Tom Cruise signs autographs for fans as he arrives at the Jimmy Fallon Show in New York to promote Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Tom Cruise beamed as he was greeted by hundreds of fans outside the Jimmy Fallon Show in Midtown Manhattan, New York on Monday. 

The Hollywood star, 62, looked thrilled as he waved to the waiting crowd as he continued to promote his new film Mission Impossible. 

Cruise cut a smart figure in a khaki shirt and rolled up his sleeves as he stopped to sign several autographs. 

The Top Gun legend looked in good spirits as he made his way from his car through the crowd into the studio. 

The appearance comes days after he revealed when he plans to step away from his enduring acting career.

In news that will comfort his fans, the film icon said he intends to continue making movies well past his 100th birthday.

Tom Cruise beamed as he was greeted by hundreds of fans outside the Jimmy Fallon Show in Midtown Manhattan, New York on Monday

The Hollywood star, 62, cut a smart figure in a khaki shirt and rolled up his sleeves as he stopped to sign several autographs

‘I will never stop,’ the actor — who is dating Ben Affleck’s ex Ana de Armas, 37 — told The Hollywood Reporter during the New York premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Sunday.

‘I will never stop doing action, I will never stop doing drama, comedy films — I’m excited,’ Cruise — who has surprisingly never won as Oscar – added.

Two years prior, the Interview with the Vampire star shared he was inspired by Star Wars legend Harrison Ford’s, 80, long-lasting career, and that he wanted to make films until he reached that age.

But he has since revised his answer, stating: ‘I actually said I’m going to make movies into my 80s; actually, I’m going to make them into my 100s.’ 

The Top Gun star then elaborated on his reasons for remaining dedicated to acting.

‘There’s been so many levels of reward with the filmmakers that I’ve collaborated with, the crews, the people, the cultures that we’ve worked in. Everything that I’ve learned and continue to learn about storytelling, about life, about leadership, about character and every aspect of filmmaking,’ he said. 

‘It’s been exceptional, it really is exceptional. I feel very fortunate to be able to make the films that I make and I love it. I love just making movies,’ he added.

Cruise — famous for doing his own stunts — also shared that there’s a whole spectrum of ‘pre-stunt rituals’ he has to keep him ‘alive.’

He looked thrilled as he waved to the waiting fans as he continued to promote his new film Mission Impossible

Tom beamed as he headed to the TV appearance 

The Top Gun legend looked in good spirits as he made his way from his car through the crowd into the studio

The appearance comes days after he revealed when he plans to step away from his enduring acting career

In news that will comfort his fans, the film icon said he intends to continue making movies well past his 100th birthday

‘It depends on what I’m doing and the amount of preparation I have to do. A lot of thought goes into it, and they are very complex and very interesting.’

Cruise recently said that the secret to performing all his own stunts is that he feels ‘no fear.’

He famously shattered his ankle leaping between two skyscrapers on the previous Mission: Impossible.

In the latest Mission: Impossible movie he wing-walks on a vintage biplane and also acts in an extraordinary underwater sequence set on board a submarine.

He said: ‘How do I feel about fear? Oh that’s exciting. I like the feeling. It’s not paralyzing it doesn’t bother me, I enjoy it. In any endeavor people can be afraid, I don’t mind confronting it and going in. I wanted an interesting life that’s very dynamic.

‘I try to know before I go on set as much as I can. I have a goal and I have a list of what I need to learn to get to the goal and I go up and down the list and keep attacking it, “Oh I had better learn how to fly a helicopter.”‘

He went on: ‘People say be careful. I say be competent strive towards being capable and look for know that you can apply and when you apply it gets you the results that you want. It’s a constant study.’ 

Mission: Impossible 8 features returning stars Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff and Henry Czerny, all of whom are back from the previous film.

The stacked cast will also be augmented by new faces, including Bob Odenkirk, Parks & Recreation star Nick Offerman, Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, Ozark actress Janet McTeer and Katy O’Brian.

Cruise recently attended the London and New York premiere of Mission Impossible  

The actor stars as Ethan Hunt in the films – pictured in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

His latest offering, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, will be released in theaters on May 23 of this year

Dead Reckoning and The Final Reckoning were at one point billed as the last films to star Tom in the Mission: Impossible series.

However, director Chris McQuarrie. backed away from that idea during the publicity campaign for the first film, and Cruise has since expressed interest in continuing to explore what Ethan Hunt’s adventures might be like well into old age.

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning will be released in theaters on May 23 of this year.

Cruise’s films have grossed over $12 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time.

He’s been nominated for an Oscar four times — Born on the Fourth of July (1990), Jerry Maguire (1997), Magnolia (2000), Top Gun: Maverick (2023) — but has yet to win. 

Cruise began acting in 1981. His film debut was a minor role in the romantic drama Endless Love. 

Aside from Mission Impossible, he is famous for leading roles in iconic films such as Top Gun, Rain Man, and Jerry Maguire. 

Cruise recently broke his silence about his new girlfriend Ana, whom he first started seeing in February. On Sunday the movie star told Extra what he thought of the brunette bombshell.

Cruise’s films have grossed over $12 billion worldwide, placing him among the highest-grossing actors of all time; Seen in a still from Top Gun: Maverick 2022

‘Very talented, great dramatic actress, comedic, tremendous ability, learns quickly,’ Cruise told the site.

This comes after Ana told Good Morning America that she will be working with Cruise on several projects.

Armas and Cruise have been getting serious in recent weeks, DailyMail.com has learned.

Friends believe the relationship could last, with our insider pointing to the fact that Armas does ‘not like to party’, preferring quiet nights at home like her decades-older boyfriend.

Though another source stressed that the pair are ‘taking it day by day’ and that Armas ‘does not give her heart away easy.’