Alden Richards was a man on a mission. “Ethan meets Ethan… I have no words!” wrote Alden Richards on Instagram, where he posted a video of his first meeting with Tom Cruise.
The newly crowned Philippine Box Office King recently flew to Seoul, South Korea, to join the premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, where he met Cruise on the red carpet. Ethan Del Rosario is the name of Richards’ character in the box-office breaking Hello, Love, Goodbye and Hello, Love, Again movies, and is a name he shares with Cruise’s character from the Mission: Impossible franchise, Ethan Hunt.
At the film’s premiere, Richards and other guests watched Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning with Cruise and the rest of the cast in attendance, including Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Greg Tarzan Davis, as well as director Christopher McQuarrie.
Check out more photos from the premiere!
Tom Cruise and Alden Richards at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Paramount Pictures
Simon Pegg and Alden Richards at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Alden Richards / Sam Sanciangco
Hayley Atwell and Alden Richards at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Alden Richards / Sam Sanciangco
Alden Richards was all smiles while standing beside Greg Tarzan Davis and his fellow VIP guests at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Alden Richards / Sam Sanciangco
Tom Cruise signing autographs at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Paramount Pictures
(From left) Pom Klementieff, director Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell and Greg Tarzan Davis at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Paramount Pictures
(From left) Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, director Christopher McQuarrie, Hayley Atwell and Tom Cruise take a selfie inside the theater at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Paramount Pictures
Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie outside the cinema at the Seoul red carpet premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning on May 8. | Photo from Paramount Pictures
At the Tokyo premiere two days before, Cruise shared his excitement about the latest film in the popular Mission: Impossible series. “This film is a culmination of the last 30 years of making this franchise,” he said. “And I’m telling you, everything has led to this.”
Don’t miss Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, in cinemas starting Saturday, May 17 and watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/2GRPetxj1mc.