Tom Cruise (left) and Timothée Chalamet.Photo:Mike Coppola/WireImage; Samir Hussein/WireImageTimothée Chalametis grateful forTom Cruise’s guidance and support.The Oscar-nominated actor, 27, opened up toGQmagazineon Tuesday about the “wonderfully inspiring email” he received from theMission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part Onestar after wrapping up the first installment ofDune.“After I met Tom Cruise, right after finishing the firstDune, he sent me the most wonderfully inspiring email,” Chalamet told the outlet, which included a list of trainers he could contact for motorcycle and helicopter stunts. “He basically said, in Old Hollywood, you would be getting dance training and fight training, and nobody is going to hold you to that standard today. So it’s up to you. The email was really like awar cry.”Timothée Chalamet on the cover ofGQ’s November 2023 issue.Cass Bird/GQChalamet said he watchedTop Gun: Maverickeight times while shootingDune:Part Two, renting a cinema in Budapest for the cast and crew at 2 dollars a seat.“Top Gunwas justhugelyinspiring to me last summer when we were makingDune,” he told the outlet. “Some of the crew were kind of scoffing at going, but I just thought it was one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesAccording toVariety,Top Gun: Maverickraked in $124 millionat the US box office upon its release, setting a record for Cruise’s opening weekend. The movie star also achieved his first film launch above $100 million.Timothée Chalamet photographed for GQ Magazine.Cass Bird/GQAt theCannes Film Festivalin 2022, the 61-year-old actor said he"never" considered doing a streamingrelease for theTop Gunsequel, which was delayed due to the pandemic.“That was never going to happen. Ever,” said Cruise at the time. “I make movies for the big screen.““I’m gonna take this all in; I’m never gonna forget this evening and I feel very grateful and very blessed,” he told the audience before the film’s screening at the Cannes premiere. “Thank you all for being here. Thank you for this time. We’re here for you — I make these movies for all of you, and I feel very blessed to be able to do what I do.”
Tom Cruise (left) and Timothée Chalamet.Photo:Mike Coppola/WireImage; Samir Hussein/WireImage
Mike Coppola/WireImage; Samir Hussein/WireImage
Timothée Chalametis grateful forTom Cruise’s guidance and support.The Oscar-nominated actor, 27, opened up toGQmagazineon Tuesday about the “wonderfully inspiring email” he received from theMission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part Onestar after wrapping up the first installment ofDune.“After I met Tom Cruise, right after finishing the firstDune, he sent me the most wonderfully inspiring email,” Chalamet told the outlet, which included a list of trainers he could contact for motorcycle and helicopter stunts. “He basically said, in Old Hollywood, you would be getting dance training and fight training, and nobody is going to hold you to that standard today. So it’s up to you. The email was really like awar cry.”Timothée Chalamet on the cover ofGQ’s November 2023 issue.Cass Bird/GQChalamet said he watchedTop Gun: Maverickeight times while shootingDune:Part Two, renting a cinema in Budapest for the cast and crew at 2 dollars a seat.“Top Gunwas justhugelyinspiring to me last summer when we were makingDune,” he told the outlet. “Some of the crew were kind of scoffing at going, but I just thought it was one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesAccording toVariety,Top Gun: Maverickraked in $124 millionat the US box office upon its release, setting a record for Cruise’s opening weekend. The movie star also achieved his first film launch above $100 million.Timothée Chalamet photographed for GQ Magazine.Cass Bird/GQAt theCannes Film Festivalin 2022, the 61-year-old actor said he"never” considered doing a streamingrelease for theTop Gunsequel, which was delayed due to the pandemic.“That was never going to happen. Ever,” said Cruise at the time. “I make movies for the big screen.““I’m gonna take this all in; I’m never gonna forget this evening and I feel very grateful and very blessed,” he told the audience before the film’s screening at the Cannes premiere. “Thank you all for being here. Thank you for this time. We’re here for you — I make these movies for all of you, and I feel very blessed to be able to do what I do.”
Timothée Chalametis grateful forTom Cruise’s guidance and support.
The Oscar-nominated actor, 27, opened up toGQmagazineon Tuesday about the “wonderfully inspiring email” he received from theMission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part Onestar after wrapping up the first installment ofDune.
“After I met Tom Cruise, right after finishing the firstDune, he sent me the most wonderfully inspiring email,” Chalamet told the outlet, which included a list of trainers he could contact for motorcycle and helicopter stunts. “He basically said, in Old Hollywood, you would be getting dance training and fight training, and nobody is going to hold you to that standard today. So it’s up to you. The email was really like awar cry.”
Timothée Chalamet on the cover ofGQ’s November 2023 issue.Cass Bird/GQ
Cass Bird/GQ
Chalamet said he watchedTop Gun: Maverickeight times while shootingDune:Part Two, renting a cinema in Budapest for the cast and crew at 2 dollars a seat.
“Top Gunwas justhugelyinspiring to me last summer when we were makingDune,” he told the outlet. “Some of the crew were kind of scoffing at going, but I just thought it was one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories
According toVariety,Top Gun: Maverickraked in $124 millionat the US box office upon its release, setting a record for Cruise’s opening weekend. The movie star also achieved his first film launch above $100 million.
Timothée Chalamet photographed for GQ Magazine.Cass Bird/GQ
At theCannes Film Festivalin 2022, the 61-year-old actor said he"never” considered doing a streamingrelease for theTop Gunsequel, which was delayed due to the pandemic.
“That was never going to happen. Ever,” said Cruise at the time. “I make movies for the big screen.”
“I’m gonna take this all in; I’m never gonna forget this evening and I feel very grateful and very blessed,” he told the audience before the film’s screening at the Cannes premiere. “Thank you all for being here. Thank you for this time. We’re here for you — I make these movies for all of you, and I feel very blessed to be able to do what I do.”
source: people.com
