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Emily Blunt is recalling her time with Tom Cruise on the set of 'Edge of Tomorrow' in 2014 and the bold words he used after she cried over the heavy costume ...

The first time I put it on I started to cry, and [Cruise] didn’t know what to do.” It was so heavy. It was like 85 pounds.

The “Edge Of Tomorrow" actor said she laughed at her co-star's crude directive.

Blunt said the first time she put on the suit she started to cry in front of her co-star. “Come on, stop being such a pussy. The “Mary Poppins Returns” star said her reaction was, “If you are saying that, like, we are in trouble.” It was so heavy.” Like, mine was like 85 pounds. “There was nothing cozy about wearing these suits.

The story she shared involved a tough love moment between the two actors after Blunt realized she would have to wear an 85lb costume while filming scenes for ...

We often hear stories of the ridiculous lengths he will go to get a specific shot for the film. I said, ‘I’m just feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot.’ He just stared at me for a long time, not knowing what to do, and he goes, ‘Come on, stop being such a pussy, okay?'” The story she shared involved a tough love moment between the two actors after Blunt realized she would have to wear an 85lb costume while filming scenes for the movie.

It's no secret that Tom Cruise's endurance threshold is much higher than that of the average actor in Hollywood. The dude punishes his body on a regular ...

While a script was [ready to roll in late 2019](https://comicbookmovie.com/sci-fi/edge_of_tomorrow/doug-liman-talks-impulse-season-two-redefining-the-superhero-genre-edge-of-tomorrow-more-exclusive-a171139), the COVID health crisis threw a wrench into the gears — both financially and schedule-wise. [remarked to Collider](https://collider.com/edge-of-tomorrow-2-update-doug-liman/) several months prior. Perhaps he's forgotten that the rest of us aren't in perfect shape, because when Emily Blunt complained about the weight of the battle-suits in [Edge of Tomorrow](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/topic/edge-of-tomorrow), Cruise basically told her to suck it up and quit whining. [Tom Cruise](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/topic/tom-cruise)'s endurance threshold is much higher than that of the average actor in Hollywood. The stars are the gatekeepers. We'd all love to do it, but I think until we figure out what's going on with the industry...we need to figure out what is the next roadmap for the kinds of films that people want to make?" [$370 million at the global box office](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1631867/?ref_=bo_se_r_1) against a budget of $178 million. I would love it, Doug Liman would love it, Tom would love it. I was like, 'I'm just feeling a bit panic-y about the whole shoot.' He stared at me for a long time, not knowing what to do, and he goes, 'Come on, stop being such a p***y, OK?' I did laugh and we got through it." Based on All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Edge of Tomorrow hit the big screen on June 6, 2014. He just stared at me and was like, 'I know...I know...I know...' And I was like, 'Tom, I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this shoot,' and I started to cry. It was so heavy, that the first time I put it on, I just started to cry in front of Tom and he didn't know what to do.

Emily Blunt says Tom Cruise gave her some tough love when she got upset about a heavy costume she had to wear in "Edge of Tomorrow."

"The first time I put it on I just started to cry," she continued. "I went, 'Tom, it sucks,' she continued. "That insatiable positivity, I can just see it just starting to unravel," she said. I was like, 'I'm just feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot.'" Blunt added that her stunt double was a man, because the suit was so heavy. The movie was a big success and led to more action roles for Blunt, but filming didn't get off to a smooth start for the actor and she ended up crying in front of her co-star.

Emily Blunt tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement that the story she told about Tom Cruise was 'taken out of context' and that 'he's a dear friend.'

"I was like, 'Tom, I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this shoot,' and just started to cry," Blunt said. It was like twice a day we trained for it." It was so heavy," she said. "It was like 85 pounds. Speaking about her relationship with her Cruise, Blunt adds, "I absolutely adore Tom, he's a dear friend and he was a total gem to me. She said she had difficulty getting through a shoot and Cruise told her, "' 'Come on, stop being such a pussy, OK?' "

Blunt had recalled Cruise telling her to 'stop being such a p***y' after crying on a film set.

“I absolutely adore Tom, he’s a dear friend and he was a total gem to me. “It’s ludicrous that it’s being spun as something that offended me. Blunt recalled on the podcast: “I was like, ‘Tom, I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this shoot,’ and just started to cry.

Emily Blunt said her recent story about working with Tom Cruise was "taken literally and absurdly out of context." Learn what the actress had to say in ...

"I was like, 'Tom, I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this shoot,' and just started to cry," Emily continued. "It was said as a joke to make me laugh, which it did in a big way. I shared the story as lightheartedly as it was meant by Tom."

Emily Blunt has said that Tom Cruise told her to stop 'stop being such a p***y' during a 'panicky' shoot for sci-fi film 'Edge of Tomorrow'.

At the time, Cruise added: 'We did laugh a lot, even in the trenches. The first time I put it on I just started to cry in front of Tom and he didn't know what to do. I said, "I'm just feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot." We were there in the dirt, and the sweat, and the blood. [Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/emily-blunt-interview-tom-cruise-is-the-reason-i-bounced-back-after-pregnancy-a6686586.html) that Cruise was the reason she 'bounced back' after [pregnancy](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/articles/g31514/best-celebrity-pregnancy-announcements/). I was like, "Tom, I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this shoot," and just started to cry.

Emily says a quote about Tom Cruise calling her a ***** were "taken literally and absurdly out of context."

And it’s still something we laugh about to this day.” “I was like, ‘Tom, I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this shoot,’ and I just started to cry. Turns out, they had to wear enormous suits for the movie, and Emily said that Tom called her a p*ssy when she got stressed and cried.

Emily Blunt was a guest on the SmartLess podcast in yesterday's episode. Emily is friends with both Will Arnett and Jason Bateman so it was, as usual, ...

It was then he called her a “wuss” to make her laugh, according to Emily. And she said “It worked,” that she was able to get through her anxiousness about the suit. When she told it on the Graham Norton couch, with Tom next to her, she prefaced it by saying that Tom came to her when she was trying on the suit for the first time to make sure she was okay because he knew how daunting those things were. So after not saying anything for a minute, he finally told her, “don’t be a p*ssy.” Emily laughed it off and went on with the shoot. “I said, ‘I’m feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot.’” The first time Emily put on the suit on, it turned out to be more than she expected and she surprised herself by getting overwhelmed.

Directed by Doug Liman, the time travel movie (an adaptation of the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill)'s tagline "Live Die Repeat" is a reference to its ...

was in the process of creating a television series based on Edge of Tomorrow, but not much is known about the potential project, with the involvement of the original stars remaining a mystery. As early as 2015, talks of a sequel were reported, with Cruise and Liman attached to the project and Blunt's involvement later confirmed in 2017. The actor confessed that the first time she put on the suit, she worried that she wouldn't be able to get through filming and cried in front of her co-star Cruise, who had a profane response that was laughed off by Blunt, helping her get through the rest of the shoot. The first time I put it on I just started to cry in front of Tom and he didn't know what to do. Blunt explained that the huge, robotic costumes the actors sport in the film were not created with CGI, with the filmmakers instead opting to "do it practically and in a tactile way," leading to the approximately 85-pound suit that Blunt was required to wear. [Edge of Tomorrow](https://screenrant.com/tag/edge-of-tomorrow/) star Emily Blunt recalls Tom Cruise's colorful words of advice to her on set.

Emily Blunt later noted that she and her 'Edge of Tomorrow' collaborator Tom Cruise still laugh about the hilarious moment in question to this day.

“I just started to cry in front of Tom and he didn’t know what to do and he just stared at me and was like, ‘I know, I know, I know.’ And I was like, ‘Tom, I’m not sure how I’m gonna get through this shoot’ and I started to cry. The possibility of a sequel was also quickly broached during Blunt’s podcast appearance. While those who actually listened to the podcast interview know that such an interpretation is willfully false, Blunt made certain to make that even more clear by telling E! As Blunt recalled, Cruise told her early into the production that the film also marked the “deep end of action” for him, as well. [During her appearance](https://www.smartless.com/episodes/episode/21d37a74/emily-blunt) on Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett’s Wonder and Amazon-presented series, Blunt opened up about the experience of shooting the acclaimed hit with [Tom Cruise](http://complex.com/tag/tom-cruise), including sharing some insight on the filmmakers’ dedication to the art form. “And you know when you hear the word ‘tactile,’ you’re like ‘That sounds nice and cozy.’ There was nothing cozy about wearing these suits.

Blunt had told the SmartLess podcast that when she was filming 2014's “Edge of Tomorrow,” she was having a tough time with her heavy costume when Cruise told ...

She continued: “It’s ludicrous that it’s being spun as something that offended me. “I absolutely adore Tom, he’s a dear friend and he was a total gem to me. I shared the story as lightheartedly as it was meant by Tom.

Emily Blunt recalled sobbing on the set of the 2014 action-thriller 'Edge of Tomorrow' with Tom Cruise — read the 'Top Gun' star's advice.

What an awful thing to say,” she insisted at the time — she ultimately had to concede when shown the exact interview. “It was so heavy that the first time I put it on, I just started to cry. While at first, she didn’t believe she ever made the remarks — “I never said that! The 60-year-old Mission Impossible actor, however, needed his costar to get it together. “And I was like, ‘If you’re saying that, then we are in trouble.’” “And I was like, ‘Tom, I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this shoot,’ and I started to cry.

Sounds like Emily thinks that people got a little carried away about her anecdote from working on the film.

And it's still something we laugh about to this day." "It was said as a joke to make me laugh, which it did in a big way. "I did laugh, and then we got through it."

She said the story, which she told on the podcast "Smartless" because she thought it was funny, was "taken literally and absurdly out of context."

Honestly, we wish she did this more often so we could have a recurring column called “To Be Blunt…” but anyway. He called her a pussy to make her laugh, and it ...

It was said as a joke to make me laugh, which it did in a big way. I absolutely adore Tom, he’s a dear friend and he was a total gem to me. He called her a pussy to make her laugh, and it worked. But apparently enough people thought this was bullying or something that Blunt felt compelled to give a statement “I was like, ‘Tom, I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this shoot,’ and just started to cry. Honestly, we wish she did this more often so we could have a recurring column called “To Be Blunt…,” but anyway.

She said the story, which she told on the podcast "Smartless" because she thought it was funny, was "taken literally and absurdly out of context."

Emily Blunt clarified her comments made on a podcast about her "dear friend" Tom Cruise. The actress wasn't "offended" by vulgar advice Cruise gave on set ...

"I was like, 'I'm just feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot.'" "It was said as a joke to make me laugh, which it did in a big way. And it's still something we laugh about to this day." I shared the story as lightheartedly as it was meant by Tom." "It's ludicrous that it's being spun as something that offended me," Blunt told E! "It didn't.

She said the story, which she told on the podcast "Smartless" because she thought it was funny, was "taken literally and absurdly out of context."