Tom Cruise holds a special place in Dakota Fanning’s heart. After playing her daughter in The War of the Worlds, the actress remained very fond of the star, who never forgets her birthday. Here is the special tradition that still binds them today.
Tom Cruise he is evidently very careful about making his young co-stars feel at ease. Not only that, he tends to remain very close to them over the years. He confirmed it Kirsten Dunst. Remembering the filming of Interview with the Vampire, the actress confessed to receiving a special coconut cake from the star every year for Christmas. Recently, the affectionate testimony of has also joined the chorus Dakota Fanningwho starred in the film with Cruise when she was very young War of the Worlds.
On the set of the 2005 film, Fanning was just 11 years old and she played the little girl Racheldaughter of the protagonist Ray Ferrier (Cruise). The actress was interviewed by Harper’s Bazaar together with Andrew Scott on the occasion of the TV series Ripleyavailable on Netflix, which sees them as protagonists. A quiz proposed by the tabloid gave her the opportunity to reveal a curious anecdote about the star of Mission Impossible. An episode that dates back to the filming of the blockbuster directed by Steven Spielberg.
Scott had to answer the question, “Who gave Dakota her first cell phone?” and he got it right: “Well, she must have been some Hollywood icon… Tom Cruise“. The thirty-year-old confirmed what for her is a precious and still clear memory. Fanning celebrated her eleventh birthday on the set of The War of the Worlds and Cruise gave her a Motorola Razr.
Oh my God, I was so excited. I had no one to call or text at the time, because I was 11, but it was so nice to get that phone. I loved him with all of myself. Tom sends me a birthday present every year, and he’s been doing it ever since.
The attention that Tom Cruise regularly reserves for his former colleagues certainly denotes chivalry and generosity, as well as esteem. Who knows what he will have donated to Dakota Fanning for his thirtieth birthday, which the star celebrated in February? The protagonist of Birmstone he did not reveal it, although he confirmed that the traditional present from the actor arrived again this year.
“So thoughtful. Really, really cute – he commented Andrew Scottand then joked – He never gave me anything.” Perhaps Dakota is a particularly lucky girl, since Tom Cruise isn’t the only Hollywood star who gave her a gift. Recently, recording videos for the column Ask Me Anything of the magazine Ellethe actress said that Kurt Russellwith whom he starred in Dreamer – The road to victoryonce gave her a horse.
