Ezra Miller in The Flash and Tom Cruise
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An upcoming superhero movie Flash has been done and locked away for several months as it awaits its June 16th release. It has many fans at the studio, including new DC head James Gunn, who called it “probably one of the greatest superhero movies of all time.”
Now it has a fan outside the walls of the studio actor, superstar and movie saver Tom Cruise.
Sources say The Hollywood Reporter that Cruise has seen the film and loved it so much that he cold-called the film’s director, Andy Muschietti, to praise it.
In late February, according to multiple sources, Cruise met with Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, where the mogul mentioned how great the movie was. Cruising, curiosity piqued and then asked to see it. Zaslav agreed to the request, and a copy of the film was sent to Cruise.
But as an insider says, this was no casual communication. A Warners employee brought the film to Cruise’s home in Beverly Hills and stayed there until the actor finished watching. Flash. It’s unclear what format Cruise watched it in, whether it was digital or film. When Cruise was done, the film was returned to the courier, who returned it to the studio.
Cruise was so enamored with what he saw that soon after he reached out to Muschietti. It was a direct call to the director. Cruise is said to have raved about the movie, saying something along those lines Flash is “everything you want in a movie” and “this is the type of movie we need right now,” according to insiders.
Cruises have recently emerged as a kind of film and theater enhancer. “You saved Hollywood’s ass, and you might have saved theatrical distribution,” Steven Spielberg told the actress at the Academy Luncheon, which was caught on video and went viral. He cited Cruise’s efforts to keep Top Gun: Maverick in theaters by not streaming and helping bring the film not only a $1.49 billion gross, but also a movie revival last spring and summer.
And in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the actor became popular with a video where he was driven through London to see Christopher Nolan You do. Her enthusiastic review “Loved it!” has become something of a meme among movie lovers on social media.
Cruise has been handsomely rewarded for his commitment to the theatrical experience. His shot broke Maverick reportedly brought him $100 million.
Flash Ezra Miller stars as DC’s Scarlet Speedster. Miller leads the cast, with Michael Keaton returning as Batman. Ben Affleck also returns to the role of Batman.
The film has had a very long journey to the screen, and has seen numerous director changes, although Miller stayed on throughout the years. Recently, the actor has faced personal problems that threatened the making and release of the film.
But the long road is coming to an end. And Warners is on such a high note that it’s showing it in its entirety to theater owners at CinemaCon in April, nearly two months before its release date.