Tom Cruise has given Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey his enthusiastic stamp of approval, taking to social media after an early screening to declare he can’t wait to see it again.
The Mission: Impossible Posting a photo of herself holding a ticket in front of an IMAX 70mm theater, Star addressed the filmmaker and his producing partner directly.
“Wow! To Chris, Emma and ALL of your brilliant cast and crew. Thanks for a great night at the cinema. Can’t wait to see it again!” he wrote.
The endorsement carries weight coming from Cruise, who is one of Hollywood’s most vocal champions of the theatrical experience.
He famously held back Top Gun: Maverick throughout the pandemic instead of releasing it on streaming, a decision that paid off spectacularly as the film grossed nearly $1.5 billion worldwide.
Steven Spielberg later told Cruise, “You saved Hollywood’s a– and you might have saved theatrical distribution. Seriously, Maverick could have saved the entire theater industry.”
Cruise has since made a habit of publicly supporting other filmmakers’ theatrical releases and promoting anything from Nolan’s Tenet and Oppenheimer to Sinners and Disclosure Day.
While the two have never worked together, Cruise and Nolan share a deep commitment to the big screen experience, and The Odyssey represents the fullest expression of Nolan’s theatrical ambitions to date, being the first feature ever shot with IMAX 70mm film cameras.
The film officially opens on Friday.
