Overview

• Tom Cruise publicly mentioned ex-wife Nicole Kidman for the first time in over two decades during a BFI’s Sight and Sound interview.
• Cruise praised Kidman as a 'great actress' and claimed he suggested her for the role of Alice in Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut, though this claim has been questioned by media reports.
• The 1999 film, Kubrick’s final project, was notable for casting a real-life married couple to explore themes of marriage and fidelity.
• The couple, married from 1990 to 2001, announced their separation citing 'divergent careers,' though the exact reasons remain unclear.
• Media outlets have debated the motivations behind Cruise’s comment, with some interpreting it as self-serving given the historical context of the film’s production.