Sean Penn says all the rampant success of the Mission Impossible franchise is for one reason, and his name is Tom Cruise. Seacrest has more...
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Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Sean Penn and Tom Cruise both rose to fameous teen
idols in the early eighties and have both gone on
to maintain a dynamic career. And as Tom enjoys the
success of Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning, Shawn declared on
the Louis Thereau podcast that Tom wouldn't be able to
still lead summer popcorn blockbusters like it four decades into
his career if he wasn't the dynamic and dedicated entertainer.
(00:24):
He is saying certain kind of movies fans appreciate more
than others. But Tom is also a very good actor
who's an incredibly extraordinary craftsman. Those movies don't get made
on that level without somebody extraordinary behind them. He is
the common link behind them. It's no accident he does
his own stunts. He's probably the best stunt man in
the movie world. He's the most experienced guy at Sean
(00:45):
Penn on Tom Cruise and why, in his opinion, the
success of Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning is due in
large part of Tom.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
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