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What Songs Does Tom Cruise Sing in Rock of Ages ?

In the hair-metal musical Rock of Ages , Tom Cruise plays louche rock icon Stacee Jaxx and sings several songs with the help of a monkey and Auto-tune . But which classics of the genre will Cruise put his voice to? According to the just-released track listing for the soundtrack album , Cruise pulls solo duty on “Paradise City” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” sings duets on “Wanted Dead or Alive,” “I Want to Know What Love Is,” and “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” and contributes additional vocals to “Here I Go Again,” “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” and “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Mary J. Blige is also on the soundtrack, but alas, there are no Whitesnake songs about crispy chicken .

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Worst To Best: Tom Cruise Movie Singles and Theme Songs

Tom cruise has left a long mark on film history, but also on the history of pop music. we ranked his greatest hits (and then some)..

Tom Cruise has a long history making movies, as Top Gun: Maverick 's arrival 36 years after the original ride into the danger zone has reminded everyone. He’s also had a long history on the pop charts, however indirectly. There’s not a lot that unifies songs that have appeared on Tom Cruise soundtracks, but many have taken on a life of their own after making appearances in Cruise’s films. Below is a ranking of 25 theme songs and/or singles from Cruise movies, from the awful to the sublime (with many that fall somewhere in the semi-memorable middle). 

26. “Kokomo,” The Beach Boys (from Cocktail )

A truly dreadful late-career Beach Boys hit, “Kokomo” was inescapable in the summer of 1988 and has, sadly, remained so ever since. It’s at the bottom of this list because it belongs at the bottom of just about every list for which it qualifies, including “Music Videos With John Stamos Cameos” or “Songs Co-Written by Children of Doris Day Who Made Enemies of Charles Manson.”

25. “Take a Look Around (Theme From Mission: Impossible 2 ),” Limp Bizkit (from Mission: Impossible 2 )

Cocktail ’s soundtrack became a huge hit (we’ll meet a single from it again further up the list), in the process helping to inaugurate an era in which soundtrack albums packed with of-the-moment artists were a mandatory element of any blockbuster movie release, whether the of-the-moment artists really fit the spirit of the film or not. Case in point: the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack, filled with very-2000 hard rock (and Tori Amos), bottoming out with this dire Limp Bizkit song in which singer Fred Durst mostly grouses about critics. But, hey, at least it incorporates the famous riff from the Lalo Schifrin theme. Synergy!

24. “Someday,” Black Eyed Peas (from Knight & Day )

An autotuned disaster that’s not even good by Black Eyed Peas’ standards.

23. “Losin’ It,” Jeff Allan Band (from Losin’ It )

Cruise took on his first starring role in this sleazy (but Curtis Hanson directed) teen comedy in which he plays one of a quartet of ‘60s teens trying to, you guessed it, lose it in Tijuana. Recorded by the never-heard-from-again Jeff Allan Band, this is possibly the most generic ‘80s theme song ever committed to wax.

22. “Paradise City,” Tom Cruise (from Rock of Ages )

Cruise has stuck almost entirely to action films over the last couple of decades. His appearance in Adam Shankman’s 2012 adaptation of the popular jukebox musical Rock of Ages is an exception. This stab at Guns N' Roses glory might be fun in context (and he hits some impressive high notes), but in isolation it’s a real don’t-quit-your-day-job moment.

21. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin (from Cocktail )

Yes, Cocktail’s soundtrack went quadruple platinum in part because of this a cappella bromide. No, science still does not understand why.

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20. “All the Right Moves,” Jennifer Warnes and Chris Thompson (from All the Right Moves )

‘80s soundtrack regular Jennifer Warnes joins forces with Manfred Mann vocalist Chris Thompson for a bland-but-harmless anthem from this early-career football drama.

19. “Old Time Rock and Roll,” Bob Seger (from Risky Business )

Remember what we said about “Paradise City” probably playing better in context than in isolation? The same goes for one of the most famous songs in the Tom Cruise filmography. Yes, Cruise dancing in his underwear to this Bob Seger hit, originally released in 1979, soundtracks the moment that made Cruise a star. But, yeesh, is it obnoxious when encountered in the wild, a paean to classic rock and roll values that’s more grumpy than celebratory. Seger released a lot of immortal songs in his heyday. This shouldn’t have been one of them.

18. “Danger Zone,” Kenny Loggins (from Top Gun )

Ditto this Kenny Loggins track from Top Gun. It’s the perfect song in Top Gun, but who wants to hear it anywhere else? (Apparently a lot of people. It was a big hit. But should it have been?)

17. “Impossible,” Kanye West feat. Twista, Keyshia Cole and BJ (from Mission: Impossible III )

Kanye West’s contribution to the world Mission: Impossible soundtracks appeared back when the producer/rapper could seemingly do no wrong. Seemingly. This isn’t his finest moment and quietly disappeared after failing to crack both the pop and R&B/hip-hop Top 40.

16. “Endless Love,” Lionel Richie and Diana Ross (from Endless Love )

Cruise has only a small part in Franco Zefferelli’s ill-fated 1981 adaptation of a pretty good Scott Spencer novel, which yielded this sappy theme song from two remarkable talents. It might rank higher if it didn’t immediately summon up the memory of dentists’ waiting rooms.

15. “Sympathy for the Devil,” Guns N Roses (from Interview with the Vampire )

Notable mostly for being recorded at the very tail end of the original(ish) Guns N’ Roses lineup’s existence, this solid, unremarkable cover of the Rolling Stones classic plays over the closing credits of Neil Jordan’s Anne Rice adaptation.

14. “Show Me Heaven,” Maria McKee (from Days of Thunder )

Lone Justice is a pioneering country rock band from the ‘80s waiting for rediscovery, and singer Maria McKee probably deserved more success as a solo artist than she enjoyed. But also: Zzzzzzzz….

13. “Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga (from Top Gun: Maverick )

Given the pounding standard set by the hits from the original Top Gun soundtrack and Lady Gaga’s own masterful ability to go biiiiiiig, why does this just-OK theme to Top Gun: Maverick sound a little too tastefully restrained?

12. “Iko Iko”, The Belle Stars (from Rain Man )

The British group the Belle Stars was essentially defunct when the song, recorded in 1982, appeared on the Rain Man soundtrack in a remixed form, in 1988. That didn’t stop it from becoming a hit, however. That’s just part of the song’s long history, which dates back to Mardis Gras Indian chants and became a big hit for the Dixie Cups in 1965 (a version that smashes this not-bad cover to pieces).

11. “Is Your Love Strong Enough,” Bryan Ferry (from Legend )

In 1982, Roxy Music released Avalon , a bittersweet, atmospheric light rock masterpiece. Then the group disbanded and lead singer Bryan Ferry mostly spent the rest of his career releasing (mostly pretty good) solo work that sounds like variations on Avalon . This is one of them. It’s not bad.

10. “Vanilla Sky,” Paul McCartney (from Vanilla Sky )

Cameron Crowe’s 2001 Vanilla Sky is a big, twisty, ambitious science fiction film about memory and meaning that makes extremely innovative use of pop music from start to finish, sometimes bleeding one song into another to hallucinatory effect. McCartney’s theme is a restrained, moody little ditty. It’s a counterintuitive choice, but not a bad one. 

9. “Book of Days,” Enya (from Far and Away )

With songs that mixed dreamy, Celtic-inspired melodies, ethereal vocals, and lots and lots of synths, Enya became a kind of genre unto herself. Who better to provide the theme to Ron Howard’s the-story-of-the-Irish-in-America film starring Cruise and Nicole Kidman? Nobody, that’s who.

8. “Oblivion,” M83 with Susanne Sundfør (from Oblivion )

The French synth-pop act M83 branched out into film scores with the theme to this kind-of-overlooked (but worthwhile) sci-fi movie from 2011. For the theme the group brought in Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør, whose vocals match nicely against the sweeping sounds behind it. Though not a huge hit, it’s a rare Cruise soundtrack song from the digital era, after studios and labels had given up on creating monster albums to go with their huge movies. No one tried to spin a hit off of, say, The Mummy or Edge of Tomorrow (though it’s kind of fun to imagine what those tracks might have sounded like).

7. “It’s in the Way that You Use It,” Eric Clapton (from The Color of Money )

No, it’s not hip. Yes, Clapton has been freely offering a lot of shitty opinions lately. But its smoky, ‘80s beer commercial power is still pretty undeniable.

6. “Theme from Mission: Impossible” by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. (from Mission: Impossible )

Called upon to update Lalo Schifrin’s classic theme for the mid-‘90s, the other two guys in U2 kind of kill it (in a mid-‘90s kind of way).

5. ”A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall,” Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (from Born on the Fourth of July )

For a brief moment at the end of the 1980s it looked like folk (and folk-adjacent) music was going to make a comeback, thanks to some surprise hits from Tracey Chapman and Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. This turned out to be a phenomenon isolated to, well, those mostly just those two artists. But it explains how Brickell and her band got the nod to cover this Bob Dylan classic for Oliver Stone’s Ron Kovic biopic. It’s a ‘60s song given a slick-but-effective ’80s sheen, making it kind of perfect for the movie.

4. “Secret Garden,” Bruce Springsteen (from Jerry Maguire )

One of the best songs from Springsteen’s wandering ’90s, this restrained ballad was written a few years before Jerry Maguire but sounds custom-made for Cameron Crowe’s tender romance. It became a hit, but only after a Portland radio station created an unauthorized remix incorporating dialogue from the film.

3. Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing,” Chris Isaak (from Eyes Wide Shut )

Similarly, this sinuous Chris Isaak song sounds like it was recorded just for Stanley Kubrick’s night-long journey of sexual anxiety, even though it was cut years earlier. It sets a tone of sexy menace that the film locks into and never abandons.

2. “Take My Breath Away,” Berlin (from Top Gun )

The synthesizer wasn’t invented only so this Oscar-winning power ballad could exist, but maybe it should have been?

1.“Save Me,” Aimee Mann (from Magnolia )

Just as “Kokomo” provided the inevitable bottom for this list, Aimee Mann’s Magnolia soundtrack serves as the unavoidable top. Take your pick of Mann tracks featured in the film, but we’re going with this one.

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Top songs: a guide to Tom Cruise singing cheesy tunes in movies

Might as well face it, Tom Cruise is addicted to belting out an off-key classic in his films. Here's a quick guide to some of his most memorable – and more forgettable – moments on the mic

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Ace fighter pilot, champion stock car racer, secret agent extraordinaire, barman at TGI Fridays: Tom Cruise has lived exciting lives which we mere mortals can only dream of through his blockbuster acting roles. And yet, from watching the vertically challenged sexy scientologist’s movies over the years, I can’t help but sense that his greatest ambition in life has never been fully realised.

I still haven’t seen Top Gun: Maverick – and I understand he judiciously leaves the theme song to Lady Gaga – but if it doesn’t feature a scene in which Cruise wonkily if gamely sings his little heart out to some sort of vintage rock’n’roll tune then he is selling us all and indeed himself short. The man clearly just wants to sing!

Not content merely packing the soundtracks of his movies with hit songs that can have taken anywhere between three and seven minutes to write – be it Take a Look Around , Limp Bizkit’s butthurt riff on a Lalo Schifrin TV theme classic from 2000’s Mission: Impossible 2 , or Paul McCartney’s fantastically lazy Vanilla Sky from 2001’s film of the same name (sample lyric: “Tonight you fly so high up/In the vanilla sky” ) – Cruise has on many a memorable occasion grabbed the mic himself, only rarely crashing and burning in the process. Shake your nerves and rattle your brain, with a short history of Tom Cruise singing in films. 

Great Balls of Fire  – Top Gun (1986)

Whether it’s spectacular aerial dogfights or a very homoerotic beach volleyball match, Cruise’s breakout action classic is full of memorable scenes, including not just one but two where he sings. The best is of course when Mav and Goose and their respective better halves are drunk in a bar, and Goose is banging away at an upright piano with his young son perched on top, and the two BFFs are going ballistic howling Jerry Lee Lewis’s horndog anthem like a right pair of flaming testes. Unbearably wholesome content.

Addicted to Love  – Cocktail (1988)

It’s hard to believe it happened not long after Top Gun , but Cruise’s arguably worst-ever film saw him play a flair bartender at a MOR American chain restaurant, serving up extravagantly made boozes with often sexy results. His credentials as the money-maker shakin’ lothario who can also do you a decent margarita are burnished by a scene in which the erotic mixologist starts ad-libbing to Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love behind the bar while a woman stares at him longingly, whether smitten or perhaps just wondering when the hell she’s getting her drink. 

Free Fallin’  – Jerry Maguire (1996)

He’s a cocky American sports agent just been binned from his job, she’s a naive and let’s face it desperate secretary and single mum (played by the future multiple Oscar-winning Renée Zellweger). Their relationship makes no sense whatsoever and is actually quite tragic. But watch this much-overrated romcom anyway for the always enjoyable scene where Jerry’s driving off from doing what he thinks is a career-saving deal, searching the radio for a song to match his ecstatic mood, before finally settling on Tom Petty’s 1989 classic Free Fallin’ . Cue Cruise frantically car singing along at the top of his voice with no-one’s-listening aplomb. 

Little Deuce Coupe  – War of the Worlds (2005)

“The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, but still they come!” OK, so sadly Cruise didn’t have a go at singing Jeff Wayne’s 1978 funky prog-rock opera based on HG Wells’ Victorian era proto-sci-fi frightener. But in playing the unlikely part of the deadbeat dad in Steven Spielberg’s 2005 blockbuster movie adaptation, he does have a pretty sweet moment when, searching his mind in vain for a lullaby to sing his terrified daughter, from somewhere he comes up with The Beach Boys’ 1963 hot-rod rock ode, sung in a fragile reedy voice with tears in his eyes. 

Various songs  – Rock of Ages (2012) 

Perhaps we should be more careful what we wish for. Back in 2012, Cruise really did get to fulfil many of his obvious rock star fantasies by joining the ensemble cast of a film based on a popular glam-rock Broadway jukebox musical. The actor took lessons with Axl Rose’s vocal coach to get up to scratch for his role as brooding superstar Stacey Jaxx, and ended up singing surprisingly passable lead vocals on various songs including Guns N’ Roses’ Paradise City , Bon Jovi’s Wanted Dead or Alive and Def Leppard’s Pour Some Sugar on Me . Luckily the film tanked at the box office, and music’s loss remains acting’s gain.

Malcolm Jack is a freelance journalist

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Inside Victoria Beckham’s star-studded 50th birthday bash with Tom Cruise and the Spice Girls

V ictoria Beckham celebrated her 50th birthday in style with a lavish celebration at a private members club in Mayfair on Saturday (20 April).

The star-studded event held at Oswald’s in London spared no expense and was attended by a long list of international celebrities, including A-List actors Tom Cruise and Salma Hayek, Desperate Housewives ’ Eva Longoria, musician Marc Anthony, and filmmaker Guy Ritchie.

The party is estimated to have cost a staggering £250,000. Guests drank £3,000 bottles of Victoria’s favourite Chateau Mouton Rothschild along with £500 bottles of champagne, and gourmet food prepared by a private chef, according to The Sun.

Her former Spice Girls bandmates Emma Bunton, Mel B, Geri Horner and Mel C were also in attendance, as they reunited to sing a rendition of their hit single “Stop” for David Beckham.

Victoria attended the event on crutches and in a floor-length green gown with ruffles, after a gym injury led to a broken foot last month. She ditched the crutches for a piggy-back from her husband David on her way out of the club.

Prior to the party, the family posed for a regal photo at their £25m mansion in Holland Park in West London. Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12, all posed for the picture, which has racked up over a million likes on Instagram.

“Can’t wait to celebrate with my friends and family! I love you all so much,” Victoria wrote in a caption to the post.

Brooklyn’s wife, billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz-Beckham was notably absent from the celebrations, however, she posted a story to her Instagram page on Sunday, dispelling any rumours of a rift.

“Happy birthday to my beautiful mil [mother-in-law] Victoria Beckham, I’m so sad I’m not there to celebrate you and hug you! Sending all my love from me and my naunni [white love heart] I miss you all so much!” she wrote.

Longoria posted a selfie video while getting ready ahead of the party, with a caption saying, “Getting ready to celebrate Victoria Beckham” alongside multiple party emojis.

The actor shared a heartfelt birthday message for Victoria days before the event, with a photo of the two in the Beckham’s home.

She captioned the image: “Happy birthday my beautiful sister Victoria Beckham! I’m so lucky to have you in my life. Your friendship, loyalty, beauty and humor is endless! I wish everyone had a best friend like you. I wish you all the happiness in the world for you today and always! Love you”.

Lauren Sanchez, wife of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, commented on the post: “Queens” along with a heart emoji.

Other stars to attend the milestone special occasion included celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, Fast and Furious 7 and Fast X actor Jason Statham and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, as well as David’s fellow former England footballer Gary Neville.

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Tom Cruise brought down the house at Victoria Beckham’s star-studded 50th birthday party .

The “Top Gun: Maverick” star, 61, “absolutely dumbfounded” guests Saturday night by breakdancing and doing splits, a fellow partygoer told the Daily Mail Monday.

Cruise, who has known Victoria and her husband, David Beckham, for nearly two decades, has been living in the UK while filming “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two,” which is expected to hit theaters next year.

The “Risky Business” star was dressed to the nines for the occasion in a classic black tuxedo with a bow tie and shiny black shoes.

Cruise was far from the only A-lister who attended Victoria’s grand fête in London.

All of the fashion designer’s fellow Spice Girls — Melanie “Mel C” Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Melanie “Mel B” Brown — also showed up for the festivities.

The girl group even staged an impromptu reunion to perform their 1997 hit song “Stop” for the attendees.

Victoria had her party at the private members’ club Oswald’s and stunned in a celestial sheer mint gown featuring ruffled details along the hem.

The guest of honor arrived on crutches after breaking her foot during a workout earlier this year, but she did not let the injury stop her from going all out for her milestone birthday.

She was joined by her athlete husband, who was dressed in a tux, as well as their four children: sons Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, and Cruz, 19, and daughter Harper, 12.

Other stars at the soirée included Gordon Ramsay and Eva Longoria.

Notably absent from the momentous occasion was Brooklyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz, who instead spent time with her grandmother .

The “Bates Motel” actress, 29, shared a photo with her grandma on her Instagram Story but also made sure to send her mother-in-law some birthday love.

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“Happy Birthday to my beautiful MIL @victoriabeckham,” she wrote in another Instagram Story. “I’m so sad I’m not there to celebrate you and hug you! Sending all my love from me and Naunni.”

Peltz and Victoria were rumored to have feuded during the former’s 2022 wedding to Brooklyn .

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They allegedly butted heads over wedding planning, and tensions were also high after the bride decided to wear a wedding gown not made by Victoria’s fashion house.

However, Peltz denied she had any beef with the former pop star and explained that she could not wear a dress by Victoria’s eponymous brand due to timing issues.

“I was going to and I really wanted to, and then a few months down the line, she realized that her atelier couldn’t do it, so then I had to pick another dress,” she  told Variety  at the time.

“She didn’t say ‘you can’t wear it;’ I didn’t say I didn’t want to wear it. That’s where it started, and then they ran with that.”

Brooklyn also  denied there was any bad blood between his wife and mom.

Victoria and Peltz appear to have mended their relationship, as they have posted sweet messages about each other on social media numerous times since.

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Tom Cruise's Best Tropic Thunder Scene Required One Person's Permission

"Tropic Thunder" features Tom Cruise, Hollywood's last great action star , in the surprisingly goofy role of studio exec Les Grossman. One of the best scenes in "Tropic Thunder" is in the film's closing moments, when Grossman is seen grooving and dancing to Ludacris' "Get Back" — a hilarious and fitting track to wrap up such a chaotic, action-packed film. Ludacris himself approved the use of his 2004 track after director and co-writer Ben Stiller privately screened the film for him. "Not only did he seek approval, respectfully, he invited us to watch the movie before it came out and it was literally just me, him and my management and we watched the whole movie," Ludacris told Sean Evans while appearing on  "Hot Ones."  

"Just to see at the end for [Stiller] to ask me, 'Is it OK to clear this?' And I was like, 'Absolutely,'" the "Fast and Furious" star said, adding that he was thrilled to have received the opportunity to watch the film in advance as he was a fan of Stiller's work. "Tropic Thunder" went on to become box office gold in 2008, grossing over $191 million worldwide. Robert Downey Jr. also notably received a best supporting actor nod at the Oscars for starring in the comedy. 

Beyond box office glory and awards clout, "Tropic Thunder" stands out as one the most interesting films in Cruise's filmography, a rare comedic offering for the superstar who is most well-known for his action films and death-defying stunts. 

Tom Cruise came up with the role of Les Grossman

A parody of Hollywood bigwigs, Cruise's Les Grossman stands out as a sleazy, conniving, temperamental foil to the film's main roster, which includes Ben Stiller and Matthew McConaughey. To bring Grossman to life, Cruise wore a fatsuit and a bald cap, resulting in a jarring look. Known for having considerable creative input on the projects he works on, Cruise himself is responsible for Grossman's appearance in "Tropic Thunder." 

While speaking with Esquire , Stiller explained Cruise thought that a studio exec should serve as an antagonist in the film. "That part did not exist. [Cruise] said, 'Well, there's no studio executive and that would be really fun to be that guy.' And he had this whole idea of what the guy should look like," Stiller said, before adding that it was the actor's idea to have Grossman dance. "And I remember when we did a makeup test, someone handed him a Diet Coke and then he just started moving," the director added. 

The character has proven to be so popular that Cruise is expected to return as Grossman in a brand new project , though concrete details haven't materialized. While we never got to see "Tropic Thunder 2,"  the flick is immortalized as one of the best comedies from the 2000s — thanks in part to Cruise's wicked dance moves. 

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Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party was a Spice Girls reunion — see the celebs who attended

Victoria Beckham had a star-studded party to celebrate her milestone birthday. 

The fashion designer, who turned 50 on April 17, held her birthday bash at the private members club Oswald’s in London on Saturday, April 20. 

She was surrounded by friends and family on her special night, including her husband, David Beckham, and their four kids , Brooklyn, 25, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12. The family of six posed even for several glam shots on Instagram before the evening began.

Victoria Beckham also spent the evening with another group important to her — the Spice Girls. 

Melanie Brown — better known as Mel B to fans — Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm — known professionally as Mel C — and Geri Halliwell all attended the bash. While an official Spice Girls reunion was hinted at by Mel B during a March appearance on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, the group hasn’t performed together since 2012.

However, fans got a taste of the iconic girl group again thanks to an Instagram video recorded by David Beckham.

In the clip from the party, he captured the group of five singing along to their song “Stop,” with synchronized choreography. Victoria Beckham wrote in the caption that it was the “best night ever,” adding, “Happy Birthday to me! I love you all so much! #SpiceUpYourLife.”

By the end of the night, David Beckham carried his wife out of the venue on his back, possibly due to a foot injury she experienced earlier this year.

Read on to see more of the celebrities that turned up to Victoria Beckham’s 50 birthday party.

Tom Cruise was one of the many celebrity attendees of Victoria Beckham's birthday bash.

The “Top Gun” star donned a black three-piece suit paired with a white shirt and a pair of dark aviator glasses. The actor also took a moment to sign autographs outside of the venue as he was leaving the party.

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria attended the party with her husband, José Bastón. The former “Desperate Housewives” star wore a black strappy gown adorned with lace across the bodice down to her left hip.

Longoria’s friendship with Victoria Beckham dates back nearly two decades . They initially met through David Beckham and Longoria’s ex-husband, Tony Parker, who was friends with the former professional soccer player before he signed with the LA Galaxy and moved his family to Los Angeles in 2007.

“We have sleepovers all the time, mostly at their farmhouse or in London,” Longoria told The Sunday Times in June 2023. “We usually just blab all night. She’s extremely loyal. There’s never a moment I can’t call her, that she’s not available, that she’s not flying to see me or I’m flying to see her.”

Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault

Salma Hayek and her husband, French businessman François-Henri Pinault , also showed up to the birthday bash.

While Pinault wore a black pinstripe suit for the occasion, Hayek stunned in an emerald green long-sleeved gown paired with a black cape. As they departed the party, they both carried what appeared to be Victoria Beckham Beauty branded goodie bags.

Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley 

Jason Statham and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley were also photographed coming and going from Victoria Beckham’s party. The action star wore a black suit with a matching bowtie for the evening, while Huntington-Whiteley wore a blush pink halter neck gown paired with a strappy sandals and a small white purse.

Gordon Ramsay and Tana Ramsay

Gordan Ramsay and his wife of nearly 30 years, Tana Ramsay, also attended the party. They coordinated in monochromatic black ensembles, with the “Hell’s Kitchen” star donning a black suit and tie with a pop of green in his tie while his wife wore a black gown paired with a blazer.

Francesca Gariano is a New York City-based freelance journalist reporting on culture, entertainment, beauty, lifestyle and wellness. She is a freelance contributor to TODAY.com, where she covers pop culture and breaking news.

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Tom cruise campaigned to play key watchmen character, reveals zack snyder.

Director Zack Snyder reveals that Tom Cruise campaigned to play a key character in his Watchmen movie, though couldn't agree on which one.

• Tom Cruise's ambition and commitment to roles could have resulted in an interesting portrayal of Rorschach in Watchmen .
• Cruise's lack of major villainous roles may have also made playing Ozymandias equally intriguing in the 2009 movie.
• Despite the actor's campaign to be in the 2009 movie, Snyder ultimately couldn't part with his casting decision for Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach.

Zack Snyder reveals that Tom Cruise chased the role of a certain key Watchmen character. The 2009 superhero film was praised as a gritty, visually striking, and faithful adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel it was based on, but the complex narrative proved to be too hard to follow for those who weren’t already familiar with the source material. The film holds a 65% from critics and 71% from audiences on review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. Watchmen was also considered a box office flop, grossing only $185 million, but its gritty tone helped shape the future of superhero films.

In an interview with Happy Sad Confused , Watchmen director Snyder revealed that Cruise wanted to play Rorschach . The reveal comes right after Snyder said that he wanted Cruise to play Ozymandias. The conversation about the reveal is brief, but Snyder said that Cruise was capable of playing the dark, complex character Rorschach, only for the filmmaker to have already cast Jackie Earle Haley. Check out what Snyder shared in the quotes and video below:

Zack Snyder: I wanted Tom Cruise for Ozymandias. Tom wanted to play Rorschach. Josh Horowitz: Tom wanted to play Rorschach? Zack Snyder: He wanted to play Rorschach, which, I mean obviously, he could have done. Yeah. But we had Jackie already and Jackie is, like, unbelievable! I mean, but I certainly would have considered Tom in retrospect if I hadn't had Jackie. Horowitz: So you meet with Tom, and you're like, "Ozymandias." He's like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I wanna play that weird, crazy guy." Snyder: Which would have been unbelievable, in retrospect, yeah.

Cruise’s Ambition & Commitment Would Have Produced An Interesting Rorschach

Despite Cruise not being known for playing characters like Rorschach, the actor’s ambition and commitment to his roles may have resulted in an interesting portrayal of the character.

The world of Watchmen is one filled with anti-heroes. Cruise playing Rorschach would have been an interesting choice, as the actor is better known for playing characters who are clearly heroes, like Mission: Impossible 's Ethan Hunt or Top Gun 's Maverick. By taking on the role of Rorschach, he may have produced a dark, morally complex character Cruise isn’t well known for.

Despite Cruise not being known for playing characters like Rorschach, the actor’s ambition and commitment to his roles may have resulted in an interesting portrayal of the character. Whether it be in his action-oriented work or some of his more dramatic fare, like Born on the Fourth of July , the four-time Oscar nominee has frequently shown a dedication to pouring himself completely into his roles. The recent installments of Mission: Impossible are prime examples of this, as Cruise has opted to do most of his own stunts, many of which are incredibly dangerous.

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Given Rorschach was one of the more action-heavy characters in Snyder's Watchmen with his various vigilante work and brutal escape from prison with the help of Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II, Cruise could've leaned into the stunt performing he's now become known for with the 2009 movie. That being said, the argument could also be made that the star's lack of major villainous roles throughout his career could've made his playing Ozymandias to have been just as intriguing. While the movie may not have scored widespread acclaim, Haley's performance does remain a standout, assuring that Snyder ultimately made the right choice.

Source: Happy Sad Confused

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In 1986, DC Comics published a comic book limited series consist of 12 issues titled  Watchmen . Creator Alan Moore worked with artist Dave Gibbons for the project, which released monthly issues from 1986 to 1985. A movie adaptation was released in March 2009 under the direction of Zack Snyder. The story of  Watchmen  happens in an alternate reality 1985, with references to events that occurred in the 1940s and 1960s. In the old days, a group of crime fighters in costume, called the Minutemen, went down in history as contributing to the many victories achieved by the United States. In the series’ history, the United States won the Vietnam War and no Watergate scandal occurred. In the present (1985), a Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union is threatening to turn into a nuclear war. One of the retired superheroes, The Comedia aka Agent Edward Blake (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), is murdered, and the investigation leads to a discovery of a conspiracy that brings other heroes out of retirement. Other heroes include Jon Osterman/Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias (Matthew Goode), Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino) and Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley). In 2015, news about HBO working on a TV series for  Watchmen  began to surface with early reports saying Snyder will be the director of the TV adaptation as well. In mid-2017 news broke that Snyder will be replaced by Damon Lindelof, who is the co-creator and showrunner of  Lost . As of this writing, Lindelof has neither denied nor confirmed his involvement in the project but he has been vocal about wanting to be part of it, and that he wants a close adaptation of the comic book.