Actor Mickey Rourke, popularly known for his role in 'The Wrestler', called Tom Cruise 'irrelevant' and said that he has 'no respect' for the 'Top Gun' star.

Actor Mickey Rourke, popularly known for his roles in The Wrestler and Iron Man 2 

Termed Tom Cruise 'irrelevant', stating that he has 'no respect' for the roles he chooses in films. 

Tom Cruise was last seen in Top Gun: Maverick, which recently entered the billion-dollar club at the global box office, therefore becoming the second highest-grossing film worldwide 

On Tuesday, Iron Man 2 actor Mickey Rourke criticized Tom Cruise for the roles he chooses in films, stating that the latter has been doing the same things for the past 35 years. 

in Top Gun: Maverick to which he said, "That doesn’t mean sh** to me. The guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years. I got no respect for that". 

Continuing his part, Mickey said that he doesn't care about money and power, he cares about when he watched Al Pacino's work and Chris Walken 

De Niro’s early work and Richard Harris’s work and Ray Winstone’s work. He further noted, "That’s the kind of actor I want to be like. Monty Clift and Brando back in the day." 

When asked if he didn’t consider Tom a good actor, he replied, "I think he’s irrelevant, in my world." 

Tom Cruise reprised the role of Pete Maverick in the film, a sequel to his 1986 hit Top Gun. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment