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| Artist who met Tom Cruise features in film teaser | Artist who met Tom Cruise features in film teaser |
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| The art took "between 60 and 80 hours" to complete, Wilf Elliott said | The art took "between 60 and 80 hours" to complete, Wilf Elliott said |
| An artist said he was delighted after his charcoal portrait of Tom Cruise featured in official promotion for the actor's latest film. | An artist said he was delighted after his charcoal portrait of Tom Cruise featured in official promotion for the actor's latest film. |
| The Instagram page for Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning posted a time-lapse video of Wilf Elliott drawing his artwork. | The Instagram page for Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning posted a time-lapse video of Wilf Elliott drawing his artwork. |
| The 21-year-old, from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, said his collaboration with producer Paramount Pictures was "the most incredible opportunity I have ever had". | The 21-year-old, from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, said his collaboration with producer Paramount Pictures was "the most incredible opportunity I have ever had". |
| Mr Elliott met Cruise in person on set last year to deliver some of his other charcoal drawings of the Hollywood actor. | Mr Elliott met Cruise in person on set last year to deliver some of his other charcoal drawings of the Hollywood actor. |
| Mr Elliott, who works as a tattoo artist, said he was "blown away" when he was told his artwork would be used as a movie teaser, which was eventually posted on Wednesday, external. | Mr Elliott, who works as a tattoo artist, said he was "blown away" when he was told his artwork would be used as a movie teaser, which was eventually posted on Wednesday, external. |
| Tom Cruise asked to meet Mr Elliott in person after being sent the artwork | Tom Cruise asked to meet Mr Elliott in person after being sent the artwork |
| "If it wasn't for the handover with Tom, then this opportunity wouldn't have come about," he explained. | "If it wasn't for the handover with Tom, then this opportunity wouldn't have come about," he explained. |
| "I just wanted the day to come around so quickly, I've been holding it to myself for so long... so I just could not wait to get it out there." | "I just wanted the day to come around so quickly, I've been holding it to myself for so long... so I just could not wait to get it out there." |
| Mr Elliott said the A1 canvas took somewhere in the region of 60 to 80 hours to complete. | Mr Elliott said the A1 canvas took somewhere in the region of 60 to 80 hours to complete. |
| He cast the original Tom Cruise photo on to canvas, created a stencil and then filled in the charcoal and some red paint for the lettering. | |
| He said he drew the picture in December to get ahead while discussions were still ongoing for the collaboration. | He said he drew the picture in December to get ahead while discussions were still ongoing for the collaboration. |
| Earlier in the year, he flew to Sweden to deliver a portrait of the late DJ Avicii to the musician's father, Klas Bergling. | Earlier in the year, he flew to Sweden to deliver a portrait of the late DJ Avicii to the musician's father, Klas Bergling. |
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