The funny thing about Tom Cruise is, he’s been Tom Cruise for so long, he understands that people sort of need to do this.”
Thus, Johnson ended up coming aboard The Mummy and managed to get through the stunts without any untoward incidents.
The studio told Johnson that he would have to fly to London to personally tell Cruise he was out of the project.
By that time Tom Cruise had already embraced the idea of Johnson in the role of Vail, and news that Johnson was getting cold feet did not go over well.