On Tuesday, Warner Bros Discovery announced a deal with Tom Cruise, a highly bankable actor in Hollywood, to collaborate on original and franchise theatrical films in 2024.
This partnership with Cruise is a major achievement for Warner Bros Motion Picture Group’s co-chairs, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, and fulfills CEO David Zaslav’s ambition to work with top talent in the industry.
Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian stated, “Inking a deal with arguably the biggest movie star in the world, Tom Cruise, is hugely significant.”
“Talent attracts talent and every studio touts their formal arrangements with high-profile filmmakers and stars so as to signify to the world their commitment to these highly coveted creatives.”
Over his five-decade career, Cruise’s films have earned over $12 billion globally. His most recent film, “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” brought in $568 million in worldwide box office proceeds.
The arrangement with Warner Bros is non-exclusive, allowing Cruise to work on the next installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise for Paramount Pictures.
Warner Bros and other major studios are working to rebound from a protracted work stoppage, as Hollywood writers and actors staged strikes in 2023, leading to delays in film and television production.
These strikes also delayed Tom Cruise’s next Mission Impossible film as production house Paramount Global also faced challenges due to the work stoppage.
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