LA: While filming scenes for Jack Reacher, prophetic words appear to have spilled from Tom Cruise's lips.The Hollywood star filmed his latest project last September, prior to his split from Katie Holmes.
However, during the debut teaser trailer, the father-of-three states: 'I am not a hero', correlating to the latest turn of events which saw his wife of nearly six years file for divorce last week.
According to the Daily Mail report, the former Dawson's Creek beauty put the wheels in motion while she was in New York with Suri and her husband was in Iceland shooting Oblivion, implying he was blissfully unaware of their problems.
In the latest role Tom fills on the silver screen, the footage sees a bruised and bandaged man speaking from his hospital bed and warning someone about Cruise's character.
He says: 'There's this guy, he's a kind of cop - at least he used to be. He doesn't care about proof, he doesn't care about the law, he only cares about what's right.
'He knows what I did. You can't protect me. No one can.'Viewers then hear the Cocktail actor chime in, stating: 'You think I'm a hero? I am not a hero. And if you're smart, that scares you - because I have nothing to lose.'
Against the backdrop of the men talking, there are the usual crime-thriller shots with plenty of fast cars, explosions and a scantily-clad woman parading in black lingerie as topless Tom lies in bed.
Despite the separation scandal, with the couple's conflicting views on Scientology said to be at the epicentre of the split, Tom still has reason to smile.
The 50-year-old megastar has just topped Forbes' annual list of 100 highest paid actors.
He triumphed over Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler, Dwayne Johnson and Ben Stiller in the respective second to fifth placings.
It is believed the 5ft 7in star enjoyed a successful year after the fourth Mission Impossible film, namely Ghost Protocol, was released last December and earned more than $700m worldwide.
Jack Reacher is based on the 2005 novel One Shot by Lee Child.
But fans of the book are not happy to see Tom cast as the title role, in the tale that follows a city thrown into disarray following a shooting that leaves five dead.
According to complaints, Tom's slight frame fails to embody the role of a dark ex-cop vigilante.
Yet it seems there may have been a little favouritism when it came to the casting couch, with Valkyrie and Mission: Impossible 4 director Christopher McQuarrie behind the lens.
