Tom Cruise in ‘Tropic Thunder’

Have you seen the previews or heard of the movie “Tropic Thunder“? I hadn’t until this morning and guess who has a cameo in it? Tom Cruise! He doesn’t show up in the preview trailers. It’s directed by Ben Stiller and stars Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. as a group of actors filming a Vietnam War movie when their fed-up director and writer decide to dump them in the middle of a real war. It is due for release on August 15, 2008.This movie looks pretty darn funny. Here’s the trailer:

Now, about Tom’s role. Here’s what one person who has seen the movie is saying about Tom’s cameo:

“Now for the best actor in the film. The man who steals the film. Tom Cruise! Yes Tom Cruise was brilliant in this, I won’t go into detail because it will be an awesome surprise but Tom Cruise played a role I never in a million years thought he would ever play, and I truly think after this film comes out he will redeem himself to the public and from all the bad press he has gotten lately, because I don’t see how you could not like the guy after seeing him really go for it in this film.”

It is being said that the role Tom plays is the “studio boss”.

Okay, like I said before, I don’t usually like war movies, but since this is a comedy and after the comment above about Tom Cruise…I will definitely be heading to the theaters for this one! Another one of my favorite actors, Matthew McConaughey, is in this movie with a cameo roll too. He plays Speedman’s (Ben Stiller) agent, which was supposed to be played by Owen Wilson.