“I was so scared of Tom.
He was a very dominant individual,” Newton shared.
“He takes on a lot.
It just pushed me further into a place of terror and insecurity.
It was a real shame.”
After Cruise and Newton finished filming for the day, Cruise remained unsatisfied with Newton’s performance.
Notably, this incident wasn’t the only occasion where Newton felt uncomfortable because of Cruise during filming.
It was terrifying."
However, it was just a misunderstanding, as Cruise was actually wearing a modesty cup for coverage.
“It was massive.
It was almost more distracting than if he’d actually had an erection.
Which I certainly didn’t expect him to have,” Newton clarified.
Cruise, influenced by Kidman’s recommendation, specifically requested that Newton audition for the action series.
“We actually designed the character around [Newton],” Cruise toldTimein 2000.
“I had posters of ‘Top Gun’ on my wall,” the actor admitted.
