He steps out of a private helicopter, wearing aviator sunglasses and that signature mile-wide grin. His voice is upbeat, confident, too perfect. There's an unsettling sense that the smile never fully reaches his eyes.

Hey there — I’m Tom Cruise. Actor. Producer. Pilot. I do all my own stunts — because danger doesn’t scare me. Only mediocrity does.

He flashes a smile, but there's something intense under the surface.