Tom Cruise‘s life and career, specifically for his work in the franchise “Top Gun,” is being honored at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.
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Cruise arrived beside the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, to celebrate his upcoming movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” which is set to release in theaters on May 24. The sight was a bit jarring as Cruise seemed to match Middleton’s height, even while the royal wore Prada heels. The duchess favors heel heights around 3 inches to 4 inches.
Cruise, who stands at 5-foot-7, seemed to be wearing lifting insoles with stacked heels that boosted him to Middleton’s 5-foot-9 frame.
The actor made his way down the carpet, smiling for photos wearing a classic black and white tuxedo. The suit jacket was a matte black and tailored to the action star’s figure. Cruise wore a crisp white button-up and fixed a bowtie to his collar.
The action star wore simple black tailored slacks and pointed black shoes which were a point of conversation on social media overnight.
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The Cannes Film Festival celebrates and previews upcoming international films. Held annually on the French Riviera, this year’s festival, which runs May 17-28, will see a return to its standard live format for the first time since 2019 — though Russians with government ties have been banned from attending in solidarity with Ukraine during the ongoing war. On the starry front, the 2022 Festival will host more Hollywood-focused films than it has since 2019, where highly anticipated movies “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Elvis” and “Armageddon Time” will be shown. Additionally, the prestigious Palm d’Or award, the Festival’s highest prize, will be judged by a jury led by actor Vincent Lindon.
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