Tom Cruise is going viral after he was filmed eating popcorn in a very peculiar manner at a special screening for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
The 62-year-old Hollywood actor has been hard at work promoting the long-awaited eighth film in the franchise ahead of its theatrical release on May 23.
But after an outing last week, many were left gobsmacked over the unique way he munches on the popular cinema snack.
In numerous clips shared online, Cruise was seen picking up individual morsels with his left hand and impressively throwing them back into his mouth one at a time.
Social media users were startled by Cruise’s popcorn eating, with many saying they had never seen anything like it.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one said: ‘The way Tom Cruise eats popcorn is freaking me out.’
‘I’ve never seen another human being eat popcorn like Tom Cruise,’ another said.
A third noted: ‘He eats like a dad.’
Tom Cruise is going viral after he was filmed eating popcorn in a very peculiar manner
The Hollywood actor, 62, was seen picking up individual morsels with his left hand and impressively throwing them back into his mouth one at a time
‘He’s kind of like AI,’ said a fourth. ‘Copies human behavior well but often in some uniquely off ways.’
Referring to his penchant to perform his own stunts, a fifth said: ‘He’s not actually eating it. He does his own stunts.’
‘Maybe we are all eating it the wrong way?’ another asked.
The official IMAX account also weighed in, adding: ‘This might be the most Tom Cruise way to eat popcorn.’
At another recent screening, Cruise was filmed calling out a fan for eating all his popcorn before the movie started – prompting many to feel second-hand embarrassment.
In a video that has circulated online, the A-lister walked out into a packed movie theater, but stopped as he passed a patron in the front row.
‘You ate all your popcorn already?’ he is heard telling the cinema-goer, with the camera panning to show his near-empty popcorn bucket.
The awkward interaction left many cringing on X, with one saying: ‘This dude can never go to the movies again. Just embarrassing.’
Taking to X, one said: ‘The way Tom Cruise eats popcorn is freaking me out’
Reprising his role as hero Ethan Hunt, Cruise takes on his biggest mission yet in this latest Mission Impossible.
The film, which has faced multiple delays, is finally due to hit cinemas on May 23.
Last week, Cruise insisted that he intends to continue making movies well past his 100th birthday.
‘I will never stop,’ the actor — who is dating Ben Affleck’s ex Ana de Armas, 37 — told The Hollywood Reporter during the New York premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Sunday.
‘I will never stop doing action, I will never stop doing drama, comedy films — I’m excited,’ he added.
The Top Gun star then elaborated on his reasons for remaining dedicated to acting.
‘There’s been so many levels of reward with the filmmakers that I’ve collaborated with, the crews, the people, the cultures that we’ve worked in,’ he said.
‘Everything that I’ve learned and continue to learn about storytelling, about life, about leadership, about character and every aspect of filmmaking.
‘It’s been exceptional, it really is exceptional. I feel very fortunate to be able to make the films that I make and I love it. I love just making movies.’
Cruise – famous for doing his own stunts – also shared that there’s a whole spectrum of ‘pre-stunt rituals’ he has to keep him ‘alive.’
‘It depends on what I’m doing and the amount of preparation I have to do. A lot of thought goes into it, and they are very complex and very interesting.’
Cruise recently said that the secret to performing all his own stunts is that he feels ‘no fear.’
He famously shattered his ankle leaping between two skyscrapers on the previous Mission: Impossible.
In this Mission: Impossible he wing-walks on a vintage biplane and also acts in an extraordinary underwater sequence set on board a submarine.
He said: ‘How do I feel about fear? Oh, that’s exciting. I like the feeling. It’s not paralyzing it doesn’t bother me. I enjoy it.
‘In any endeavor people can be afraid, I don’t mind confronting it and going in. I wanted an interesting life that’s very dynamic.
‘I try to know before I go on set as much as I can. I have a goal and I have a list of what I need to learn to get to the goal and I go up and down the list and keep attacking it, “Oh I had better learn how to fly a helicopter.”‘
