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Tom Cruise Not Done with Les Grossman

Source:  E! Online
Having just received a Golden Globe nomination for playing foulmouthed studio executive Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder, Tom Cruise spoke with E! Online about possible future incarnations of the character:

"I've talked about doing different videos with the character," Cruise said. "I've started working with Ben [Stiller] on it, and we've kind of talked about different things to do. We were gonna do some in our free time, but we haven't found the free time...yet."

He doesn't rule out a full-length feature film centered on Grossman: "He's a fun character," said Cruise, who will next be seen in the real-life WWII thriller Valkyrie. "I gotta talk to Ben, but there could be more to do with that guy."


Click here to read the whole interview.


15 Comments


December 12th, 2008 9:26pm
this is kinda random but if u saw TDTESS, why did Alpa Chino show up for half a minute? haha.

as soon as i saw him i turned to my friend and we both said "i luh da pussy" lol
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December 12th, 2008 7:29pm
Yeah, I don't know why people decided to give him such a hard time when he just gave his views on the world (no matter how crazy one might think they are). I did not like the anti-Jew rap that Mel Gibson went on but it still does not affect how much I like Lethal Weapon or the many other good movies he has done. No matter what Tom Cruise does in his personal life, I will still have Minority Report, Mission Impossible, and, yes, Top Gun in my library of films.
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December 12th, 2008 2:39pm
No... you're not nitpicking JJ... you're absolutely right. He DID NOT win it. I got ahead of myself. He was ONLY nominated for best actor in that role AND... he was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Magnolia. You're right... he's oh for two.

But... I was just trying to say that the guy is way past having a breakout performance. He's been there and done that. He's a damn good actor who is usually banakable for studios.
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December 12th, 2008 2:31pm
I think Tom Cruise is an underrated actor. Who cares what he does, or anyone else for that matter, in his personal life.
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December 12th, 2008 12:24pm
Oh, God. I can't believe I'm about to be a nitpicker, but he was only nominated for Born on the Fourth of July... I apologize, it's out of my system now. Anyway, it was still a great movie with a great performance.

As far as Les Grossman is concerned, I'm all for the short vids but I have to agree that I'm unsure about a feature-length film based on the character. He was still a funny character to watch, though.
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December 12th, 2008 11:27am
MovieBuff is right, say what you will about his attitudes or his personal life, Tom Cruise is a great actor.
Len Grossman, is a fucking hilarious character. His scenes were probably my favorite part of that movie, next to Downey's performance. I don't know if the character can support a whole film, but he could definitely be a secondary (or, if we're looking at a buddy comedy about some actors or something) a tertiary character.
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December 12th, 2008 10:59am
Comicbookguy..... "I think this was a break out performance for Cruse showing he's not just a crazy scientologist but a greaf actor...". What the hell are you talking about? Where you been the past twenty years? Breakout performance? The guy won an Oscar already for Born on the 4th of July. Cruise had his "breakout" performance twenty years ago. He's already proven he's a great actor... he just gets crapped on because of his beliefs and the fact he's outspoken with them. His beliefs DO NOT effect his talent, obviously. But this is NOT his "breakout" performance. "Great" performance... yes. "Breakout"... no.
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December 12th, 2008 10:37am
haha that is a funny character
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December 12th, 2008 9:36am
Ummm...yo "Holla," we don't like it because it's not a good idea. He was created as a supporting character and he'll only work as one. Forget that he's an "awesome character" and actually THINK...moron
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December 12th, 2008 8:52am
thats kickass....and for u ppl that dont like it........Go fuuuck ya self
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December 12th, 2008 6:10am
at least he's getting back into comedy, maybe he'll start coming out with more in the future
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December 12th, 2008 5:11am
It's not a character for a feature but cameos in other films would be great. I agree that Black was wasted in the film though.
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December 12th, 2008 4:16am
I loved Cruise's performance and thought he and Downey made the movie but I do not think a feature film is the way to go. Maybe the videos, but not a theatrical release. He was made as a "surprise" character to get people talking. Like Kupo said, it was fun to see him pretty much mock himself. He works best as a supporting character, not a main one
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December 12th, 2008 3:25am
I disagree with Kupo I think the character was one of the best in the film and much better than some of the others including Jack Black's I think this was a break out performance for Cruse showing he's not just a crazy scientologist but a greaf actor and I give him prop for taking the role and running with it.
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December 12th, 2008 3:03am
the character was pretty funny in tropic thunder, but mostly because there was alot of the shock factor running behind it. Cruise has been called crazy in the headlines alot, so seeing him kinda make fun of his own antics was fairly surprising.

It's like when they had Cruise play as austin powers in gold member. It was a nice special guest appearance, nothing more than that. I honestly dont see this character as being able to hold up a feature-length film. The surprising fun factor has worn off. If i saw tom cruise rapping and dancing again, i wouldn't even show as much of a smirk.
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