Tom Cruise and Warner Bros., the great partnership
Tom Cruise rarely speaks in public, so when he does it’s always an event. This Tuesday, January 9, he published on his account X, formerly Twitter, a press release from Warner Bos. Discovery announcing a partnership of development and production of original films and franchises for cinemas.
The event is significant, since it is the association between one of the largest studios in Hollywood and without a doubt the greatest and most bankable actor of his generation. At 61 years old, the star of the saga Mission Impossible and of Top Gun: nonconformist he is in fact one of the most powerful actors and producers in world cinema, and therefore does not intend to retire any time soon.
This is a very important strategic move for Warner Bros., which must relaunch itself after the upheavals of previous years: the complicated arrival of the HBO Max streaming service in 2020, Christopher Nolan’s farewell to Universal Pictures, the agony of the DCEU, the merger with Discovery and the change of management at the helm of the company and that of the DC studios…
As of today, major franchises owned by Warner Studios outside of the DC Universe are essentially at a standstill. The sagas Harry Potter AND Fantastic animals are currently stalled, as they are Matrixand the MonsterVerse barely taking off. The partnership with Tom Cruise therefore aims in particular at create new franchises, also to reinvigorate some of them. Why not imagine, for example, participation in franchising Of the ocean…
A non-exclusive agreement
If the arrival of Tom Cruise and his production company in the Warner Bros. buildings in Burbank will put the studios back in a position of strength compared to their rivals, Tom Cruise does not abandon his collaboration with Fundamentalits historic partner with whom the association has achieved notable results War of the Worldsthe sagas Mission Impossible AND Jack Reachas well as movies Top Gun, to name just these main titles. On Paramount’s side it is obviously expected Mission: Impossible: Showdown; part 2scheduled for May 2025.
Another studio Tom Cruise has worked with before and currently has a project underway: Universal images. In fact, in the 2010s, he was the protagonist of The Mummy and of Barry Seal: American Traffic, directed by Doug Liman. It is also with this director that Tom Cruise is developing a fascinating and long-awaited project: shooting a film on the ISS and making it happen the first civilian extravehicular spacewalk in space. A Universal Pictures project in collaboration with NASA and SpaceX, for which Tom Cruise should therefore make a”spacewalk“.
This non-exclusivity of the partnership between Warner Bros. and the actor and producer would therefore tend to indicate that Tom Cruise set his conditions and that these were followed.
A partnership sought after the Warner – Discovery merger
As stated by Michael de Luca and Pamela Abdy, co-CEOs of Warner Bros. Pictures, they are enthusiastic about the arrival of Tom Cruise at Warner, which was in the plans of David Zaslav, the big boss of Warner Bros. Discovery, after the merger .
We are thrilled to be working with Tom, an absolute legend in the film industry. Our vision, from the beginning, has been to restore this iconic studio to the splendor of its glory days and, in fact, from the first time we sat down with David Zaslav, he told us: “We are on a mission to bring Warner Bros. comes back to the forefront – we have the best resources, the best stories to tell and the best talent – and we need to bring Tom Cruise back to Warner Bros.!” It became a reality today and we are one step closer to our goal.
Until then, Tom Cruise had collaborated with Warner Bros. For Outsiders, Risky business, Interview with a vampire, Eyes tightly closed, The Last Samurai, Rock forever AND Edge of tomorrow.
Tom Cruise, as quoted in the statement, said:
I have great respect and admiration for David, Pam, Mike and the entire team at Warner Bros. Discovery for their dedication to films, audiences and the cinematic experience. I can’t wait to make great films together!
The promise is great, all that remains now is to wait before a first project resulting from this new partnership is announced.
Source: Cine Serie
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