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04
November 2006
Tom
Cruise Is New Top Gun At
United
Actor
Tom
Cruise
has joined the
management of Hollywood
studio United
Artists
after agreeing a deal
with its owner,
MGM.
The
move will see Cruise
produce at least four
films a year as well as
taking an unspecified
stake in the company -
known for nurturing
talent.
It
comes three months after
he severed ties with
Paramount Pictures after
a 14-year working
relationship.
Paramount
said that Tom Cruise's
recent behaviour had
been
"unacceptable".
It
is believed that Tom
Cruise's high-profile
relationship with Katie
Holmes and his views on
subjects such as
anti-depressants were
behind the fallout with
Paramount.
Tom
Cruise's business
partner at Paramount,
Paula Wagner, is also
moving to United Artists
as its chief executive
officer.
"We
were looking for a
strategic partner for UA
and we've found a
strategic partner and it
just so happens that
he's the biggest star in
the world," said MGM
spokesman Jeff
Pryor.
During
the past decade,
Cruise's films - which
include the three
Mission: Impossible
movies - have generated
more than $2bn
(£1.5bn)
worldwide.
But
the third Mission:
Impossible film put in a
relatively disappointing
performance at the box
office.
Despite
this, the 44-year-old
actor was named the
world's most powerful
celebrity by US magazine
Forbes earlier this
year.
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