Judd Apatow And Tom Cruise: A Possible Collaboration?

In a recent interview with Movieline about “Funny People” Judd Apatow mentioned that in-between projects he likes to meet up with talent he would someday like to work with, and one of those recent meetings just happened to be with Tom Cruise.

“I had a meeting with Tom Cruise, because I think he’s just unbelievable, and I’ve been a fan since the very beginning. And one of the great parts of this business is that when you’re in between projects and trying to figure out what you’re going to do next, you meet with people that you hope one day to collaborate with, and see if anything bubbles up.”

Cruise has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson, a good friend of Apatow (he hearts “Punch Drunk Love”) and Cruise does kinda fancy himself a comedy star after his cameo as the over-the-top studio exec in “Tropic Thunder.” Could Cruise end up spewing dick jokes and participating in immature banter with the likes of Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill in the near future?

Do we want to see that collaboration? Cruise is admittedly pretty decent when working with the likes of modern auteurs like Cameron Crowe, Michael Mann or P.T.A. Maybe this isn’t such a bad idea? Thoughts? He also did steal ‘Thunder,’ pretty much hands down.