There’s been long-standing rumors on the web that Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt both did not get alongside or had been completely no matter with each other in the course of the filming of Interview with the Vampire approach again in 1993 (for a ’94 launch). However throughout Paramount 2025’s panel (which CinemaBlend stay blogged), Tom Cruise informed a surprising-but-fun story about racing go karts collectively in the course of the making of the enduring movie.
It was whereas speaking about McQuarrie’s ghost work on World Conflict Z the topic of Brad Pitt even got here up, with the M:I star referring to him as his “good friend.” Like Cruise, Pitt has his personal 2025 film launch coming, F1, and Cruise wished to hype that. He’s at all times a champion of tentpole films, however this one simply so occurs to be coming from his High Gun: Maverick buddies Joseph Kosinski and Jerry Bruckheimer.
Cruise stated he’s championing the discharge, but additionally informed a BTS story about their very own time filming collectively.
Brad’s bought a brand new film Components 1 with Jerry Bruckheimer, Joe Kosinksi. I can’t wait to see that this summer season. It’ll be superior.
We noticed the primary 10 minutes of F1 throughout Warner Bros.’ panel earlier this week, and it didn’t disappoint. We noticed Brad Pitt’s character go from prepping for a race in a trailer to performing some large driving on a observe. Making daring strikes introduced his staff from behind throughout a 24 Hours Daytona race. It was thrilling stuff, all set to the adrenaline-charged music of Led Zeppelin.
In actuality, Brad Pitt also can drive in actual life. Cruise made the startling admission whereas revealing why he was excited to see F1 this summer season. Whereas I might have guessed Kosinksi and Bruckheimer is perhaps the rationale, it seems Tom Cruise thinks Pitt is a “hell of a driver,” and he is aware of so as a result of they used to race go karts collectively in the course of the filming of Interview with the Vampire.
It’s nice to see Brad driving. He’s excellent. He’s an excellent driver. Imagine me, I’ve raced in opposition to him. Once we had been doing Interview with the Vampire we’d go and race Go Carts. We’d actually end and go drive go karts all night time.
I am loving this story. I’ve heard all types of tales about actors blowing off steam whereas filming, however I had by no means as soon as recognized Tom Cruise has some firsthand data of Brad Pitt’s driving capacity. It is even funnier contemplating this was their bonding exercise in between Pitt taking part in the mopiest vampire of all time.
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt solely ever began within the one film collectively, however it’s clear they not less than spend some downtime collectively. And it’s extremely beneficiant of Cruise to even carry up the previous film given he was at one level concerned in a prank over a sequel to the film when George Clooney despatched him a letter pretending to be Brad.
And now this image of them go kart racing will stay lease free in my head ceaselessly. What an ideal week for films.