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In its discussion on celebrity cameos in movies, The Hollywood Reporter has surprisingly brought up to the surface a possibility for moviegoers to see Tom Cruise appear briefly in Ben Stiller-directed comedy "Tropic Thunder."

According to the film site, the megastar may have a role of a despotic studio head, who is likely to be in charge of the fictional film Stiller's character is going to shoot in the project. Pic's story has been known to revolve around a group of actors who get stuck in a real war-like situation when filming a big-budget war movie.

Cruise, a Golden Globe Award winner and three-time Oscar nominee, is widely perceived as one of the most influential actors in Hollywood film industry, having starred in a number of blockbusters like the "Mission: Impossible" series, "The Firm", and "War of the Worlds." He recently signed on to pair with Stiller in Fox 2000's "The Hardy Men", which will depict the adventures of the adult version of the Hardy Boys.