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Francis Ford Coppola is known for introducing or at least giving a chance to many future stars in his films. While films like The Godfather and its sequel propelled actors like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro to global stardom, his coming-of-age film The Outsiders was the breakthrough of a bunch of rising stars.

Apart from actors like Matt Dillon and Patrick Swayze, the film also starred a young Tom Cruise just before his breakthrough as a lead in Risky Business. Coppola remembered the action star’s commitment to the role and athletic abilities, mentioning that if the character called for a chipped tooth, Cruise would make it happen.

Francis Ford Coppola Fondly Remembers Tom Cruise’s Commitment As A Young Actor In The Outsiders Francis Ford Coppola | Credits: YouTube/Full Bodied Productions

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Tom Cruise has a reputation that precedes him. One consisting of tales of action and adventure, love and sorrow, missions, and the impossible. While he has been a part of several critically acclaimed projects, he is best known for his work in the action genre. Although there is no denying that he has reached the heights of Hollywood through his work here, it has made his reputation somewhat narrow.

Tom Cruise in a still from Mission Impossible 2 | Paramount Pictures

While he is one of the highest-paid actors in the world, the title of his profession seems to fall short, according to many. Despite his success, many believe that his skills as an actor are limited to specific characters. While his filmography would suggest this, those who have worked with him in the past suggest otherwise.

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In the early and mid-2000s, Mission Impossible actor Tom Cruise got hitched to the sci-fi genre, and he decided to work on multiple sci-fi projects that went on to become some of his greatest movies. Be it Oblivion, War of the Worlds, or Edge of Tomorrow, Cruise was making his way to become one of the greatest sci-fi of all time.

Tom Cruise | Credit: Instagram @Tom Cruise

Among these projects, there was one other movie lined up for him that never saw the light of day. This movie was a modified live-action adaptation of Yukikaze by Chohei Kambayashi, which many believed could have been the futuristic Top Gun, as it revolved around a similar premise.

It has been more than ten years since the movie was announced, and there have been no reports about what happened with it. While some fans still hope that the busy actor might take...