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Originally Posted by Bowman
He's got a resume of directors that other A-list actors would probably kill for...
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You can add
Michael Mann to that list now. Their film together, "Collateral" comes out this year and I'm greatly looking forward to it.
One reason I think such established directors with such refined tastes have Cruise to appear in their film(s) is because he's not only a decent (and occassional very good) actor, but he's guaranteed to bring in an audience to their movie that might otherwise have disregarded it. I'm sure studios regularly push for a director to accept Cruise for a major role for the box office returns, and since he's far from being a
bad actor, they're willing to work with him and see his capabilities.