Tom Cruise must be taking a page from his friend Will Smith’s play book. He has reportedly given his blessing to having son Connor try his hand at the movie business. Connor Cruise is set to appear in Will Smith’s upcoming drama Seven Pounds.

Producers of the film Superhero Movie, out today, released clips from the film on the Internet parodying a Church of Scientology promotional video featuring Scientologist Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, a biography of actor Tom Cruise written by journalist Andrew Morton, has hit the number one spot on Amazon.com's Top Sellers list and The New York Times Best Sellers list.

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, a biography of actor Tom Cruise written by journalist Andrew Morton, was released in the United States yesterday amidst the potential for a US$100 million lawsuit against its publisher, St. Martin's Press. The book will not be published in Australia, Britain, and New Zealand due to strict libel laws in those countries.

Authorities say a second person has been arrested in connection with an attempt to extort money from actor Tom Cruise by trying to sell him stolen pictures of his Italian wedding to actress Katie Holmes.

The Oscar-nominated film-maker behind genocide drama Hotel Rwanda is in talks with Columbia Pictures to direct an espionage thriller the studio has in the works as a possible star vehicle for Tom Cruise.