Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise reunite at F1 premiere in London, sparking 'Interview with the Vampire' nostalgia

Together, the two actors, who starred in Interview with a Vampire in 1994, walked the red carpet at Pitt's new film F1's London premiere on Monday, June 23. The drama about Formula One racing will be available in theaters on June 27.

Before they posed for pictures, Pitt gave his longtime friend a warm embrace. Cruise wore a dark gray suit and aviators, while the actor-producer adorned his recent buzz cut with a green double-breasted suit and lavish orange sunglasses.
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Cruise and Pitt portray vampires Lestat and Louis, respectively, in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire. A young Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas, and Stephen Rea co-starred in the Neil Jordan-directed blockbuster.


Pitt and the Mission: Impossible star have a number of regular collaborators in common, even though that movie is the only time they have collaborated on-screen. Jerry Bruckheimer and Joseph Kosinski, who also directed Cruise's 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, are the producers and directors of Formula 1.

As Sonny Hayes, a former racer making a comeback to Formula One with a fictional team, Pitt is a leader. The film, which was written by Ehren Kruger and produced in partnership with real-life Formula One athletes, stars Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, and Damson Idris.

According to CinemaBlend, Cruise remarked at CinemaCon 2025 in April, "It's great to see Brad driving." "He's a very good driver. Believe me, I've raced against him. When we were doing Interview with the Vampire, we’d go and race go-karts. We’d literally finish and go drive go-karts all night.”

The Wolf's actor-producer stated to E! News earlier this month that he would be open to collaborating with his former co-star, but with one exception. “I’m not going to hang my ass off airplanes and s--- like that, so… when he does something again, that’s on the ground.”

Apart from F1, Pitt also appears in the upcoming Heart of the Beast movie, directed by David Ayer. Among Cruise's next projects are the untitled Alejandro Iñárritu film, which is scheduled for release in 2026, and the WWII drama Broadsword.