Tom Cruise Isn't Very Happy with a Joke in AMC's PREACHER Series
If you don't want to know about the Tom Cruise joke in Preacher, then don't read any further. Spoilers ahead!
I had the opportunity to watch the first episode of AMC's Preacher at WonderCon a couple months ago, and I absolutely loved it! You can read our review of it here. There's a hilarious joke about Cruise in the first episode. It revolves around his death, and apparently the actor isn't very happy about it. In fact, writer and producer Seth Rogen told Uproxx that they got a call from Cruise’s people. When asked about that, Rogen “laughed nervously” before he said:
"We might have got a call from his camp just kind of asking what the story was. I’m not sure how that wrapped itself up."
So what is it exactly that they are upset about? The Tom Cruise joke is part of an overall plot point in which preachers have been blowing up all over the world due to a mysterious force from outer space. Cruise is one of the preachers that explodes, and we get to see it happen in a news report. The audience busted up laughing at this moment of the episode. I know I did! After seeing that I wondered how Cruise of Scientology might respond to it. Well, now we know. Rogen explained that he doesn't like dealing with these kinds of issues:
"I’m a coward. I try to avoid those kind of things at all costs."
Whatever kind of pressure they are getting from Cruise's people, I seriously doubt that AMC or the creative team will cave in and remove the scene. It's one of the highlights of the episode!
Preacher is set to hit AMC on May 22nd. While you wait, I've also included a new promo spot.