Scientology and movies aren’t always a good mix
Well. Tom Cruise was set to star as Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, a Bavarian colonel who tried to assassinate Hitler with a bomb but accidentally killed four others instead.
BUT! The Stauffenberg family apparently doesn’t want Crazy Tom Cruise in the role because of his ties to Scientology.
Stauffenberg’s grandfather, Count Casper Schenk von Stauffenberg, said:
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.”
I’m sorry but too damn bad for Tom Cruise. He had such a great career going and then he became a total lunatic, so that’s the way it goes.
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On March 29th 2007, Greg wrote:
Well, Herr Stauffenberg, at least it wasn’t a !Jew!, right?
PS: I really doubt that Claus’ grandfather is still around. ;-)
On March 30th 2007, Luana wrote:
The Germans are nuts about Scientology and I am sure that Stauffenberg was approached “appropriately” to remind him that hell is waiting if he allows a non-catholic/non-protestant to impersonate his grandfather.
On April 18th 2007, a scientologist NOT wrote:
al hail xenu
and his wonderful volcanos of souls
…
now i want to play a heroic nazi in a hollywood blockbuster
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nazis = way cooler than scientologists
just have a look at their symbols baha
On January 25th 2009, john wrote:
Howsabout Cruise as Doc Methuselah and Katie as Hippocrates? n comic book format of course?