Fans Roast Mickey Rourke For 'Tom Cruise Is Irrelevant, Doing Same Part For 35 Years' Comment

Actor Mickey Rourke has slammed 60-year-old Tom Cruise for failing to push the boundaries as an actor and called him ‘irrelevant’ during a recent interview.?

The actor, who is well known for his performances in Iron Man 2 and The Wrestler said that he has 'no respect for the Top Gun: Marverick actor as he has been doing the same thing onscreen for 35 years.?

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Reportedly, during an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Mickey Rourke was asked what he felt about Tom Cruise featuring in Top Gun: Maverick to which the actor responded, “That doesn’t mean sh** to me. The guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years. I got no respect for that.”?

"I don’t care about money or power. I care about… when I when I watch Al Pacino or Christopher Walken working, or De Niro’s early work and Richard Harris and Ray Winstone, that’s the kind of actor I want to be like. A lot of guys that tried to stretch as actors,” Mickey Rourke added to his response while discussing older actors headlining successful films.?

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Meanwhile, Tom Cruise's latest movie Top Gun: Maverick has become the most successful film of the year, as it has earned over a billion dollars at the global box office.?

Tom Cruise Fans React To Mickey Rourke's Derogatory Remarks?

Fans offended by Mickey Rourke's derogatory remarks on Hollywood legend Tom Cruise took to share their views over his criticism on social media.?

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Sharing a video clip of Mickey Rourke speaking at the interview, a user wrote, "Tom Cruise is freaking legend..... The fuck is he irrelevant, He is G.O.A.T and based on recent shit, what other movies make a billion dollar a sequel made after 36 years from original..... I used to like mickey, now fuck that dude..... He looks washed up anyway."?

Another said, "That's what everyone says about Rourke, singular character actor with limited range."While a third user commented, "Mickey Rourke is Scorched Earth compared to the man known as Les Grossman."?

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