The $275 Million Breakup: Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas Split Amid Film Delay and Dating Pattern Rumors

The brief but highly scrutinized romance between Hollywood heavyweights Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas has come to a quiet end after approximately nine months.³ The split is now causing professional fallout, as the big-budget supernatural thriller they were set to film together, Deeper, has reportedly paused development.⁴

Their relationship, which began after they met to discuss the film and later included very public outings—from an Oasis concert in London to a private weekend in Vermont—was a lightning rod for media speculation due to their silence on the matter. Now, the breakup is equally shrouded in conflicting reports about what went wrong.

The Film Collapses, So Does the Romance

The timing of the split and the film’s delay is raising eyebrows across Hollywood. Deeper, the Doug Liman-directed supernatural thriller that would have paired the two stars as an astronaut exploring a deep ocean trench, has been put “on hold.”⁵

While one report claims the development delay is tied to a hefty budget exceeding $275 million and tariff issues, an insider suggested a more personal connection: “When the film collapsed, so did the relationship.” The project was apparently a foundational piece of their courtship, and without that central, shared mission, the romantic spark reportedly dimmed.

Conflicting Narratives of the Breakup

Reports surrounding the reasons for the breakup are diverse, painting two different pictures of the stars’ feelings:

Despite the claims of meltdowns or easy exits, sources close to de Armas told The Daily Mail that the actress was in a “funk” and “disappointed” that the year didn’t go as planned, though she is reportedly “moving on” and “not crying at home,” maintaining a friendship with Cruise.⁶

The whole saga suggests that for Ana de Armas, the fast-paced, high-intensity courtship that Tom Cruise is known for—complete with private jets, constant travel, and lavish gifts—was “intoxicating” at first, but ultimately unsustainable. The pressure of being the new “It Couple” and the professional complexity of filming Deeper may have simply proven too much for the budding romance.