Tom Cruise, 61, wants to follow Harrison Ford’s example by making Mission: Impossible until he’s 80

Harrison Ford is just days away from his 81st birthday, as his fifth and final Indiana Jones film is currently playing in cinemas around the world.

And Tom Cruise – who celebrated his 61st birthday this week at the Sydney, Australia premiere of his latest film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – says he also wants to continue making high-octane action movies until he’s 80 .

During a conversation with the The Sydney Morning Herald on the red carpet, Cruise praised Ford’s longevity and said he hoped to achieve the same feats.

‘Harrison Ford is a legend; I still hope to go. I have 20 years to catch up with him,” Cruise said.

“I hope to keep making ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies until I’m his age.”

Legend: Cruise mentioned fellow action star Harrison Ford, who will turn 81 in a few days after the release of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, the fifth and final film in the series (pictured)

However, the Top Gun: Maverick star is likely hoping for a better return when he hits Ford’s age, as Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny underperformed at the box office, especially compared to its eye-watering $295 million budget.

Cruise and Ford have a similar fear of slowing down. While the Star Wars star has said he’s done with the Indiana Jones saga, he plans to keep acting as long as he can.

While sitting down for an interview with CNN as part of being Who’s talking to Chris Wallace podcastFord said that instead of retiring, he’s looking for new movies and shows to star in.

“I don’t, I don’t do well when I’m out of work,” admitted the actor, whose production of the 1923 Yellowstone spin-off was indefinitely postponed due to the ongoing WGA writers’ strike. “I just like working.”

Ford added that one of the benefits of working and acting is that the 80-year-old superstar “feels useful.”

“It’s my Jones, I want — I want to be helpful,” he added.

During his interview in Sydney, Cruise also talked about some of this summer’s other hotly anticipated films, including Christopher Nolan’s dark drama Oppenheimer, about the architect of the atomic bomb, and Greta Gerwig’s scintillating Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and an all star cast.

He had previously shared photos of himself holding tickets to both big-budget movies on social media, though he admitted he hadn’t seen those either.

Can’t quit, don’t want to quit: “I don’t do well if I don’t have a job,” Ford previously told CNN, adding, “I just love working”; seen in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny with Phoebe Waller-Bridge

New faces: Cruise’s latest Mission: Impossible film – which sees director Christopher McQuarrie return for a third consecutive time – features new star Hayley Atwell (pictured)

Big fan: During his interview in Sydney, Cruise also weighed in on some of the summer’s other highly anticipated films, including Christopher Nolan’s dark drama Oppenheimer and the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling

However, he said he planned to see both films during their shared opening weekend.

“I grew up watching movies on the big screen,” he explained. ;That’s how I make them, and I love that experience; it’s compelling, and to have that as a community and industry is important. I still go to the movies.’

He continued, “I want to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer. I see them on opening weekend. Friday I first see Oppenheimer and Saturday Barbie.’

Robbie and Gerwig seemed to have had the same feelings as Cruise, as they previously shared glowing photos of themselves holding up tickets to this summer’s big-budget movies (minus Barbie): Mission: Impossible 7, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny and Oppenheimer.