Todd Field went to Tom Cruise for advice on dealing with Harvey Weinstein

Tar film maker Todd Field  took some piece of guidance from his favourite Tom Cruise on his directorial debut titled In The Bedroom when he was worried that the former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein would re-edit his film. 

Field's latest movie Tar starring Cate Blanchett was nominated for several critics awards  since it premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2022.

 But when the maker started out two decades ago, he wasn't sure if his directorial debut In the Bedroom (2001) would have his creative stamp of approval after it was acquired by producer. 

In an interview with New Yorker, Todd recalled his low state at that time, ''I was weeping in the bathroom. I called up Tom Cruise and said, ‘Something terrible has happened.’ He basically said, ‘This is how you’re going to play it. It’s going to take you six months, and you’ll beat him, but you have to do exactly what I’m going to tell you to do, step by step." 

The A-list actor, who had encouraged his co-star to venture into filmmaking, advised him on how to handle Harvey. He told Todd to let Harvey re-edit In The Bedroom his way and then show that version at the preview screenings. After they tested poorly, Todd had to refer back to the movie's glowing reviews after Sundance and ask him to release the film as it had premiered originally.

Tom's plan therefore worked and In The Bedroom, which starred Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Marisa Tomei and Nick Stahl, went on to be nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Todd.

Tar is also expected to be nominated for a few Oscar nominations as well for Best Actress and Best Director's at this year's Academy Awards.