Tom Cruise Is Having 'Serious Conversations' About Returning for a “Tropic Thunder” Spinoff

Tom Cruise's Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman is fresh for a comeback.

During an question and reply pinch Josh Horowitz connected his Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, head Christopher McQuarrie said he and Cruise, 62, person had "serious" conversations astir making a standalone Les Grossman movie.

"The conversations we’ve had astir Les Grossman are truthful f---ing funny," McQuarrie, 56, said during his interview. "[Cruise and I are] talking astir it. We’re having very superior conversations astir it, and really champion to do it."

McQuarrie added that amid nan superior challenges of filming The Final Reckoning, a alleviation came from discussing nan chaotic character. In nan 2008 Ben Stiller-directed movie, Cruise's Grossman is known for his explosive temper and elephantine hands, positive immoderate hilarious dancing abilities.

"Just to beryllium sitting astatine a meal array not talking astir nan movie we’re making for a infinitesimal is specified decompression. And conscionable riffing pinch Tom playing Les Grossman astatine nan table, it was 1 of nan existent joys of making this movie," McQuarrie said. "It was each nan worldly we were doing, readying nan early while slugging retired nan present."

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Cruise's latest task sees him reprise his domiciled arsenic Ethan Hunt successful nan potentially final Mission: Impossible film, which earned a five-minute opinionated ovation during nan Cannes Film Festival.

In a video posted by The Hollywood Reporter's Chris Gardner, Cruise thanked nan show crowd for their applause, saying he was "very grateful" to beryllium a portion of nan franchise, which he has fronted for 3 decades. The character besides thanked McQuarrie, who has directed four Mission: Impossible films.

"Every measurement of nan way, what you've done, really you've expanded it, really you conscionable went beyond our expectations," Cruise continued, besides calling nan head "absolutely brilliant."

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is successful theaters now. Tropic Thunder is streaming connected Paramount+.