{"id":2438980,"date":"2025-05-25T17:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T21:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cruise-will-never-stop-top-gun-star-now-reconsidering-his-stated-retirement-plans\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T17:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T21:19:28","slug":"tom-cruise-will-never-stop-top-gun-star-now-reconsidering-his-stated-retirement-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cruise-will-never-stop-top-gun-star-now-reconsidering-his-stated-retirement-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise &#8216;Will Never Stop&#8217;: &#8216;Top Gun&#8217; Star Now Reconsidering His Stated Retirement Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-cruise-will-never-stop-top-gun-star-now-reconsidering-his-stated-retirement-plans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438980&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tom Cruise shared exciting news while attending the premiere of &#8220;Mission: Impossible &#8211; The Final Reckoning&#8221; in New York. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-complete-guide-to-gina-caranos-post-mma-career\/\" title=\"The Complete Guide to Gina Carano\u2019s Post-MMA Career\">iconic actor<\/a>, known for his roles as Ethan Hunt and in &#8220;Top Gun,&#8221; mentioned that he no longer aims to retire acting in his 80s. Instead,he intends to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clerks-iii-reminds-us-how-to-live-and-die-well\/\" title=\"\u2018Clerks III\u2019 Reminds Us How To Live And Die Well\">continue making movies<\/a> into his 100s,stating,&#8221;I will never stop doing action,I will never stop doing drama,comedy.&#8221; This declaration came as a surprise to many, especially considering Cruise is currently 62 and has been a mainstay in Hollywood since the release of the first Mission: Impossible film in 1996. With Cruise expressing enthusiasm about his future projects, this could signify a bright outlook for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-dems-want-to-borrow-1-billion-to-rebuild-ports-for-offshore-wind-as-industry-flails-under-high-costs\/\" title=\"CA Dems seek B loan to revive struggling offshore wind industry amidst soaring expenses\">industry facing challenges<\/a>. His latest film, the eighth installment of the acclaimed franchise, continues to reflect his passion for filmmaking and action sequences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For any fans of Ethan Hunt or Pete &ldquo;Maverick&rdquo; Mitchell, this is some great news.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone concerned about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/year-flopbuster-2023s-10-biggest-box-office-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general state of Hollywood<\/a> or the dwindling number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/last-real-movie-star-tom-cruise-shows-done-reporters-trump-bait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actual movie stars<\/a> left, this is even better news.<\/p>\n<p>Star actor Tom Cruise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/tom-cruise-making-movies-into-100s-mission-impossible-1236220928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Hollywood Reporter last Sunday that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic Report BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">previously stated<\/a> desire of acting into about his 80&rsquo;s was no longer the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Cruise was at an event Sunday celebrating the premiere of &ldquo;Mission: Impossible &ndash; The Final Reckoning&rdquo; in New York &mdash; the eighth installment of the venerable action franchise that first <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hit movie theaters<\/a> in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, it&rsquo;s become a cultural phenomenon, with even its theme song reaching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iconic status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Fast forward all these years later from that original 1996 film, and it&rsquo;s only fair to wonder just how much longer the 62-year-old Cruise can continue to attempt his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tom-cruises-riskiest-stunt-mi-7-crew-absolute-terror-frightening-motorcycle-cliff-jump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death-defying stunts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mission: Impossible &ndash; Dead Reckoning | Speedflying Behind-The-Scenes - Tom Cruise\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRQTCXZF2vM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The answer? Apparently for quite a while.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, Cruise had previously stated that he wanted to wrap up with acting around the age of 82 &mdash; the age at which Harrison Ford similarly slowed down his acting.<\/p>\n<p>With that endgame now potentially in view (Cruise would turn 82 in about 2045, which is closer to today&rsquo;s date than the year 2000), the Reporter felt compelled to ask him about it.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the interaction at the &ldquo;Mission: Impossible&rdquo; red carpet for yourself below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissionImpossible?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissionImpossible<\/a>&mdash;The Final Reckoning premiere, Tom Cruise reveals he will keep making movies into his 100s <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZdzfEKnAf\">pic.twitter.com\/dZdzfEKnAf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/1924241894973772068?\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually said I&rsquo;m going to be making movies into my 80&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Cruise told the Reporter, clarifying that he did not just mean &ldquo;Mission: Impossible&rdquo; films.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Actually, I&rsquo;m going to make them into my 100&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Cruise said, with only a hint of jest. &ldquo;I will never stop. I will never stop doing action, I will never stop doing drama, comedy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added once more, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While &ldquo;Mission: Impossible&rdquo; is undoubtedly Cruise&rsquo;s biggest &ldquo;blockbuster&rdquo; franchise, it was the film auteur&rsquo;s vision for the immensely pro-America 2022 &ldquo;Top Gun: Maverick&rdquo; film &mdash; reviving an &rsquo;80s classic, no small feat &mdash; that managed to balance Hollywood bombast with explosive patriotism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-america-top-gun-maverick-hits-massive-new-milestone-passes-titanic-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">into one hot ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Cruise&rsquo;s run of films post-2020 involve a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-guns-tom-cruise-set-save-hollywood-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tentpole events<\/a> that have seemingly propped up an otherwise dilapidated Hollywood industry.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mission: Impossible &ndash; The Final Reckoning&rdquo; hit theaters on Friday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Those worried about Hollywood&#8217;s current state and the decline of genuine movie stars will find it even more encouraging. Tom Cruise shared with The Hollywood Reporter last Sunday that he no longer aims to stop acting in his 80s. At an event in New York celebrating the premiere of &#8220;Mission: Impossible &#8211; The Final Reckoning,&#8221; the eighth film in this long-running action series that began in 1996, Cruise reflected on his career. Despite being 62 years old, he indicated that he plans to continue performing for a long time. Initially expressing a desire to act until around age 82-similar to Harrison Ford-Cruise now suggests he might keep making films into his 100s, stating, &#8220;I will never stop doing action, I will never stop doing drama or comedy.&#8221; His recent projects have significantly contributed to revitalizing a struggling Hollywood industry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cruise.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36238,4361,7620,51927,52674],"class_list":["post-2438980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-news","tag-hollywood","tag-retirement","tag-tom-cruise","tag-top-gun"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cruise.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438980"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438984,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438980\/revisions\/2438984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}