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Something strange happened in a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday when Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg sat down with the world's media to discuss their new film, War of the Worlds.
There were no water pistols disguised as microphones.
Katie Holmes was nowhere to be seen.
Cruise didn't bounce on a couch.
And, surprisingly, it was not until almost halfway through the 45-minute press conference that Holmes' name was actually uttered.
"That's great," Spielberg said when a reporter from a US tabloid veered off talk about War of the Worlds and asked Cruise whether he had set a wedding date.
"Twenty minutes went by before that question was asked," Spielberg laughed.
Cruise has been criticised for talking more about new fiancee Holmes than his $US123 million ($158.2 million) special effects loaded science fiction thriller.
Some reports said Spielberg was not too happy about Cruise's performances, including the infamous Oprah Winfrey couch bouncing guest appearance.
For the record, no, Cruise and Holmes have not set a wedding date.
I don't know," Cruise replied.
"We haven't decided."
The question seemed to open the floodgates.
Cruise was then asked about a link between the War of the Worlds storyline, which involves aliens lying dormant on earth before rising out of the ground and attacking the planet.
"I was wondering what resonance that had with you as a Scientologist?" a journalist asked.
A confused Cruise responded: "In what way?"
"Well," the journalist continued. "In that some of Scientology deals with aliens on this planet."
Cruise, used to defending Scientology, was not happy.
"That's not true. What?" Cruise said. "What paper are you from?"
When the embarrassed journalist responded he was from a paper in Boston, Cruise asked: "Is that a good paper?
Cruise continued: "It has no resonance whatsoever.
"There's absolutely no relation to that whatsoever."
A short time later Cruise singled out the journalist again.
"If you are interested in Scientology you should read Evolution of a Science," Cruise said.
"I don't know if you've ever read that. That will give you a greater understanding of what Scientology is."
Talk soon turned to whether Cruise and Spielberg believed in aliens and both actor and director agreed there were other life forms out there.
"I can't imagine anyone believes we are the only intelligent or biological life form in the entire universe," said Spielberg, the director of some of the greatest science fiction films made.
"I think it's supreme arrogance to think we are only the only life form in the entire universe," said Cruise.
Spielberg revealed he had some new views on aliens.
The three-time Oscar winner said he once believed aliens had visited Earth, but now he was not so sure.
"I am a little less sure in my 50s than I was in my early 20s whether we actually have had alien visitors," Spielberg said.
"You know why I'm not as convinced right now? It's because of the millions of video cameras that are out there today.
"They are picking up less photographs and videos of UFOs, alleged UFOs, than have been picked up in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
"Why is that when there's 150 per cent more video cameras on the face of the planet today?"
As the press conference was winding down, and with Holmes nowhere in sight and Cruise yet to jump on top of a chair, Spielberg could not resist a dig at the Hollywood star.
Cruise was talking about the first time he read part of the War of the World's script. Only 84 pages had been written and Spielberg had sent it over to Cruise to read.
"It was the best screenplay I've ever read," said Cruise, who phoned Spielberg to tell him how excited he was.
Was Cruise excited?
That was an understatement, according to the normally reserved Spielberg.
"I was on the other end of the telephone but I could hear something springing," Spielberg said.
"It must have been the couch."
who else is sick of his antics... he is the biggest TOSSER on earth
There were no water pistols disguised as microphones.
Katie Holmes was nowhere to be seen.
Cruise didn't bounce on a couch.
And, surprisingly, it was not until almost halfway through the 45-minute press conference that Holmes' name was actually uttered.
"That's great," Spielberg said when a reporter from a US tabloid veered off talk about War of the Worlds and asked Cruise whether he had set a wedding date.
"Twenty minutes went by before that question was asked," Spielberg laughed.
Cruise has been criticised for talking more about new fiancee Holmes than his $US123 million ($158.2 million) special effects loaded science fiction thriller.
Some reports said Spielberg was not too happy about Cruise's performances, including the infamous Oprah Winfrey couch bouncing guest appearance.
For the record, no, Cruise and Holmes have not set a wedding date.
I don't know," Cruise replied.
"We haven't decided."
The question seemed to open the floodgates.
Cruise was then asked about a link between the War of the Worlds storyline, which involves aliens lying dormant on earth before rising out of the ground and attacking the planet.
"I was wondering what resonance that had with you as a Scientologist?" a journalist asked.
A confused Cruise responded: "In what way?"
"Well," the journalist continued. "In that some of Scientology deals with aliens on this planet."
Cruise, used to defending Scientology, was not happy.
"That's not true. What?" Cruise said. "What paper are you from?"
When the embarrassed journalist responded he was from a paper in Boston, Cruise asked: "Is that a good paper?
Cruise continued: "It has no resonance whatsoever.
"There's absolutely no relation to that whatsoever."
A short time later Cruise singled out the journalist again.
"If you are interested in Scientology you should read Evolution of a Science," Cruise said.
"I don't know if you've ever read that. That will give you a greater understanding of what Scientology is."
Talk soon turned to whether Cruise and Spielberg believed in aliens and both actor and director agreed there were other life forms out there.
"I can't imagine anyone believes we are the only intelligent or biological life form in the entire universe," said Spielberg, the director of some of the greatest science fiction films made.
"I think it's supreme arrogance to think we are only the only life form in the entire universe," said Cruise.
Spielberg revealed he had some new views on aliens.
The three-time Oscar winner said he once believed aliens had visited Earth, but now he was not so sure.
"I am a little less sure in my 50s than I was in my early 20s whether we actually have had alien visitors," Spielberg said.
"You know why I'm not as convinced right now? It's because of the millions of video cameras that are out there today.
"They are picking up less photographs and videos of UFOs, alleged UFOs, than have been picked up in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
"Why is that when there's 150 per cent more video cameras on the face of the planet today?"
As the press conference was winding down, and with Holmes nowhere in sight and Cruise yet to jump on top of a chair, Spielberg could not resist a dig at the Hollywood star.
Cruise was talking about the first time he read part of the War of the World's script. Only 84 pages had been written and Spielberg had sent it over to Cruise to read.
"It was the best screenplay I've ever read," said Cruise, who phoned Spielberg to tell him how excited he was.
Was Cruise excited?
That was an understatement, according to the normally reserved Spielberg.
"I was on the other end of the telephone but I could hear something springing," Spielberg said.
"It must have been the couch."
who else is sick of his antics... he is the biggest TOSSER on earth
