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Salute to the Eye Patch

Paul Stinson — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:45:47 CST

Tom Cruise as Claus von Stauffenberg in Valkyrie adds yet another name to the long list of characters—real and fictional—sporting eye patches throughout the ages. New York magazine examines notable wearers of the ocular ornament: James Joyce: Perhaps an homage to “The Cyclops” episode of his fabled Ulysses...

Cruise in an Eye Patch May Prove Hard Sell in Valkyrie

Michael Roston — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:14:39 CST

A fear that audiences won't take to Tom Cruise in an eye-patch has kept Valkyrie , about a failed plot by German officers to assassinate Hitler, in United Artists' vaults. Advertising Age reports that studio execs postponed the film’s release multiple times over worries it wouldn’t stand up in this year’s...

Hurt German Extras Sue Cruise's Studio

Drew Nelles — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:54:00 CDT

German extras from the upcoming Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie are suing the actor’s film studio for $11 million after they fell out of a moving truck during shooting. The accident, which happened a year ago in Berlin, landed all 11 in the hospital. “The studio knew the trucks were rickety,...

Cruise's Partner Quits UA

Peter Fearon — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:49:28 CDT

The next mission impossible for Tom Cruise may be reviving his own career, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cruise's business partner Paula Wagner is quitting her job as CEO of United Artists just weeks after her husband, Cruise's agent Rick Nicita, left CAA. The changes likely reflect the star's unhappiness...

11 Injured in Cruise Film Car Crash

Heather McPherson — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:52:51 CDT

Eleven extras were injured on the Berlin set of Tom Cruise's latest film, "Valkyrie," when the side of a truck—decked out to look like a Nazi military transport—blew open as it took a corner. One man was seriously injured in the crash. Local authorities reported "no findings to...

Cruise Can Film in Germany Despite 'Cult' Status

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:31:42 CDT

Tom Cruise will be allowed to shoot his new movie, about a German military officer who tried to assassinate Hitler, on German soil. Earlier reports said the megastar would be banned because of his ties to Scientology, which Germany regards as a threat to democracy and keeps under "official observation,...

Cruise Film Can't Shoot at German Sites

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:49:23 CDT

The makers of a new Tom Cruise movie will be barred from filming at key German military sites, Reuters reports, because of the star's Scientology connection. Cruise is to play the lead in "Valkyrie," about a failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler. But the Germans don't recognize Scientology as a...