Connor Cruise’s Movie Debut | No Payday Loans for Producer Please

As if Tom Cruise’s family needed extra cash, his son, Connor Cruise, has a role in a movie that hits theaters Friday. With any luck the film will be a hit, and the producer won’t need payday loans before his next movie.

Tom and Connor Cruise

Connor has a small supporting role in Will Smith’s film “Seven Pounds.” He plays a young Ben Thomas. The older Ben Thomas is played by Will Smith.

How mysterious

The film is a mystery, regarding both genre and public knowledge.

Smith said in an interview on the film: “People can’t know about it so we have to talk in code because we can’t say.” Apparently at the center of the mystery is a jellyfish, and that’s all Smith will reveal.

Family footsteps

Connor is the son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, both staggeringly famous actors. As for Connor’s training and experience, Tom says he played acting class games with him as he grew up and his children often hung out on movie sets and watched him develop characters.

As for the younger Cruise’s future, Tom says “Who knows what  he is going to do?” Whatever the youngster’s future, I doubt it involves payday loans.

Mom and Pop

Connor’s parents have both had lengthy, blockbuster-filled careers. Tom also began his film with a small role. He had a bit part in the 1981 film “Endless Love.” But 13-year-old Connor has a bit of a jump on Daddy-O, who began acting at age 19.  Of course, when Tom was Connor’s age he wanted to be a priest. Perhaps the acting career was just a step on the path to finding Scientology.

Mother Kidman started her career as a TV actress. She had a role on an Australian thriller series called “Chase Through the Night.” She landed her first movie at age 16. She played a role in Australian holiday favorite “Bush Christmas,” and from there the offers started pouring in.

Extended family

Connor’s step-mom, Katie Holmes, is well on her way to building up a resume similar to her husband’s. She turns 30 today, but although she is young, she is by no means inexperienced. She, like her hubby and stepson, began her acting career as a teenager.

At 18 Holmes’ landed a part in Ang Lee’s acclaimed feature film “The Ice Storm.” From there she moved onto a five-year gig playing Joey Potter on teen TV drama “Dawson’s Creek.”

That’s going to leave a mark

Tom has been gushing in the press about how proud he is of his son. He also told stories about driving Connor to his audition, while he waited in the hallway for the duration of his son’s tryout. Pretty supportive, right?

But Tom opted to skip out on the L.A. premiere of the film Tuesday. He stayed in New York to promote his own upcoming film, “Valkyre,” which comes out on Christmas. Maybe with the extra cash Connor pulls in from this film he can buy his dad some new priorities. I know, that was harsh. I guess I have opinions on things other than payday loans.