Tom Cruise’s new films sparks Scientology fears
Wednesday,
March
28,
2007
Tom
Cruise’s
casting
in
a
new
wartime
thriller
has
sparked
fears
he
may
use
it
to
promote
Scientology.
The
actor
is
to
star
as
Claus
Schenk
Graf
von
Stauffenberg
-
who
attempted
to
assassinate
Nazi
leader
Adolf
Hitler
-
but
Stauffenberg’s
grandson
has
voiced
his
family’s
concerns
the
film
could
be
influenced
by
the
sci-fi
cult.
Count Caspar Schenk von Stauffenberg told The Scotsman newspaper: “I have nothing against Cruise and can even separate his work from his beliefs in Scientology. But I and other family members are worried that the picture will be financed by the sect and be used to get across its propaganda. Unfortunately, the family Stauffenberg can do nothing about this. My grandfather is a figure from history.”
The as yet untitled war thriller tells the true story of Stauffenberg, a Bavarian aristocrat-turned-colonel, who planted a bomb in an attempt to kill Hitler in 1944. The Fuhrer survived the blast and Stauffenberg was later executed. Tom, who is a devout follower of Scientology was originally going to produce the movie, but was convinced by director Bryan Singer to star in it as well. Tom is currently filming 'Lions For Lambs' with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, due out at the end of the year.
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