Michael Cera Reveals Tom Cruise Called Him Out on Set for Talking in 2010

The Phoenician Scheme prima Michael Cera recalled an awkward first brushwood pinch Tom Cruise connected nan group of a 2010 MTV Movie Awards segment. The character talked astir Cruise’s playful jab and his “surreal” infinitesimal pinch nan Hollywood icon astatine a caller podcast appearance.

Michael Cera talks astir Tom Cruise scolding him connected set

Life & Beth star Michael Cera has revealed really his first gathering pinch Tom Cruise went successful a caller section of The Louis Theroux Podcast. The 37-year-old creator met nan Mission: Impossible prima astatine nan pre-taping of nan 2010 MTV Movie Awards.

Cera shared that Cruise was reprising his Tropic Thunder characteristic Les Grossman and filming a bunch of humorous scenes for nan ceremony. While Cruise was filming, Cera and a writer were opinionated “40 feet away” and “mumbling” astir something.

The character shared nan playful jab that he received from Cruise for talking while nan filming was underway. He recalled, “And Tom Cruise looks astatine me, I’ve ne'er met him, and they’re successful nan mediate of a return and he looks, and he goes, ‘Is that Michael Cera talking during a f—— take?'”

Cera noted, “He was joking, but it was besides like, ‘Do unopen up,’ you know? But truthful surreal.” The character besides gushed complete Cruise’s bid complete a set, moreover for specified mini tapings. He explained, “Tom runs nan set,” adding, “I was really location for for illustration 5 minutes, but what I observed was, he was for illustration nan first AD connected nan set…. I mean, he was specified a leader.”

The infinitesimal betwixt Cera and Cruise didn’t extremity conscionable astatine nan latter’s jab. Cera shared that later erstwhile he sewage to talking pinch Cruise, he still remembered nan erstwhile arsenic nan 1 who was “talking during a f‑‑‑ing take.'”

The Phoenician Scheme prima further noted, “I knew he was playing around, truthful I was like, ‘Hey man, it wasn’t me, it was nan writer.’ He was like, ‘I’m kidding, I’m kidding.’ And I was like, ‘I’m kidding too.'”