s enormously talented, and what he and [Ryan] Coogler do together… he’s a great actor,” the 62-year-old said. “He’s dedicated to his brand. I really respect him. Respect Coogler, I love that film. I love the films that they make. It’s brilliant, you know, big cinema.” He also told Extra that he would “love to make a movie” with the Newark, NJ native.
Back in April, the Top Gun star snapped a pic outside a theater holding his ticket for Sinners and gave Jordan and Coogler their flowers on Instagram — encouraging moviegoers to not only see the film in theaters but to “stay through the end credits.”
Jordan returned the admiration with a heartfelt post of his own, saying, “I was too young to see the first Mission: Impossible in theaters, but now I get a chance to watch the final one… in IMAX!!!! Much love @tomcruise.”
Speaking of the thrill IMAX theaters gives viewers, fans were granted the wish to watch Sinners with the cinematic experience again for only one week (May 15-21). Warner Bros. brought the film back to IMAX after “overwhelming popular and critical response.”
“Audiences have spoken and we listened. If ever a film needed to be experienced in this incredible larger-than-life format, it’s Sinners,” said Warner Bros. Pictures president of global distribution, Jeff Goldstein, in a statement. “Ryan has delivered a film that has been embraced by fans who appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into creating a film for this screen-filling format and we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to see it — or see it again — in 70mm IMAX.”
As for The Final Reckoning, the presumed last installment in the Mission Impossible franchise hits theaters on May 23, with Ving Rhames, Angela Bassett, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, and many more starring alongside Cruise.
Reflecting on the film’s history, dating back to 1996 when it first premiered, Cruise told People, “I did the best I can, and it’s representing all the efforts of everyone involved at that particular moment. I really see what it takes to make these movies and what I’ve learned about storytelling [in] this particular genre.”
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