[SkyPilot]

If I was in charge of a major studio, I wouldn't pay Tom Cruse 25 bucks to star in a major film, much less twenty five million dollars.

While he used to be a "star" years ago,

Many, many movie audiences are much less apt to even see a movie if he is in it.

An audience must first "like" a movie actor in order to cheer for them in the plot. People liked Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and Jimmy Stewart. I believe they still like Matt Damon (I know, he is strange too), but the Jason Bourne movies prove audiences like his characters.

Cruise has long since worn thin. He is a whack job of a real person, and his Scientology cult has only made him weirder.

[Steely Tom]

That's Steve Jobs, isn't it?

[happygrl]

Many, many movie audiences are much less apt to even see a movie if he is in it.

That would include me.

Tom Cruise, control freak.