Why won't he just go away?

In the news once again, cult actor(pun intended) Tom Cruise. Apparently, he's been told by the German defense ministry that he can't shoot his next feature in Germany because he's a Scientologist, considered a cult by their government. Personally, I'd ban him from shooting in any country due to the fact that he's an asshole. But pehaps that's just me. And while i don't think anyone should be prohibited from working due to personal religious beliefs (even though i'm far from "religious" myself), It's a bit of a moot point when the beliefs he so vehemently espouses are that of a pay-per-holiness cult anyway. Furthermore, I think it's only respectful to those actually portrayed in this film, to either shoot elsewhere or find someone else for the role, especially when it's the son of the main character that objects to Cruise not taking the role.

According to German defence ministry spokesman Harald Kammerbauer, the Germany's military "has a special interest in the serious and authentic portrayal of the events of July 20, 1944 and Stauffenberg's person". How much farther from "serious and authentic" can you get than by casting Tom "the Messiah" Cruise in any role not involving inane cliched action nonsense.

Anway, that's all I have to say about that. According to my latest E-meter readings, It's time to plan a Movie Night.