Tom Cruise

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Michael Ovitz · said 17 times in 5 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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brought up most by Marc Andreessen (7), Katherine Boyle (5), Michael Ovitz (2), Karen X. Cheng (2), Sonal Chokshi (1)

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Jan 2, 2019 negative
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Ovitz: Building a traditional movie star is no longer possible today
“The idea of building a movie star now is not possible.”
Michael Ovitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:05 a16z Podcast | New Upstarts in an Old Industry
Oct 24, 2025 positive
Opinion
Andreessen: Tom Cruise's Tropic Thunder role successfully revived his movie career
“A lot of people in the industry were worried that he was not going to be a bankable movie star anymore. And I think that this role in this movie was basically his recovery from that, which was pulled off absolutely perfectly. And of course, he then went on to …”
Marc Andreessen Oct 24, 2025 ▶ 43:58 Marc Andreessen: How Movies Explain America
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