--- title: "Universal Studios Chair Says Tom Cruise Is Still Going to Space" description: "Actor Tom Cruise, famous for his extensive film career and just being the eternal embodiment of midlife crises, is still set to film a movie in space." date: "2022-10-12" modified: "2022-10-12" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/universal-studios-tom-cruise-space" categories: - "Off-World" - "Space" tags: - "space station" - "spacewalk" - "the digest" - "tom cruise" --- # Universal Studios Chair Says Tom Cruise Is Still Going to Space ![Actor Tom Cruise, famous for his extensive film career and just being the eternal embodiment of midlife crises, is still set to film a movie in space.]() *LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Tom Cruise attends The Wimbledon Men's Singles Final at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) \Image: Getty Images\* ## To the Stars Any remaining "Mission Impossible" fans, rejoice! Actor Tom Cruise, famous for his extensive film career and basically just being the [eternal embodiment of midlife crises](), is [still set]() to film a movie in space. Well, uh, it's still "the plan," at least. "Tom Cruise is taking us to space. He's taking the world to space. That's the plan," Universal Studios chair Donna Langley [told the *BBC*](), apparently glossing over the work done by, you know, real astronauts, or even just telescopes and probes and whatnot. "We have a great project in development with Tom," she continued, "that does contemplate him doing just that." ## Mission Hopefully Possible Don't get your hopes up for too much though, Cruisers. Langley added an unfortunate caveat: the film — which, in a [gloriously creative move](), features a "down-on-his-luck guy who finds himself in the position of being the only person who could save Earth" — will "actually \[mostly\] takes place on Earth, and then the character needs to go up to space to save the day." (Although we will admit, the creative choice to have Cruise sent to a space station that [looks like a vibrator]() is quite compelling.) Langley also renewed the promise that Cruise will "hopefully" become the first civilian to ever do a spacewalk, though her apparent restraint is a lil' suspish. If Tommy Boy were for sure spacewalking, let alone going to space at all, Universal would probably just say so, and the disclaimers may be a sign that either the studio or SpaceX (which plans to ship the actor to orbit) have run into trouble with officials or budgets. After all, astronauts train for years to hang off the side of a spaceship. Cruise is just a guy who [likes to do his own stunts](). To that note, though, given everything about Tomathy, he may be pushing the studio to let him do something that they may be having some second thoughts on. But hey, Cruise is a powerful guy, and Universal still owes him for [that awful "Mummy" reboot](). Good luck to both the actor and the studio as they [put horrific pollution into the world]() for something that definitely could've have been achieved with CGI. **READ MORE:** *[Tom Cruise's Space Movie Will Make Him the 'First Civilian to Do a Spacewalk Outside of the Space Station,' Universal Boss Says]()* \[*Variety*\] **More on the maybe-vibrating Tom Cruise space station:** *[There's Something Weirdly Sexual about the Tom Cruise Space Station]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()