Tom Cruise And Sumner Redstone Reunite

Tom Cruise And Sumner Redstone Reunite

NY Post, WSJ   |   March 28, 2008 07:37 AM


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Has one of the legendary feuds in Hollywood come to an end? Tom Cruise and Sumner Redstone may be on the mend, according to reports in the NY Post and Wall Street Journal. The pair very publicly dined together in Los Angeles on Thursday, and may be ready to work together again.
Writes the Post:

Redstone, the cantankerous head of Viacom and CBS, fired Cruise two years ago after Cruise jumped on Oprah Winfrey's couch to demonstrate his love for Katie Holmes and then went on "Today" to promote "Mission: Impossible III," but instead went on a tirade against prescription drugs. But the two had lunch yesterday at the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel, one of LA's most public places for a rapprochement. "Tom is missing Paramount. He needs a hit," explained one Angeleno.

According to the Wall Street Journal:

At a lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a venue chosen by Mr. Cruise, Mr. Redstone said they "agreed the past is the past and we would put it behind us and renew our relationship."


A spokesman for Mr. Cruise declined to comment.

Mr. Redstone declined to elaborate on whether they discussed business. However, Mr. Cruise is widely thought to want to renew the "Mission: Impossible" series of movies, which Paramount has the rights to.

Mr. Redstone says Mr. Cruise "was happy I agreed to have lunch with him" and brought out pictures of his wife and daughter. Mr. Cruise thanked Mr. Redstone for a note he sent wishing him luck on his new venture just over a year ago, the Viacom chairman said. They agreed to get together for dinner at a later date, Mr. Redstone said.


Redstone cut ties with Cruise in August 2006. He told the December 2006 issue of Vanity Fair, "He was embarrassing the studio. And he was costing us a lot of money... He turned off all women, and a lot of men."


 
 

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Psychopaths are found in all age brackets.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:49 PM on 03/30/2008

One wacko is the owner of a slice of Hollywood and an employer, another wacko is just an employee. Redstone can do and say anything he wants. Both of them, though, have never used their wealth to improve lives of other people.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:49 PM on 03/28/2008

Something about that picture really irritates me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:06 PM on 03/28/2008

Actually Sumner and Tom just completed War of the Worlds 2. Check it out here: www.thefug.com/node/425

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:03 PM on 03/28/2008

I don't know what I clicked to end up on this story, but I sure as hell hope Tom is a Clinton supporter.

He gives crazy a bad name.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:54 PM on 03/28/2008

Doesn't Redstone look like the puppet from the Saw movies?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:51 PM on 03/28/2008

Tom Cruise is an a-hole and totally meaningless. His movies are crap.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:45 PM on 03/28/2008

both of 'em are off their nut.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:32 PM on 03/28/2008

Thank God. I've been on pins and needles ever since these two yahoos broke up.

I wonder if they also see the same shrink?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:24 PM on 03/28/2008

Kenny G is more relevant than Tom Cruise nowadays.

Maybe he still plays to Malaysians or someone, apolgies to them.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:04 PM on 03/28/2008

Good.

Now get to working on MI: 4. It can't work without Tom Cruise. He has said some kooky stuff but he's a great actor. Stay out of his personal life.

Top Gun, The Firm, Minority Report, MI series,

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:24 AM on 03/28/2008

Oh, yeah, those films are all Palme d'Or material.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:30 AM on 03/31/2008

Tom Cruise has done a service to mankind. He has proven that a celebrity endorsement is meaningless.....
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/01/16/mormon-scientologists-for-jehovah-on-the-7th-day/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:54 AM on 03/28/2008

Sumner gets a pass for using the phrase 'all women and some men.'

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:26 AM on 03/28/2008

once again cruise struggles to remain relavent.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:22 AM on 03/28/2008

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Very good actor - Top Gun, The Color of Money, Rainman, The Last Samurai, Few Good Men, Risky Business, The Firm, Jerry Maguire, Far and Away, Gerry Maguire, Interview With A Vampire - to name a few. All critical acclaim and money making ventures. MI series made tons of money for Paramount and still racking up millions in video and worldwide. Cruise does not need Sumner, but Hollywood is all about business and profit. A symbiotic relationship. Vintage Americana.
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One last comment. I am all for Free Speech - and I respect all points of view. But pettiness is too ingrained in our national character, and discredit their relevance.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:15 AM on 03/31/2008

I would have more respect for Sumner Redstone if this were NOT true.

If true, Sumner respect meter = 0 on a scale of 1-10

If false, Sumner respect meter = 10 on a scale of 1-10

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:18 AM on 03/28/2008

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:54 AM on 03/28/2008

Luv that comment.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:04 AM on 03/28/2008
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