Cruise ready to appear as Nazi in holiday film

Tom Cruise has been named to Details magazine’s power list, and in doing so, earned himself a platform to talk about his upcoming WWII-themed film “Valkyrie,” which opens on Christmas Day.

By all accounts, though, Cruise seems undaunted by the prospect of appearing onscreen in Nazi uniform during the holiday season.

“There’s always someone telling you not to make a movie,” he told Details. “When I did ‘Born on the Fourth of July,’ they said, ‘This is going to ruin your career. What are you doing?’ Suicide? I’ve committed it. There were people who didn’t want me to make ‘Top Gun.’”

Cruise went on to say that he identified with his character in the film, Claus Von Stauffenberg, who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Cruise told the magazine, “Stauffenberg went from saying, ‘Someone should shoot that bastard’ to realizing, I’m the only one who can do it. You can’t really know until you’re under that kind of pressure. I’m not saying this in some chest-pounding way, but I do feel I’d have that kind of courage.”

In other Cruise news, look for him Dec. 4 on Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008 special.

Us Weekly is reporting that during the interview, Cruise says his daughter Suri will get a younger sibling.

“Talk to Kate. We’re going to have more,” he says in the special.

Madonna,s Divorce is too fast?

The quick resolution of Madonna and her husband’s divorce came as a surprise to many,
but not to those who are close to the Material Girl.

“Her head has been in another place for quite some time," says a source who is friendly with the singer. "It’s not fair to Guy, to the kids, to drag it out for any reason. Luckily Guy has been on the same page and is making this relatively easy for everyone involved.”

A fellow Kabbalah practitioner doesn’t see the situation in quite the same positive light, however.