The legendary “Tom Cruise Christmas Cake” won’t be going out to its lucky recipients any time soon. So that probably means that actors, creatives and other notables on the 2025 movie schedule just might have a chance to make this year’s mailing list.
Judging by a recent interview clip with Mission: Impossible 8 cast member Simon Pegg, he’s been set for at least 20 years – which is a hypothetical scenario the man probably didn’t see coming after his first meeting with the action superstar. And as it turns out, there was another pretty sweet treat that involved birthday greetings, a lot of phone time and that trademark Cruise determination.
How Simon Pegg’s First Day On Mission: Impossible III Introduced Him To Tom Cruise
Making a Scene podcast, the Shaun of the Dead vet told the story of how this “bromance” of the ages technically started. Recalling how he was introduced to Cruise, as well as co-star Ving Rhames, on the set of Mission: Impossible III, Pegg shared that moment as a totally identifiable experience:
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Recurring as IMF tech analyst-turned-field agent Benji Dunn for the five sequels after his debut, Pegg has been through quite a bit with Tom Cruise on and off screen. That apparently was enough to get the man one of those Christmas Cakes Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell showed off not too long ago. But there was also another confection that Cruise surprised his then-new friend with, and in an equally unexpected manner.
Cruise’s recent Mission: Impossible storyboards, this feels more like “Mission: Difficult” than anything else. I certainly hope Simon Pegg likes that sweet treat, or at least knows people that do. If Kirsten Dunst’s remarks on Tom Cruise’s signature cake are any indication, he’ll be getting one annually for the foreseeable future.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is still being shown in theaters worldwide. While it’s not exactly a coconut bundt cake, it is Mr. Cruise’s gift to the fans. And who wouldn’t choose to accept that?