Tom Cruise Bawa `Cahaya Hollywood´ ke Derby Manchester
Tom Cruise Adds `Hollywood Stardust` to Manchester Derby
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Parulian Manalu
Manchester (B2B) - Tom Cruise membawa cahaya Hollywood ke derby Manchester, Minggu, saat aktor film "Mission Impossible" itu menyaksikan pertandingan Liga Inggris tersebut dari tribun penonton di Eastlands.
Cruise dan rekannya sesama aktor Robert Duvall berada di Inggris untuk mempromosikan film baru mereka "Jack Reacher", dan sebagai penggemar berat sepakbola, keduanya mengambil kesempatan untuk menyaksikan pertandingan antara juara bertahan Inggris City dan rival sekota mereka United.
Cruise berjalan menuju lapangan bersama Duvall, yang terkenal karena perannya di "Apocalypse Now" dan "The Godfather", sebelum pertandingan dimulai.
Cruise kemudian menceritakan bahwa ia mendapatkan surat elektronik dari rekan dekat sekaligus mantan bintang United David Beckham, yang mengatakan bahwa dirinya iri tidak dapat menyaksikan pertandingan tersebut.
"Saya mengharapkan pertandingan hebat. Ini adalah pertandingan pertama saya di Inggris bahkan meski saya telah mengikuti sepakbola Inggris sejak 1980-an," kata Cruise kepada Sky Sports.
"David Beckham berharap dirinya dapat berada di sini, saya menerima surat elektronik dari dia, dia iri karena saya bisa berada di sini."
Duvall menambahkan, "Saya sangat tertarik dengan sepakbola. Saya berada di London bertahun-tahun silam untuk melihat Pele ketika ia masih berusia 17 tahun, dan sejak itu saya mengikuti semua Piala Dunia."
"Saya dapat mengatakan bahwa sosok terhebat yang pernah saya temui adalah mantan pemain sayap Rangers Willie Johnson. Saya menamai anjing saya dengan nama dia."
Namun, Duval terlihat sedikit kebingungan dengan peraturan sepakbola dan bertanya kepada pewawancara dari Sky, "Akankah ada adu penalti hari ini jika pertandingan berakhir imbang? Tidak ada?"
Manchester - Tom Cruise brought a touch of Hollywood stardust to the Manchester derby on Sunday as the Mission Impossible actor watched the Premier League showdown from the stands at Eastlands.
Cruise and fellow actor Robert Duvall are in England to promote their new film Jack Reacher and, as both are huge football fans, they took the opportunity to enjoy the clash between Premier League champions City and their bitter rivals United.
Cruise strolled onto the pitch with Duvall, famous for his roles in Apocalypse Now and The Godfather, before kick-off.
And then revealed he had received an email from his close friend and former United star David Beckham, saying he was jealous he couldn´t attend the fixture.
"I am expecting a great game. It is my first game in England even though I have been following British football since the 1980s," Cruise told Sky Sports.
"David Beckham wishes he was here, I got an e-mail from him, he is jealous I am here."
Duvall added: "I am very interested in football. I was in London years ago to see Pele travelling through when he was 17, and I have followed every World Cup since.
"I can safely say the greatest character I have ever met is former Rangers winger wee Willie Johnston. I named a dog after him."
While Duvall´s enthusiasm couldn´t be faulted, he appeared slightly unsure of the rules and asked the Sky interviewer: "Will there be a shootout today if it´s a tie? No?"
