A “terrifying” 60 Minutes interview with Tom Cruise and Australian journalist Peter Overton has gone viral 17 years after it first aired.
In the interview, Cruise can be seen staring down Overton and imitating him when the actor was asked a question he didn’t like.
“Is Nicole the love of your life?” Overton asked Cruise in the interview, which took place four years after Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise’s divorce. The ‘Mission Impossible’ actor responded, “What do you mean, Peter? How do you answer that question?”
Overton then asked Cruise what the status of their current relationship was. “You’re stepping over the line now. You’re stepping over the line, and you know you are,” Cruise replied.
Overton responded, “I suppose they’re questions that people want to know…” Cruise didn’t let the journalist finish his sentence and jumped in saying, “Peter. Peter. You want to know. Take responsibility for what you want to know.”
“So, I’m just telling you right now, okay, just put your manners back in.”
“I cannot imagine having this man talk to me this way. I would start crying. He’s so scary,” tweeted one person. Another added, “He’s literally terrifying without screaming even once,” wrote another.
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Cruise’s latest film, Top Gun: Maverick was released last week and has become his highest-ever film opening of his career. It’s currently sitting at number one on the Australian box office, and its total four-day box office gross fo Australia hit AU$13.8million and AU$15.1million including previews. Worldwide, the film has grossed $248 million USD.
Top Gun: Maverick is one of the highest earning films that thas been released during the pandemic. It’s been beaten out by Spider-Man: No Way Home ($260 million USD), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($187 million USD) and The Batman ($134 million USD).
