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Tom Cruise 'excited' to be back in Taiwan to promote new film

2017-05-26
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Taipei, May 25 (CNA) Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise said he is thrilled to visit Taiwan for the fourth time and expressed hope that moviegoers will enjoy his new action-horror film "The Mummy."

"I'm very, very excited to be here. This is my fourth time in this country and I receive such a warm welcome every time. It's really very special for me," Cruise said at a press conference in Taipei, which was also attended by co-stars Sofia Boutella and Annabelle Wallis and the film's director Alex Kurtzman.

Cruise said "The Mummy" offers a different take on what constitutes a monster film.

Horror is different today than it used to be, he said, adding that it is important for storytellers to recognize that people are terrified by monsters but also intrigued and seduced by them.

Princess Ahmanet, the mummy played by Boutella, is sexy and powerful, but also very dangerous, Cruise said.

Although he always tries to educate the cast and crew on safety when doing stunts, Cruise said the zero gravity stunt in the new film "was not something you could practice. We just had to do it."

In one of the scenes involving a parachute, Wallis, who plays an archaeologist, said her backpack got hooked and she was on the verge of being choked when Cruise came to her rescue.

"I looked at Tom and I was like 'Tom, Tom! I'm stuck, I'm stuck! And he was like 'don't worry Annabelle, I got you!" Wallis said in a dramatic voice, drawing laughter.

The film is scheduled to hit theaters in Taiwan on June 9.

With this visit, Cruise has visited Taiwan more than nay other Hollywood star, after previous trips in 2000, 2001 and 2013. 

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