Tom Cruise was afraid of failure at Cannes Film Festival
He was stressed and afraid when debuting "Top Gun: Maverick"
Cannes Film Festival head Thierry Frémaux has claimed that Tom Cruise was afraid and stressed at the event before the debut of "Top Gun: Maverick".
Giving the reason behind the Hollywood superstar's alleged nervousness, he said,"Tom Cruise inside the room was … stressed and afraid of the reception of the room because he was in Cannes. And if a film is not good in Cannes, you feel it, I can tell you.”
He was speaking during an appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.
Thierry Frémaux said, “You can’t [programme] in Cannes five days with only radical films. Sometimes, you want a comedy, you want an easier film. And by the way, when we screened … Top Gun: Maverick is a very good film for what it is."
He added, “And it was a triumph,” he continued, per The Hollywood Reporter. “But Tom Cruise inside the room was … stressed and afraid of the reception of the room because he was in Cannes. And if a film is not good in Cannes, you feel it, I can tell you.