Tom Cruise: 15 Facts About Characters and Roles

1. #021

   He once shared the record with Tom Hanks for the actor with the most consecutive films grossing 100 million dollars (7). Will Smith surpassed both of them in 2008, reaching eight.

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2. #033

   Tom Cruise auditioned for the role of Howard Keach in Harry & Son (1984). He did not get the part, but director Paul Newman remembered him and decided he wanted Cruise for The Color of Money (1986).

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3. #046

   Tom Cruise was considered for the lead role in The Matrix (1999), which went to Keanu Reeves.

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4. #062

   Tom Cruise was the original choice for the role of Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).

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5. #070

   Guillermo del Toro's first choice for the role of Stacker Pentecost in Pacific Rim (2013) was Tom Cruise, but Cruise turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with Oblivion (2013). Idris Elba was cast instead.

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6. #107

   He was considered for the lead role in Crimson Tide (1995), which went to Denzel Washington.

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7. #119

   Along with executives of the resurrected United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he will produce and star in some of the company's projects.

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8. #130

   In 2000, he bought the screen rights to Celia Brayfield's book "Heartswap," about partner swapping, for his then-wife Nicole Kidman to star in.

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9. #134

   He was offered the lead role in Footloose (1984), but turned it down to take a role in All the Right Moves (1983).

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10. #135

    He was considered for the lead role in Reign Over Me (2007), which went to Adam Sandler.

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11. #145

    Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Vincent Mancini in The Godfather Part III (1990).

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12. #150

    Tom Cruise was the first choice for the Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), which was to be made in English. The role ultimately went to Shah Rukh Khan.

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13. #158

    Tom Cruise lost the lead role in The Powers of Matthew Star (1982) to actor Peter Barton.

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14. #161

    Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Frank Roberts in The Indian Runner (1991), which went to Viggo Mortensen.

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15. #197

    Tom Cruise became the first actor in history to star in six consecutive films that each grossed 100 million dollars in the United States: Mission: Impossible II (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005) and Mission: Impossible III (2006). He broke his own previous record of five consecutive starring roles in films that surpassed 100 million dollars in US box office, from A Few Good Men (1992) to Jerry Maguire (1996).

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