Tom Cruise Surprises 'Mission Impossible' Fans at the Movie Theater
Tom Cruise loves to keep his fan base on their toes.
The 61-year-old actor decided to pull off the surprise of a lifetime for his fans following the release of his new film, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.
Earlier this week, Cruise made a series of unexpected pit stops at cities around North America, where he showed up at the theaters to surprise moviegoers seeing the latest installment of the fan-favorite action franchise.
He popped in to a handful of theaters across the U.S. and Canada, including AMC Georgetown in Washington, D.C.; AMC Sunset Place 24 in South Miami, Florida; Regal Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia and Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto, Canada.
The A-list film star was accompanied by the film's director, Christopher McQuarrie, who Cruise affectionately called his "creative brother," in video footage of his appearance in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 11.
In the clip, shared to Twitter by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, featured Cruise addressing the crowd and thanking them for coming out to see the new film.
"You definitely dream of moments like this. This is amazing. This theater here. This big screen. And we just wanted to say hello to y'all," Cruise could be heard saying. "I hope you enjoy the film. We made it for you."
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On Wednesday, the Top Gun star shared a snippet of his theater visits to his Instagram page, giving fans a further look inside his unexpected pop-up visits.
Fans appeared to be overwhelmed with excitement and emotion while seeing Cruise and McQuarrie show up before the movie started, as many got to shake hands and pose for pics with the mega star.
But Cruise couldn't let the audiences have all the fun, as he also got to enjoy his own bucket of movie theater popcorn, telling the camera, "I love my popcorn," at one point in the clip.
"Four cities. Four screenings. We had so much fun at the first fan screenings for Mission: Impossible," he wrote in his caption. "Thank you to everyone who came out."
Mission: Impossible —Dead Reckoning Part One is playing in theaters now. Part 2 is slated to release next summer in June 2024.
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