Alden Richards meets Tom Cruise at South Korea premiere

Actor Alden Richards met Tom Cruise and other 'Mission: Impossible' stars including Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, and Greg Tarzan Davis at the South Korea premiere of 'The Final Reckoning'.

Richards, flown over by Paramount Pictures International for the event, shared a video on Instagram capturing his interaction with Cruise, where he humorously noted that both actors play characters named Ethan.

'Etalk,' a popular international entertainment news program, featured their meeting and highlighted Richards as the Filipino megastar who plays Ethan in 'Hello, Love, Again.'

The Hollywood star and Richards recently met for the film's red-carpet premiere, with fans expressing positive reactions to Richards gaining global attention on social media.

'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,' set to open in Philippine cinemas on May 17, features franchise returnees such as Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg.