Tom Cruise Says He and ‘Very Good Driver’ Brad Pitt Would Race Go-Karts

The actor, who starred as wickedly charismatic blood-sucker Lestat opposite Brad Pitt’s brooding Louis in the moody film based on Anne Rice’s 1979 novel, shared a fond memory of his former costar during Paramount Pictures’ Thursday, April 3, presentation at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas.

“Brad’s got a new movie, [F1], with Jerry Bruckheimer, Joe Kosinski,” Cruise, 62, said. “I can’t wait to see that this summer. It’ll be awesome.”

“It’s great to see Brad driving,” Cruise added. “He’s very good. He’s a very good driver. Believe me, I’ve raced against him. When we were doing Interview with the Vampire we’d go and race go-karts. We’d literally finish and go drive go-karts all night.”

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