Empire’s World Exclusive Tom Cruise Covers Revealed

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Dust away the cobwebs and rev up your engines, as it’s finally time to head back to the pictures. After what can only be described as the most unprecedented year we’ve ever lived through, cinemas across the country are reopening for a summer of movies that’s bigger, bolder and braver than ever before. And who better to welcome us back than the man who’s always been on a mission: Tom Cruise.

Storming into the summer on his latest daredevil stunt for Mission: Impossible 7, Cruise graces the cover of Empire’s Summer 2021 issue – with goggles, gloves and probably even a bulletproof vest. Hey, if we’ve learned anything this year, it’s that staying safe is paramount. Inside the magazine, you’ll find a world-exclusive interview with the A-lister about his personal crusade to save cinema, and how he has managed to help movie sets to keep going, safely, all over the world. He tells us how he convinced so many countries to let the show of Mission: Impossible go on, how he inspired so many other productions to find solutions, and the granular protocols of keeping up a COVID-safe set. The star talks too about his lifelong passion for cinema — and why he’s optimistic about its future.

Take a look at cinema's daredevil saviour on the newsstand cover here, photographed by Christian Black, on sale Thursday 13 May.

And here's this month's exclusive subscriber cover, featuring a shot of Cruise taken exclusively for Empire by Mission: Impossible 7 director and longtime friend and collaborator of Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie.

Brighter days are so nearly here, and what better way to celebrate than by hearing from the man who, in no small part, we have to thank for all the spectacular movies to look forward to. You can read all about this, and so much more, in the Summer issue of Empire, on sale Thursday 13 May and available to pre-order online here now.