Tom Cruise Minimized In New "Valkyrie" Trailer

Tom Cruise's appearance has been minimized in the "Valkyrie" trailer, FoxNews reports. Scroll down to see the new one and the old side by side and see if you agree.

The trailer now starts with Cruise looking like Lawrence of Arabia in the desert right before a big explosion knocks him out.

I guess this from the big war scene that was filmed this summer in California. Historically incorrect, it shows why Cruise's character, Col. Claus Von Stauffenberg, spends the rest of the film wearing an eye patch and fumbling with a lame arm.

Now prominent in the "Valkyrie" promotion are this scene, and a sequence showing the bomb that's supposed to kill Hitler. Of course, what the trailer doesn't tell you is that the plot failed when the bomb explosion was blocked by a table. Hitler had his would be assassins executed the next day.

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Comments

[davidly]

It looks to me like it would have been a more successful parody had they tried to do funny German accents. It almost looks like it's supposed to be a serious film.

[Swerinjer]

ooh take that Tom Cruise. But you secretly drool over his hot little butt in Risky Business dont you. you little ponce?

[GenRom]

No, you do. How many times have you w'd off today? (To TC's pic no less) LMAO!!

[xenoploid]

What in the hell are you talking about. He's hardly "minimized".

[4fathers]

if anything he might have more exposure in the second trailer.

also, why does it seem that every political thriller utilizes this line? -- if you want to live thru the night, you will do exactly as i say.

[davidly]

Sounds like the bailout;-/

[Swerinjer]

looks cool. cant wait.

[falcao]

Tom Cruise is front and center in the trailer -- WTH?

I'll see anything with the divine Bill Nighy in it. Love that man.

[protagonia]

The neos do not like this one.

[DoctorDonut]

He's still ALL OVER the new trailer, in our humble opinion. And for the trailer itself, it is far far superior to the first one......gotta love the cig burning the mosquito.....

http://www.theweeklydonut.com/index.php/category/tom-cruise/

[littlepuffycloud]

I saw the real story on the History channel, and they did a fine job with archived photos in an hour. Why anyone would pay to see this, especially with Tom Cruise wearing an eye patch.

[Swerinjer]

I'll bet a million dollars despite your mouth you'll see it at some point.

[Steamboater]

You make as much sense as Sarah Palin LOL

[Steamboater]

And I don't see the crummy films Tom Cruise appears in. Like I said before, I prefer to watch actors who make acting look easy.

[Steamboater]

There was also a superb TV movie about this too. Forget the title.

[Heavy]

Heavyweight role if you ask me. Hard not to engage with the topic.

[CaLaWyer]

I think it looks pretty good. I will definitely be seeing it.

I think the Scientology thing has been overstated. I don't care for Scientology either, but Scientology has nothing to do with his movies, which have more often than not been very good. Try to think of someone else who has been making movies for the past 25 years who has a higher ratio of good films to stinkers than Tom Cruise.

[Swerinjer]

cant argue with that.

[sansego2000]

This has to be a decision that was made with Tom's blessing. It is his company that is getting the movie made and he is the main character. Maybe it is his decline in popularity. Let's face it, he alienated a lot of people with his religious rants.

[Swerinjer]

its the force of a thousand fa ggoty entertainment news leeches making hay out of dragging down a popular well-liked movie star.

[EddieMcWords]

This actually doesn't look half bad...

[unfettered]

How can you minimize Tom Cruise?
Really now?

[EricSaeger]

Feed him less spinach quiche?