{"id":1445,"date":"2025-03-10T11:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T11:17:26","slug":"tom-cruise-stepping-onto-the-lion-king-stage-and-belting-out-hakuna-matata-with-james-corden-was-not-on-anyones-bingo-card-but-it-happened-in-the-most-hilarious-and-unexpected-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cruise stepping onto The Lion King stage and belting out Hakuna Matata with James Corden was not on anyone\u2019s bingo card, but it happened in the most hilarious and unexpected way. \ud83d\ude06 The audience went wild as the action star turned into a musical sensation for one unforgettable night. Watch it now! \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-hero__container default\" data-testid=\"article-hero\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-holder layout-grid-container\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-container layout-grid-item grid-col-11-m grid-col-10-xl grid-col-push-1-xl\">\n<figure class=\"article-hero__main\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__bg-container\">\n<header class=\"article-hero__header mh0-print layout-grid-container\" data-activity-map=\"article-hero\">\n<div class=\"article-hero-headline layout-grid-item grid-col-11-xl grid-col-push-1-xl\">\n<div class=\"styles_articleDek__Y1jmL styles_withImage__tTh_v\" data-testid=\"article-dek\">The duo joined forces in a production of the classic show during the finale of Corden\u2019s show.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article-hero__main\"><picture class=\"article-hero__main-image\" data-testid=\"picture\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-02-fb356e.jpg\" alt=\"THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Tom Cruise, left, joined James Corden, right, for a memorable performance during \u201cThe Lion King\u201d at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood on the finale episode of \u201cThe Late Late Show.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Terence Patrick \/ CBS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-activity-map=\"article-article-body\" data-taboola-target=\"read-more\" data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-body__grid--container\">\n<div class=\"ad dn-print\" data-testid=\"ad__container\">\n<div data-mps=\"true\" data-slot=\"interstitial\" 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data-testid=\"article-body-timestamp\"><time class=\"relative z-1\" datetime=\"2023-04-28T13:07:14.512Z\" data-testid=\"timestamp__datePublished\">April 28, 2023, 8:07 PM GMT+7<\/time><span data-testid=\"article-body-source-date\">\u00a0\/\u00a0Source:\u00a0TODAY<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"article-inline-byline\" data-testid=\"article-byline-inline\" data-activity-map=\"inline-byline-article-top\">By\u00a0<span class=\"byline-name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\">Drew Weisholtz<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Tom Cruise has gone from \u201cAll the Right Moves\u201d to all the right notes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Cruise joined James Corden April 27 on the final episode of his \u201cThe Late Late Show\u201d by\u00a0performing alongside him\u00a0in a production of \u201cThe Lion King\u201d at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aIH6F2RN\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboolaReadMoreBelow\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The bit opened with Corden recruiting a reluctant Cruise to take part in the show, noting that the two of them had pulled off some\u00a0amazing stunts\u00a0together when Cruise has\u00a0appeared\u00a0on the program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"z26yFDNi\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\">\n<div class=\"embed-widget__use-presentation embed-widget__iframely-youtube\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"iframely-youtube iframely-player iframely-embed\">\n<div class=\"iframely-responsive\"><iframe title=\"YouTube,\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.nbcnews.com\/ItIGfYz?_showcaption=true\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bb0ud41Eumw\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIn the eight years that I\u2019ve hosted \u2018The Late Late Show,\u2019 we\u2019ve been skydiving, you\u2019ve flown me upside down, and today you\u2019re going to enter my world, alright?\u201d Corden said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Corden then introduced Cruise to the \u201cLion King\u201d cast and the pair did some exercises to prepare, including dancing to the \u201cMission: Impossible\u201d theme song and using some of the character costumes to recreate the famous \u201cYou can\u2019t handle the truth\u201d scene from \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-03-cb7306.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-03-cb7306.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-03-cb7306.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-03-cb7306.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-03-cb7306.jpg\" alt=\"THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">James Corden and Tom Cruise were unlikely stars in \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Terence Patrick \/ CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Cruise also gave a spirited pre-show speech to the cast. Then, the curtain went up and Corden and Cruise walked onto the stage from the back of the theater. After they finished their part, Cruise thought they were done, but Corden rallied him to keep it up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The duo then returned to the stage, with the curtain lifting up to show them, prompting the audience to hoot and holler and in delight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-intersection-ref\" data-activity-map=\"recommended-article-body-recommended\" data-testid=\"recommended-wrapper\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cHakuna Matata. What a wonderful phrase,\u201d Corden, as Timon, said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"IK3jHvIA\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cHakuna Matata, ain\u2019t no passing craze,\u201d Cruise, as Pumbaa, half-sang, half-spoke.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-06-40e84d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-06-40e84d.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-06-40e84d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-06-40e84d.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-06-40e84d.jpg\" alt=\"THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1323\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Tom Cruise gets ready for showtime.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Terence Patrick \/ CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">They then launched into a song and dance of \u201cHakuna Matata\u201d while the audience cheered and Cruise later tried to hit a high note belting out the line, \u201cWhen I was a young warthog!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">They wrapped up their song to a thunderous round of applause and a standing ovation from some people in the audience. The crowd went nuts again when they came out to take their bows after the performance ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Later, the two had a funny moment when Corden confronted Cruise about how he\u2019ll \u201cfind yourself another late night host\u201d to promote his future projects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-04-4f406c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-04-4f406c.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-04-4f406c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-04-4f406c.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-04-4f406c.jpg\" alt=\"THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">The pair had some fun acting out a scene from \u201cA Few Good Men.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Terence Patrick \/ CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWhen \u2018Mission: Impossible 12\u2019 comes out, you\u2019re not going to think of me. You\u2019re going to be off base jumping with Bowen Yang,\u201d he said in mock anger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI\u2019m not the one turning my back on everything that we have, everything that we\u2019ve created,\u201d Cruise fired back. \u201cThis is your last show. You did this to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Cruise then went off to have drinks with some of \u201cThe Lion King\u201d cast, but as he sat at a table, he began to sing \u201cCan You Feel the Love Tonight,\u201d with Corden still sitting in the theater, joining in for an unlikely duet. A montage of their moments on \u201cThe Late Late Show\u201d played on the screen while they reunited on top of a building, continuing to sing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-05-f2351e.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-05-f2351e.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-05-f2351e.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-05-f2351e.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-04\/james-corden-tom-cruise-lion-king-mc-230428-05-f2351e.jpg\" alt=\"THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Cruise, left, and Cruise, right, are used to taking center stage, but not quite like this.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Terence Patrick \/ CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">As Corden apologized for their tiff, Cruise told him to \u201cshut up\u201d while referencing \u201cJerry Maguire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cYou had me at hello,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI love you, Tom,\u201d Corden said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark body-graf\">\u201cI know,\u201d Cruise said, as he walked away to a waiting helicopter while the \u201cMission: Impossible\u201d music played, leaving Corden stranded on the roof.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The duo joined forces in a production of the classic show during the finale of Corden\u2019s show. 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