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Mickey Rourke is not impressed with Tom Cruise‘s recent work in the box office success, Top Gun: Maverick.

On July 11, while appearing as a guest on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Rourke was asked for his thoughts on Cruise reprising his role as Pete Mitchell in the sequel to the popular action movie.

“When you see someone like Tom Cruise grossing a billion dollars with Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel, 35 years or so after the first one, what do you think of that?” Morgan asked.

“That doesn’t mean sh–t to me, the guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years. I got no respect for that,” the actor answered. “I don’t care about money and power.”

Rourke explained that Hollywood greats such as Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Robert De Niro, are who he looks up to, career-wise. “That’s the kind of actor I want to be like, a lot of guys who tried to stretch as actors.”

Before changing the topic, Morgan asked, “You don’t think Tom Cruise is a good actor?”

Rourke didn’t hesitate, replying, “I think he’s irrelevant, in my world.”

The clip, as well as the full conversation, is available to watch on YouTube.

In its first three days, Top Gun: Maverick made over $100 million. By the end of June, the movie broke $1 billion globally. ~Claudia Minardi

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