July 04, 2012

Sportsbook releases odds on who Tom Cruise’s next “leading lady” is going to be

Tom Cruise’s divorce from Katie Holmes made worldwide headlines and everybody seems to have built an opinion on what led to the downfall of one of Hollywood’s most famous couples. Was it the nanny? The pool boy? Or was it a combination of both, which if we’re honest, we’d rather leave out of our imaginations.

From what we’ve read and heard, though, the culprit seems to be scientology, the religion Tommy Boy calls to for his salvation but something Katie doesn’t want their daughter Suri to be exposed to. Bleh. Would’ve been more intriguing if there was a third party involved, but in any case, the couple is headed to splitsville after seven years of marriage.

That being said, we’re all excited to find out who’s going to be the next lady that will make him jump on Oprah’s couch like a raving lunatic again. We don’t know the answer to that yet, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t speculate.

Oddsmakers over at Sports Interaction share our sentiments, and they’ve decided to release a prop bet on who will become the next apple of Tom Cruise’s eyes.

The early favorite is Charlize Theron at 8/1 odds. The South African bombshell is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars so those two won’t have to worry about stealing spotlights from each other. One thing we’re wondering, though, is how Cruise will take to Theron’s support of same-sex marriage. Does his belief in scientology even call for an opinion on that?

Following on Theron’s favorite status are Cameron Diaz and Kristen Stewart, both of whom have been penciled in at 10/1 odds. Cruise and Diaz know each other very well, after co-starring in Vanilla Sky and Knight and Day in the past. Cameron’s also had a history of dating men with bigger egos than her – hello there, Alex Rodriguez! – so Cruise fits right in her proverbial wheel house.

Then there’s Hollywood “it”-girl, Kristen Stewart, who at 22 years old is 27 years younger than Cruise. We know Katie is 16 years his junior, but 27?! That’s a little too creepy even for a dude like Tom Cruise; unless he “imprinted” Stewart as a baby when he was 27. Yikes.

If there’s a value pick among the choices, it’s Mad Men’s Elizabeth Moss, who for no other reason, shares Cruise’s love and devotion for scientology. She’s been penciled in as at 11/1 odds. Jump on her, fellas.

Next up is another bodacious blonde, Scarlett Johansson at 12/1. Just like Stewart, there’s a huge age gap separating Cruise from ScarJo, but unlike Stewart, Johansson is hot to the point it hurts. She can have any man on the planet she wants and we find it hard to believe that she’s going to settle for a 50-year old nut job with a certain proclivity for believing the humans are actually “immortal aliens”.

Other notable choices are Reese Witherspoon at 15/1, somebody who Cruise fan finally kiss without having to tip toe. Interesting choice, indeed.

There’s also Emma Stone at 15/1 odds. We’re again exercising the “a-little-too-young-even-for-Tom’s-standards” card here. And for selfish reasons, we want Stone all to ourselves.

Then there are two long shots, both of whom intrigue as because of their history with Cruise. One is Top Gun co-star Kelly McGillis as the ultimate longshot at 101/1 odds. Then there’s ex-wife Nicole Kidman at 26/1 odds. Kidman’s still married to country crooner Keith Urban, but don’t lose out hope that Tom Cruise gets back into the picture to woo Kidman back into his arms. Unlikely, yeah. But we also thought the same thing when rumors of Holmes and Cruise dating surfaced some years ago.

And finally, for sheer hilarity and outright absurdity, “Any Kardashian” has been tagged at 21/1 odds. It probably will never happen, but if Tom Cruise seriously and somehow ends up with, say, Kim Kardashian, then it’s over.

Pack your bags and prepare for the end. The Mayans were right after all.

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