Tom Cruise is getting straight to the pointe.
The actor, 62, took a moment to praise Ana de Armas for her performance in the new “John Wick” spinoff, “Ballerina.”
“I just saw the movie – it kicks ass,” Cruise said with a smile while at the London premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” per an Instagram video.
The action/thriller also stars Keanu Reeves, who has portrayed the legendary hitman John Wick in all four films.
Cruise also praised Brad Pitt for his work in the upcoming sports movie, “F1.”
He dubbed it a “fun movie.”
The project sees Pitt, 61, as a former driver “who returns to Formula 1 at APXGP, a fictional team on the grid,” per the official synopsis.
Meanwhile, Cruise and de Armas, 37, have continued to spark romance rumors over the past few months, with the “Ghosted” alum confirming their work relationship on Thursday.
While on “Good Morning America,” de Armas said that she and Cruise are working on “a few projects” together.
“It’s so much fun, and we’re definitely working on a lot of things,” the actress added. “Not just one but a few projects with Doug Liman and Christopher McQuarrie and, of course, Tom. And I’m so excited.”
Cruise and de Armas first got the rumor mill running in February after the pair went to dinner over Valentine’s Day weekend.
They have continued to enjoy outings in recent months, including spending time together around de Armas’ 37th birthday in April and at David Beckham’s 50th birthday bash in May.
The “Top Gun” star and the “Knives Out” actress were pictured sitting next to one another in a black Mercedes-Benz in photos obtained by Daily Mail after the party.
A second snap showed de Armas and Cruise behind black umbrellas as they departed the venue.
Back in February, an insider told People that Cruise and de Armas “appeared to have no romantic connection” and were “just friends.”
The source added that the duo was out to dinner with their agents to “discuss potential collaborations down the line.”
In 2023, de Armas also gushed over Cruise’s action-packed career, telling USA Today about doing her own stunts, “[I’m] not at a Tom Cruise level yet. But I can appreciate what he does 100% now, and I totally get why he does it. He’s so mind-blowing.”
Cruise is no stranger to star-studded romances, as he was previously married to Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990 and Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001.
Cruise and Kidman, 57, adopted children Isabella, 32, and Connor, 30, while they were married.
The “Top Gun” vet then tied the knot with Katie Holmes in 2006. The couple, who share daughter Suri, 19, split in 2012.
Cruise recently made a rare comment about Kidman’s role in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 thriller “Eyes Wife Shut.”
“It was a great experience. I was very excited to do it. I knew Stanley’s movies very well and I was introduced to him through Sydney Pollack,” Cruise, who starred opposite his then wife, told Sight and Sound magazine earlier this month. “So Stanley called Sydney ’cause he wanted me to make a movie. He sent me a fax.”
Recounting what came next, Cruise shared, “I flew out to his house and I landed in his backyard. I read the script the day before and we spent the day talking about it. I knew all of his films. I spoke to Scorsese about him and Sydney Pollack… so I knew what he did and how he worked. Then it was basically he and I getting to know each other. And when we were doing that, I suggested Nicole play the role [of Alice]. Because obviously she’s a great actress.”
Meanwhile, de Armas previously dated Ben Affleck and Paul Boukadakis and has been vocal about the criticism she’s received over past relationships.
“I have never been someone that wants any attention that’s not about my work,” she told Variety in 2022. “So when the attention is not about my work, it is upsetting, and it feels disrespectful, and it feels inappropriate, and it feels dangerous and unsafe.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
