Us Weekly has a video [click link to watch] of Tom Cruise's Donald Duck impersonation on (the evil) Jay Leno Show last night. While that may not sound like the most earth-shattering news, the subtext of the subplot is mighty interesting. Jay says Tom used to come over to his house, Jay would pretend to be asleep and Tom would do his Donald Duck impression. What in the hell does that mean? What kind of game between two grown men involves one pretending to be asleep while the other one whispers sweet Donald Duck nothings in his ear? Tom sure has a knack for throwing a wrench in the works, over and over again. Please, Tom - just be yourself. It's really okay. Meanwhile, bigger questions are swirling around the opening of Cruise's new flick, Knight & Day. Will he be able to pull in enough box office dollars to justify his leading man status, or will have to continue resorting to bizarre public appearances to generate interest in his career? Details, via Celebitchy: [Deadline Hollywood has an extensive piece about how Knight
and Day, which has its wide release today, may be the final nail in Tom
Cruise's career-coffin. While the film is getting some good or respectable
reviews, media and film analytics sources are saying that audiences are just
not interested. Knight and Day cost roughly $115 million to make, plus "tens of
millions more" to promote it with a "vigorous marketing campaign." In its
limited release, the film has only made $3.8 million when most analysts were
hoping for $5 million. And now they're saying it will be lucky to break $25
million this weekend, and will probably not make any money for the studio in
the long haul.
So studio executives are beginning to ask "Why would we want to
greenlight another 100-million-plus action adventure film with Cruise ever
again?" So, basically, Tom Cruise is never going to be the movie star he once
was. If Knight and Day fails, which it looks like it might. We'll see on Monday
when all the numbers come out, but if I was a studio head (I wish), I wouldn't
want to get near a Tom Cruise film. Of course, if I was a studio head, I would
cast every movie with Clive Owen, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Idris Elba. And
there would be mandatory nude scenes for two out of those three - sorry PSH, I
love you, but I don't need to see you naked.
Oh, and Tom was on Leno last night. He did a little of his
Donald Duck impression, but Leno's set-up was just... strange. Tom used to go
over to Jay's house and Jay would pretend to be asleep while Tom did the Donald
Duck voice? ... the f-ck? What kind of crazy sex fetish is this?]
I guess costar Cameron Diaz gets off scot free for this possible fiasco in the making? While I'm concerned for Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise's standard of living, if the downward spiral of Tom continues, the real tragedy is the public itself. Why can't Tom be accepted for who his? Better yet, why can't we separate his career from his private life? Love the art, not the artist. Enjoy him as an entertaining nut job - and live free!
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