I reckon this is all about money. It got ugly so they started using the “His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount.” line.
Actually, if Paramount fires you, you’re still on Viacom’s payroll, but they make you a janitor. A janitor who has to clean up after some of the more sloppy celebrities. Don’t ask me how SpongeBob Squarepants goes to the bathroom,. but he does. And it’s messy. Tom Cruise is just lucky Beavis and Butt-head don’t work there anymore. And that Kenny from South Park is able to stay alive.
Speaking of which: the morning radio show I listen to pointed out that on the same day Paramount fired Tom Cruise, they signed Trey Parker and Matt Stone to a two-picture deal. An interesting parallel, given the holy stink Cruise raised over the Scientology episode of South Park.
I suppose it’s too early to hope for the marginalization of Scientology by Hollywood? Give them nothing but negative publicity, out their weirdos, mock them mercilessly, and never, ever give them a job.
I can dream, can’t I?
History shows that the Hollywood Producers, as a group are more vindictive, and more relentlessly willing to carry a grudge than the Church of Scientology ever thought of being. And, they have more more money!
Tris
Any info on those pictures?
It shows only one thing. His movies are not making the money that his salary commands. The studio would put up with anything if thr gross was right.
I’m afraid you triggered my inner ACLU member with that. The losers think it’s a religion and they got the gummint to go along so producers can’t discriminate against them. It doesn’t mean we can’t laugh at them behind their backs but we cannot let our conviction that they are utter maroons affect our hiring decisions.
Just don’t let them near the petty cash.
Don’t forget:
Dances with Samurai (a.k.a. The REAL Last Samurai II, The Time we Mean It!).
I suppose my thoughts on the OP are…couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. I keep picturing a scene from South Park where one of the little kids is talking to a door and saying something to the effect of ‘You aren’t fooling anyone Tom. COME OUT OF THE CLOSET!’…
-XT
Precisely. If Cruise were raking in the bucks like he used to, they’d be the first to jump on anyone who dissed him, and they’d probably call those parties religious bigots without a hint of irony.
Feeling good about Tom “Moonbat” Cruise’s misfortunes (if they indeed turn out to be) in this case is kind of like the shadenfreude one gets when they hear, say, Jeff Skilling got ass-raped by a 350lb Hell’s Angel in the pen. You aren’t rooting for the ass rapist, but if ass-rapery simply must go on, well, couldn’t have happened to a finer guy, etc.
Meh, it’s not like he’s the only actor to have weird religious beliefs or maybe be in the closet. If I skipped all the movies by weirdos and religious nut-bags, I’d have to take up reading for entertainment.
And yea, he was pretty good in Magnolia.
Some of the great films from Cruise/Wagner productions that Paramount had to distribute
Elizabethtown
Suspect Zero
Narc
Vanilla Sky
Mission Impossible 1, 2, 3
Since I don’t work for Paramount anymore, Cruise/Wagner were complete assholes about their movies. Basically, they felt that all of their films were as important as the Mission Imposssibles. My job was to secure placement of trailers for Paramount films. When we had one of their movies, like Suspect Zero, I would have to sacrifice placement for some of our other films in favor of thiers.
And in case you are unfamilar with Suspect Zero, it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen and I have seen plenty of bad movies.
I’m no Cruise fan, but wouldn’t it be more strange if they didn’t go to bat for each and every film?
I mean…“Well, this movie really kinda sucks, so I guess if there are limited resources out there, somebody making a more worthwhile film can have them. I’m sure my cast and crew won’t be the least bit upset”? Not frickin’ likely, I’m guessing.
I’ll just mention that should Mr. Cruise find himself a bit short on rent money, I’ll be happy to put him to work as a mud logger.
Same offer goes to George W. Bush, once he finishes his current assignment.
And he probably would if he wasn’t batshit insane. Here’s the latest gossip about his batshit-ness: Joe DiMaggio stalked by crazy short guy (Second story down the page, underneath the weird one about ping pong and Owen Wilson)
Oh, come now–worse than the remake of Stepford Wives?
Dang - now I’ll never get to watch I Know What You Did Last Samurai.
I’ll never get to watch I Still Know What You Did Last Samurai.
I tend to discount this. Even Adam Sandler looks good in P.T. Anderson movies.
Can someone tell me what his recent behavior is? I hear vague references to being “weird” and “crazy” but I don’t watch the kind of shows or read the kind of news to get any more details than that.