Tom Cruise helped elevate JJ Abrams from the sets of Lost to directing Mission: Impossible III because Abrams forever remains in Cruise's debt.
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In a rare instance of life imitating art, Tom Cruise has never taken on a task he ever thought impossible. From saving Hollywood by reviving the theatrical distribution system to green-lighting movies with a single phone call, nothing gets past the actor when it comes to filmmaking.
But despite his busy schedule, Cruise remains an exemplary role model for the younger generation of artists, often taking them under his wing and teaching them to become actors before they can develop into global movie stars. The same is true in the case of directors, as was later revealed by the famous JJ Abrams, the co-creator of Lost.
JJ Abrams was a TV series director and showrunner before Tom Cruise pulled him over to the dark side. Hollywood, with its tentacles and studio politics, presented a difficult climb to the top, and yet Cruise's support helped Abrams chart a clearly defined path to the top.
