Michael Cera reveals he was told off by Tom Cruise the first time they met as he shares why the actor scolded him
Michael Cera has revealed he was told off by Tom Cruise during their first meeting when they worked together at the MTV Movie Awards.
The actor, 37, shared his experience with working with the Hollywood icon, 62, during an appearance on Louis Theroux's eponymous podcast.
Michael claims he was scolded by the star for talking while he shot a scene, revealing that Tom shouted: 'Is that Michael Cera talking during a f*****g take?'
The Arrested Development star revealed that Tom is very much a leader and 'runs the set' and described the whole experience as 'surreal'.
While Michael insisted that the whole exchange was in jest he did admit that Tom definitely did want him to 'shut up' during the take.
Discussing the meeting while on the topic of Scientology, Michael was asked if he has had any exposure to the belief system.
He told Louis: 'No. I'm sure I will be treated to some after this discussion.
Louis replied: 'I don't think you've said anything', and Michael joked: 'Oh, I'm not picking a fight.'
When asked if he had worked with famous scientologist Tom Cruise, Michael said: 'I haven't worked with Tom Cruise…. oh yes. I have. Crazy thing to forget.'
Louis said: 'I love that. I dream of the day when I forget working with Tom Cruise.'
Michael: 'I did work with Tom Cruise, it was the MTV Movie Awards. I don't even know if you ever have seen those. They did funny intro movie video, things, pre-taped funny things.
'And Tom Cruise did one where he was playing his character from Tropic Thunder [Les Grossman]. So they were shooting all day, these little clips of him and that character interacting with various people coming in and out. And I came in and I did a little moment with him.
'It was surreal to work with Tom Cruise. It was fascinating. Tom runs the set. I was there for like five minutes, but what I observed was, he was like the first AD on the set. I don't know if that term means anything. I mean, he was such a leader.
'It's surreal to meet Tom Cruise. He was very friendly.
'The first moment I had with him, I arrived, they were shooting and I was talking to the writer, the guy who was writing these scripts. We were just kind of mumbling while they were shooting, but they could hear us. It was just like 40 feet away.
'And Tom Cruise looks at me, I've never met him. And they're in the middle of a take and he looks, and he goes, and 'is that Michael Cera talking during a f*****g take?' I think he was joking.
'But it was also like, do shut up, you know? But so surreal. Then I met him, he is like 'talking during a fucking take' I knew he was playing around, so I was like, 'hey man, it wasn't me, it was the writer'. He was like, 'I'm kidding, I'm kidding'.
Elsewhere during the chat, Michael, whose latest film appearance is in Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme, spoke about resisting franchises.
Michael spoke about the reason for turning down the opportunity to appear in a globally recognised series of films because of his fears of over exposure.
He said: 'It was a Harry Potter one. The Harry Fantastic Beasts. I don't even know if I was offered, I think I just declined to engage with it because, I think it would be like probably six years commitment or something.
'Also, we were talking about it earlier, I did sort of, make a conscientious choice to limit my exposure a little bit, or just try and be a little more in control of it. Doing like, especially little kids movies.
'I had a big fear of doing things that would get me too famous. I think that's changed a little. I think I've outgrown that particular feeling, but I think that's what that was at that time.'
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