Tom Cruise Extras Lawsuit

Actor and producer Tom Cruise has been sued by 12 movie extras from his film Valkyrie for damages while working on the set. Cruise starred in and produced the upcoming movie about a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The extras are also suing the production company United Artists.¹

Fast Facts

1. Asking for $11 million²
2. In the movie Valkyrie, Tom Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg who organized a failed plot in 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler
3. The movie is based on a true story

The Incidient

The extras say they suffered from broken bones, cuts and bruises on August 19, 2007, when the side panel of a truck used in filming broke and they fell out. The extras were taken to the hospital and 11 of them were discharged the same day, while one was hospitalized for four days, according to the lawsuit.²

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