In the film, Powell stars opposite British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones as rival forces who come together to try to predict and possibly tame intense storms in central Oklahoma, with other cast mates including Anthony Ramos and Kiernan Shipka. Among those at the European premiere at Cineworld in Leicester Square was Mission Impossible star Cruise, who became close friends with Powell during the 2022 production of the Top Gun sequel. “TC showed up, it was a pretty wild night,” Powell told BBC’s The One Show.
“I mean the fun part was that Tom was next to me, Daisy was right behind me, Tony (Ramos) is right in front of me and for every second of this movie, Tom was just so excited for all of us. “He’s turning around to Daisy being like ‘that was great’. It is such a cool quality, he is such a rare individual who just really roots for everybody.
“But really roots for people that want to entertain audiences, and this movie is really all about that. This is a big summer blockbuster and it delivers in every way. “To experience that with an audience and Tom, I mean he was like getting the audience riled up, he was laughing louder than anyone and cheering, it was great.
” Cruise posted a photograph with Powell at the premiere, captioning it: “Fun night with friends, watching a movie!!”, while Powell uploaded the same picture to Instagram, writing: “When your wingman follows you into the storm...
”. Meanwhile, Edgar-Jones said the film “really feels like a ne.