Ana de Armas is absolutely levitating (no, not with Dua Lipa, unfortunately) after receiving a cinematic thumbs-up from none other than Hollywood’s favorite adrenaline-addicted uncle, Tom “I Did My Own Stunts at 61” Cruise.
The iconic action granddaddy recently gave his blessing to “Ballerina,” Ana’s new spin-kick-sassy movie from the John Wick Extended Universe™, also known as: “How many ways can you eliminate a man with a teacup?”
Ana floated down the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere on June 3, glowing like a woman who either just got a compliment from Tom Cruise or just found out her Uber rating hit 5.0 again. Speaking to E! News’ Will Marfuggi (who, let’s be honest, deserves hazard pay for dancing around these romance rumors), she said:
“It makes me really happy and proud,”
Translation: “Tom Cruise said he liked my movie and not just in a ‘you did great, sweetie’ way—HE ACTUALLY MEANT IT.”
She added, “It’s surreal,” which is code for “I am either dreaming or I just entered a new level of celebrity that comes with complimentary skydiving.”
Let’s rewind the romance radar real quick:
- Valentine’s Day dinner? Check.
- Helicopter joyride through London skies? Check.
- Random teleportation to Spain in April like it’s a mission briefing? Double check.
- Upcoming film involving a supernatural sea mission (??) where they presumably fall in love while battling Poseidon’s angry ghost? CHECK, BUBBLE BOY.
At this point, the public is less interested in the plot of “Ballerina” and more obsessed with whether this is a press tour or a soft launch for a Cruise-de-Armas joint couple’s Instagram.
Ana’s out here looking flawless, flipping assassins in stilettos.
Tom is somewhere parachuting into a volcano for espresso.
And the rest of us are frantically Googling, “Is Ana de Armas the next Mrs. Mission Impossible?”
Stay tuned. Or don’t. But definitely bring popcorn. 🍿