35. They Couldn’t Escape

By the time that Kubrick cast Cruise and Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut had been in the making for nearly 30 years. However, just because the cameras were rolling didn’t mean that things went smoothly. It became the longest constant film shoot in history. On top of that, controversy and scandal plagued the movie from the moment they started filming—and Cruise was at the center of it all.

36. He Was The Subject Of Rampant Gossip

The cryptic themes of the film, along with the high-level of secrecy on set on invited whispers about the film’s content, including one featuring a racy secret society party that the studio scrambled to censor—but that wasn’t all. Tabloids picked up reports that producers had hired a couples' therapist to help Cruise and Kidman through their intimate scenes together, alleging that the long-married couple had no chemistry.

These reports only played into the rumors about Cruise’s sexuality that had followed the actor for years—but he didn’t take the gossip sitting down.