Tom Cruise “Underestimated As An Actor,” Says Co-Star Kenneth Branagh
Tom Cruise may often be tagged “the last great movie star” and “the man who saved the film industry” during lockdown but, according to his co-star and friend Kenneth Branagh, he remains “underestimated” in his acting.
Cruise’s contribution to filmmaking in the UK is being recognised with a BFI Fellowship – the British Film Institute’s highest award for an actor and producer who has brought millions of pounds into the UK with his catalogue of movies made there over the past four decades – from fantasy Legend through Eyes Wide Shut to the recent Mission: Impossible blockbusters.
Branagh, who co-starred with Cruise in the 2008 Valkyrie, told The Times of London newspaper:
“If he ever tires of wowing the world with action, he’s going to surprise those who view him as only a movie star. What he’s done with Mission and Top Gun is unique — cinematic entertainment with a...
Cruise’s contribution to filmmaking in the UK is being recognised with a BFI Fellowship – the British Film Institute’s highest award for an actor and producer who has brought millions of pounds into the UK with his catalogue of movies made there over the past four decades – from fantasy Legend through Eyes Wide Shut to the recent Mission: Impossible blockbusters.
Branagh, who co-starred with Cruise in the 2008 Valkyrie, told The Times of London newspaper:
“If he ever tires of wowing the world with action, he’s going to surprise those who view him as only a movie star. What he’s done with Mission and Top Gun is unique — cinematic entertainment with a...
- 4/27/2025
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
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