No matter what they do, Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves are always making headlines. Most recently, Tom Cruise’s scantily clad pictures shocked fans. Tom was finally enjoying some downtime, and was snapped by photographers on the beach. It seems like reaction were mixed at best to the photos.
We’ll take a closer look at what fans had to say, and why certain publications took heat for the photos.
On the flip side, almost a year ago, Keanu went viral for beach photos of his own in Italy. It seems like the reaction was completely different among both the fans and media. We’ll take a closer look back at the moment, while also putting the spotlight back on Cruise, and how strict he was about his shirtless scene in Top Gun: Maverick. One specific incident shocked his fellow stars. We will reveal what took place, and more.
Fans Went After Page Six For Being “Overly Generous” About Tom Cruise’s Shirtless Photos
Back in May, Tom Cruise went viral over in Spain. During a break while shooting Mission: Impossible 8, Cruise was all over the headlines for his beach picture. Page Six called Tom Cruise’s physique “chiseled,” which didn’t sit well with all fans. One thing that certainly was correct was Cruise getting to enjoy “much-needed downtime,” especially given his ridiculous schedule.
Page Six added that Cruise’s abs were also on full display. “The “Mission: Impossible 8” star rocked a pair of navy swim trunks while putting his enviable abs on full display.”
In his 60s, no doubt Cruise still looks great, but the photos did receive some backlash, given that the headlines over his physique weren’t entirely accurate. Some believe Cruise looked good for a person in his 60s, but not over the average.
Fans were very split in the comments. They wrote:
“I thought the Post’s description was more than generous. He’s about 62 and I’ve seen much better even at that age, but I’d have worn a light t-shirt if I were him, just knowing the paps are lurking and that was not easy on the eyes at all.”
“It was more than generous! His sagging skin is causing the belly button to frown.”
“He’s in pretty good shape for his age but its time for him to stop playing 30 year old characters.”
“The Tom Cruise of 2024, is not the same guy who played volleyball in the original “Top Gun” Now his tummy and cleavage are sagging, and it’s time for Tom to get a golden retriever and change direction.”
Other fans would even suggest that Cruise had fake abs in the photo.
Physical fitness is one thing, but Tom Cruise is still a beast when it comes to his functional work, still taking on stunts. And the same holds true for his work ethic, which has been unmatched in Hollywood for years.
Fans Had Nothing But Praise For Keanu Reeves’ Candid Shirtless Photos From His Italian Getaway
We turn back to August 2023 for this post. Keanu Reeves lives his best life in Italy, sipping on champagne while on a boat. Page Six this time around didn’t throw around with like chieseled or abs, this time, Keanu was apparently getting “wet ‘n’ wild. The actor was enjoying a trip alongside his sister, Kim. This time, the most liked comments on Page Six were nothing but positive, praising the actor for being the way he is, humble.
Fans commented:
“Body by Veuve Clicquot – there’s a dude living his best life.”
“If only Hollywood would follow his example. Love that guy. He’s just so low key, polite and genuine.”
“He seems to enjoy it. Have fun,Keanu.. One of the decent and nice hollywood guy.”
However, there was some controversy, as a fan on X called out the publication for shaming Keanu in a prior post, but deleting it.
The fan tweeted, “Oh, took down the post shaming him for his physique at almost sixty eh? All the while you are the kind of RAG that would hold up the younger likes of Lizzo in the name of body positivity. You are disgusting.”
Credit to Keanu who, like Tom Cruise, remains very functional with both his work and stunts behind the scenes. He’s getting older, but that work ethic is still the same.
Tom Cruise Was Also Very Specific Regarding The Details Of His Top Gun: Maverick Scene
Tom Cruise caused the cast of Top Gun: Maverick to experience an emotional breakdown, and it was all because of a shirtless scene. The likes of Glen Powell and Miles Teller dieted down intensely for the scene. After it was shot, the actors gave themselves a break and let go. The only problem was that Cruise wanted to reshoot the scene… It caused chaos among the cast in more ways than one.
Even the director caused confusion on-set after he tried to put shirts on the actors. Joseph Josinski recalls, “Originally, I conceived the scene as shirts versus skins. And I got there and I started dividing them up, you know, shirt, skin, shirt, skins. And everyone who I told was a shirt started having emotional breakdowns,” Kosinski told Esquire. “One of the actors came up to me and said ‘I’ve been working out for six months! Please, please don’t make me put on the t-shirt.’”
“Those actors had that date on the calendar circled six months out as you can imagine,” he explained. “And they’re working out in the gym until midnight the night before, starving themselves.”
It turned out to be a crucial scene in the film, and one that Tom Cruise himself took very seriously in the end. But that really shouldn’t come as a surprise.
