Michael Cera is revealing his tense first meeting with Tom Cruise!
While appearing on the Monday (June 23) episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast, the 37-year-old actor revealed that he was scolded by Tom, 62, the first time they met.
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On the podcast episode, Michael revealed that he and Tom were both attending the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. The two of them met for “a little moment” as he was able to film a skit where Tom was interacting with other guests as his Tropic Thunder character.
He revealed that before the two of them filmed their segment, Michael made the wrong kind of first impression on Tom.
“The first moment I had with him, I arrived, they were shooting, and I was talking to the writer… We were just kind of mumbling while they were shooting, but they could hear us. It was just like 40 feet away. And Tom Cruise looks at me, I’ve never met him, and they’re in the middle of a take and he looks, and he goes, ‘Is that Michael Cera talking during a f‑‑‑ing take?” Michael recalled during the podcast episode.
Michael went on to explain that Tom seemed like he was being playful and kidding around but that he obviously also meant business.
“I knew he was playing around, so I was like, ‘Hey man, it wasn’t me, it was the writer.’ He was like, ‘I’m kidding, I’m kidding.’ And I was like, ‘I’m kidding too,’” Michael shared on the podcast episode.
See Michael‘s full podcast appearance below and find out what’s stopping this actor from doing another movie with Tom.