Michael Cera recalls getting schooled by Tom Cruise; reveals how he was called out for mumbling during the shoot - Deets Inside

Michael Cera, the ‘Juno’ actor, revealed one of his pinch-me moments in his career, and it involves getting schooled by Tom Cruise. Not only was he called out by the ‘Mission: Impossible’ star, but he also remembered getting blasted in front of others.

About Michael Cera getting schooled...

In an appearance on the Louis Theroux podcast, Cera said that he met with the 62-year-old star on the sets of ‘Tropic Thunder’ in 2010. Michael said that he had dropped by the set to shoot some pre-taped scenes for the MTV Movie Awards. However, Cera was mumbling while Cruise was shooting, and the latter heard it even though they were 40 feet away from him. Recalling the incident, the actor revealed that he was called out in front of everyone when Tom asked whether he was talking during the shoot.

'Shut Up'

“We were just kind of mumbling while they were shooting, but they could hear us. It was just like 40 feet away,” Michael said, before adding, “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, ‘Is that Michael Cera talking during a f--king take?’ He was joking, but it was also like, ‘Do shut up,’ you know? But so surreal.” While ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ actor thought the veteran actor might be kidding, it was clear that he wanted him to shut up.

Furthermore, Michael said that Tom runs the sets and is always the leader. While he is friendly, Cera said that the film star is always the first Assistant Director, and would take care of the smallest details to perfection. After a couple of moments, when Tom met Michael in person, he went on to ask about the talk during the shooting incident. Citing that he knew what was happening on the set, Cera said that one of the writers was talking. Tom went on to say that he was just kidding, and Michael stated that so was he.