"Cinema is thriving this summer," wrote a fan as photos of Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig posing with their movie tickets for 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One,' 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' and 'Oppenheimer.'
In just a few days, fans will be left spoilt for choice as theatres get ready for one big showdown. Come July 12, the highly anticipated Tom Cruise film 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One' will arrive on the big screens. A week later, the film will clash with Margot's 'Barbie' movie that also stars a host of actors, including Ryan Gosling in the lead.
Interestingly, the colourful Gerta Gerwig directorial will clash head-on at the ticket windows with Christopher Nolan's period drama 'Oppenheimer', based on the true story of the man who invented the atomic bomb.
With the films ready to clash at the box office, it seems like there is no bad blood between the lead stars as they set out to the movie theatres with their directors to buy their tickets to the other's films.
Cruise took the lead, giving his fellow Hollywood stars a 'Mission' to buy tickets to the four big summer blockbusters. "This summer is full of amazing movies to see in theatres," the actor began in a tweet and went on to add, "Congratulations, Harrison Ford, on 40 years of Indy and one of the most iconic characters in history."
Cheering for his box office opponents, Cruise posted photos of himself posing with the ticket to the screenings of both Barbie and Oppenheimer. "I love a double feature, and it doesn't get more explosive (or more pink) than one with Oppenheimer and Barbie," he tweeted.
Shortly after, Margot and Greta also took to their handles to buy themselves four tickets to the summer blockbusters and captioned it as, "Mission: Accepted!"
The photos of the celebs promoting each others' films got fans all hyped and excited to catch the upcoming films in theatres. "We're loving this trend of stars & filmmakers supporting one another," wrote a fan.
Another said, "Seeing Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie with their tickets for #IndianaJones and the Dial of Destiny, #MissionImpossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Oppenheimer is so awesome! We love movies! "
Another tweeted, "Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie seated for Oppenheimer. supportive & I love it!"
The viral pictures prompted other another fan to ask Christopher Nolan to reciprocate the love in a tweet that read, "I love that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig are following after Tom Cruise’s footsteps as they actively promote movies that are in direct competition with #BARBIE! Your turn Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy!"
A fan quipped, "Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just forced Christopher Nolan to do the unthinkable."
The cross-promotion will be a welcome boost to the box office as Hollywood tentpoles outside of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse had underwhelming releases this past year.
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