Actor Tom Cruise has a strange clause that involves every one of his movies, and it means no one can use his likeness to sell merchandise.
As you will all already know, Tom Cruise is an A-list celebrity who has always had an element of mystery.
His disingenuous persona in interviews alongside the oddly secretive nature of his private life has led many to believe that all is not what it seems with the celebrated actor.
There’s been a fair amount of speculation about his private life since he rose to fame. So much so, in fact, that it’s turned into something of a full-blown conspiracy theory.
Many speculate that a lot of the weirdness in his life can be attributed to his religious beliefs, with him being a member of the church of Scientology, but that’s a whole other story.
Throughout his career, Cruise has been in some of the highest-grossing movies ever, which is the central source of his income.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Cruise’s breakthrough role in Risky Business (1983) earned him $75,000.
And that was only the very start, as Cruise later earned a whopping $2 million for his role in the 1986 movie Top Gun, the outlet reports, which was the beginning of his amazing career.
Cruise reportedly made $70 million for the first Mission Impossible movie and $75 million for Mission Impossible 3, mostly thanks to producer credits.
But his most profitable movie in the franchise was Mission Impossible 2, where he apparently earned $100 million thanks to backend deals and earned the same for 2005’s War of the Worlds.
With his latest movie, Top Gun: Maverick bringing in over $100 million, there’s no wonder Forbes has listed Cruise as one of the richest actors in the world.
But despite his success, there’s one thing that Cruise has steered clear of when it comes to marketing his accomplishments, and that’s using his likeness for merchandise.
This means that no one can use Tom Cruises’ face on things such as dolls and video games, with the actor even refusing to have his image used for the PlayStation games of Mission: Impossible III and War of the Worlds.
After learning the news, many social media users spoke out about the strange clause, with one writing: “He doesn’t like toy versions of him. Let’s face it most action figures would tower over him.”
While a second commented: “Tom Cruise is the ultimate professional and he takes his craft serious. Good for him.”
Others joked that another clause was that he could only work with actors shorter than him, with a third saying: “everyone on set has to be 5’2″ or shorter and any actor that is taller than that has to kneel when doing a scene with him.”
“He’s probably worried the merchandise will have more personality than him…” a fourth chimed.
“I have an unusual clause too I don’t watch movies Tom Cruise is in,” another added.
It’s definitely a strange one. What do you make of his clause?
