Paramount to pull plug on "Mission: Impossible III" due to nutcase Cruise?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2005/06/02/thurs/index.html

June 2, 2005 | Morning Briefing:
Cruisin' for a bruisin'? Sounds like you're not the only one who's been wondering what on earth has gotten into Tom Cruise lately. If Cruise's recent open talk about Scientology, a subject he used to tread delicately around, plus his random dissing of Brooke Shields, weren't enough to make Hollywood sit up and wonder what was going on, his over-the-top performance on "Oprah" the other week apparently was. The New York Times reports that Paramount is considering pulling the plug on Cruise's upcoming "Mission: Impossible III," which is due to start filming next month at an estimated cost of $150 million. According to the Times, "Some executives at Paramount and DreamWorks have voiced concern that fans were becoming distracted" by Cruise's recent behavior. Meanwhile, his agents at CAA, Kevin Huvane and Rick Nicita, are reportedly going into major damage control mode, pleading with the actor's sister/manager, Lee Anne DeVette, to "rein Tom in," Radar magazine reports. After Cruise's "Oprah" appearance, the agents dialed up DeVette to "read her the riot act." Then Huvane reportedly got Cruise himself on the phone to remind him that "restraint can be a good thing." (N.Y. Times, Radar)

[Shell Beau]

1. I am telling you he has gone WACKO!

:crazy: :silly: :wtf: :freak: :wow: :thumbsdown: WACKO!

[kick-ass-bob]

2. What did he do on Oprah?

?

[Shell Beau]

3. He was screaming, jumping up and down on the couch, physically shaking

Oprah. She told him he was "gone" about 20 times. I take it as "gone out of his mind".

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. Check this other DU thread for screen captures and details:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3375123

:toast:

He basically had a very theatrical "Ooooh, I love Katie soooooo much" meltdown.

[kick-ass-bob]

7. I'm gonna have to go find a video...

:scared:

ooh- found one:

http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/miscellaneous_tv/000824.php

The editing & music was pretty nice!! :D

[Shell Beau]

8. Get ready; I don't know if you can bear to watch it.

I was actually embarrassed for him and especially for Katie Holmes.

[ronnykmarshall]

14. Aye!!

File that under batshit crazy.

[benburch]

4. Scientology is an evil conspiracy.

Should be outlawed. NOT a real religion.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. Someone needs to ask Tom about Lisa McPherson.

http://www.lisamcpherson.org/

[aden_nak]

9. Pfffffft. This whole thing is probably just PR work anyhow.

[Shell Beau]

10. Well it is working against him. (Tom that is)

[aden_nak]

11. There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Unless you're Michael Jackson.

Oh, or O.J.

[Shell Beau]

12. I am afraid that this might be one of the few.

Tom Cruise didn't really need publicity before. He is a big Hollywood type. His movies make money b/c he has a huge built in audience. But he has gone crazy or something and people are noticing.

[aden_nak]

13. Sure, but not everyone will go see his next movie.

"Is Tom Cruise really nuts? Does he act nuts now? Was he nuts when they made War of the Worlds?" In a few months he will get over it. Katie Holmes will realize she's married to, at least, her uncle, and all will be right in the world. You watch. Heh.

[Shell Beau]

15. I hope so.

I just want to tell Katie "leave, girl, if you know what is good for you" Oh well! You live and you learn.

[xultar]

16. Being in the closet for a lifetime can do that to a man.

:shrug:

[underpants]

17. Um how about the first two sucked like little has sucked before

Oh that's right they made money....never mind