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Sir Tom Cruise 🙄

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GeorgianaM · 08/05/2025 18:29

Tom Cruise is getting a Knighthood for services to the film industry!

I don’t think I’ve seen him in anything for 20/30 years!

Why are we rewarding a man who earns millions just for pretending to be someone else and speaking the words that someone else has written and who is instructed where to stand, sit, walk and move around?

A man who has not seen his daughter since she was 7 years old nearly 12 years ago!

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Dangermoo · 08/05/2025 23:16

ArminTamzerian · 08/05/2025 23:14

You asked a question, you didn't make a statement. So no, TDH.

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Make that a rhetorical question then. Really DO HTH.

ArminTamzerian · 08/05/2025 23:14

Dangermoo · 08/05/2025 23:13

Exactly what I said. HtH

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You asked a question, you didn't make a statement. So no, TDH.

Dangermoo · 08/05/2025 23:13

ArminTamzerian · 08/05/2025 23:09

They wouldn't. Hth

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Exactly what I said. HtH

ArminTamzerian · 08/05/2025 23:09

Dangermoo · 08/05/2025 22:03

Why would an American get a knighthood? Also, is the far fetched drama about Becks expecting a knighthood still going?

They wouldn't. Hth

ArminTamzerian · 08/05/2025 23:07

CoffeeCoffeeTea · 08/05/2025 21:18

Terry Wogan got a knighthood and used the title. Is Bob geldof a Sir as well

Terry Rogan became a British citizen before he was knighted. So he was entitled to be called Sir.

ArminTamzerian · 08/05/2025 23:05

Christwosheds · 08/05/2025 22:30

Nor me. Seems ridiculous to be knighting people from other countries.

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You don't..so stop fretting

youreallygotmethere · 08/05/2025 23:02

Arlanymor · 08/05/2025 18:36

He can get knighted but because he’s not a member of the Commonwealth he can’t call himself Sir, as far as I understand.

Can’t get too excited about it as it’s a daft antiquated system used and abused by the croneyism of politicians in the main. I remember asking my mum what OBE meant once and she said: “Other bugger’s efforts” so that rather set my course for life in terms of the so-called honours system…

i Don’t quite agree with this.

My DDad received the OBE a number of years ago. Sadly he’s now got dementia. He had a huge job in public service and worked like a Trojan, up at 5am writing his reports for the day, doing his day job -and attending public meetings in the evenings regularly; most working days were like that for him. It took its toll. The stress for him was immense.

The awards that get the attention in the press are for those who are famous. But there’s a significant number of people who are given awards for genuine hard work , effort and change for the better. I remember his awards ceremony for rewarding the mostly unsung heroes.

’Other Buggers efforts’ was said to me quite a few times when I mentioned my DDad had just received an OBE …

ItGhoul · 08/05/2025 23:00

Christwosheds · 08/05/2025 22:30

Nor me. Seems ridiculous to be knighting people from other countries.

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We aren’t doing that.

ItGhoul · 08/05/2025 23:00

He might get some kind of honour - but he can’t and won’t be knighted.

He’s also been appearing in films in leading roles for the entire time you apparently haven’t seen him anything.

I don’t like him at all but a) he hasn’t got a knighthood and b) his relationship with his kids isn’t relevant. People are honoured for services to an industry or charity, not for being nice. I suspect he’s financed/produced/starred in a lot of films that have made UK studios like Pinewood etc. Loads of films people refer to as ‘Hollywood’ movies are actually made in England; we have really successful studios and talented crews here.

Poonu · 08/05/2025 22:49

Angelina Jolie got one. She was very close to William Hague

Dangermoo · 08/05/2025 22:45

More fool you two to even begin to think Beckham would be in the run up for a knighthood. Amazing how you pick and choose when you believe from the Daily Mail. I'm sure I will be told you were being ironic.

SelinaPlace · 08/05/2025 22:34

I’m with Benjamin Zephaniah on the ‘honours’ system, but far stranger people have been honoured for far more cynical reasons, and yes, as a pp said, I imagine it’s a tacit attempt to encourage the increasingly common practice of making US films in the UK, especially with Trump’s threatened tariff on ‘foreign’ films.

Christwosheds · 08/05/2025 22:30

EasternStandard · 08/05/2025 18:36

I didn’t know it was possible either

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Nor me. Seems ridiculous to be knighting people from other countries.

BethDuttonYeHaw · 08/05/2025 22:26

It’s just Daily Mail clickbait.

BitOutOfPractice · 08/05/2025 22:24

You could say that about a lot of show biz people who are less popular than him.

Id rather actors got it than faceless industrialists or civil servants.

MichaelandKirk · 08/05/2025 22:24

To the OP. You must be living in a real bubble if you haven’t seen anything he has been in or any chat shows he has been on

MichaelandKirk · 08/05/2025 22:23

He got us going back to the cinema with Top Gun 2. He seems to have a golden touch with film making and clearly takes it very seriously.

If you want to know how to run as an actor in a film Cruise is your man.

No one seems to have a bad word about him professionally. His love life is a bit of a mystery.. especially Katie Holmes.

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/05/2025 22:17

TomatoSandwiches · 08/05/2025 18:32

He is getting it for his services to the film industry, his projects have increased production in the UK in the last 2 decades at least. I don't think he is undeserving of being acknowledged.

His status as a father is an entirely separate issue.

This.^^ Cruise has done a lot for the UK film industry.

Snugglemonkey · 08/05/2025 22:06

ChessorBuckaroo · 08/05/2025 19:06

Terry got UK citizenship in 2005 so his is not honorary (hence Sir Terry).

Cruise is mr box office, oozes charisma, and has been a huge asset to the film industry. And he does a lot of film work in the UK. So an honorary award (if this report is true) is merited. It will be the same as Spielberg. Surprised George Lucas hasn't had one yet as both his franchises (Star Wars and Indiana Jones) were filmed in UK studios.

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Lucas may have refused it.

Dangermoo · 08/05/2025 22:03

Why would an American get a knighthood? Also, is the far fetched drama about Becks expecting a knighthood still going?

YankSplaining · 08/05/2025 22:00

I think Scientology is batshit, but if you want to give an honorary knighthood to an American actor, Tom Cruise is a solid choice, based on both skills and longevity in the industry:

Sadza · 08/05/2025 21:58

Did you even google him to see what he’s been in or done in the last 20/30 years?

BlondiePortz · 08/05/2025 21:57

What on earth has his child go to do with an American getting an honoary knighthood, are you a bit too invested in this?

Mysterian · 08/05/2025 21:50

It's taken so long for him to be honoured. Yet again Tom Cruise has fallen through the cracks.

Dangermoo · 08/05/2025 21:48

Sherararara · 08/05/2025 21:44

If you haven’t seen him in anything for 20/30 years that says a lot more about you than him.
Maybe time to crawl out from under your rock…

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