David Giammarco from Wednesday’s Globe and Mail was part of the M:I-III tour! Here’s his summary of the tour:

MEXICO CITY — Late last week, as the customs official leafed through my passport, something caught his attention. His brow furrowed and his eyes suddenly narrowed with suspicion.

“Why have you been to America, Paris, London, Rome and now Mexico City all in one week?” he questioned. “What exactly do you do?”
I conjured up the best Spanish I could after a sleepless 12-hour flight and explained that I’m part of the Mission: Impossible III tour.
“Ahh, Tom Crooose,” he smiled, immediately stamping my passport and waving me through. “No problema, señor.”

Evidently, those are the two magic words that open the doors to any city, as I discovered criss-crossing the globe with Cruise last year for War of the Worlds and now again for Mission: Impossible III (which makes its U.S. debut at the Tribeca Film Festival tonight and opens in wide release on Friday). From Rome, Berlin and Tokyo to Mexico City, whole city blocks are shut down for Cruise, thousands of fans line up for his arrival, and shop merchants and restaurant waiters are giddy. It’s the top story of TV broadcasts and makes front-page headlines in all the daily papers.

The first stop in Rome was bedlam. The 43-year-old star vowed that he decided at the last minute to depart for Italy, leaving behind his fiancée, Katie Holmes, and their newborn daughter, Suri. Arriving from Los Angeles 20 minutes into the afternoon press conference that had M:I III director J..J. Abrams and co-stars Keri Russell, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laurence Fishburne holding court in his absence, Cruise generated a wave of cheers and applause from the Italian media. Some members of the media later felt no shame in besieging Cruise for autographs and photos.

That evening, the Piazza Del Popollo was jammed to capacity for the premiere, with 15,000 Italians clamouring to get a glimpse or photo of the superstar. Cruise seemed genuinely overwhelmed by the turnout and spent 31/2 hours signing autographs. This delayed the premiere for a few hours, forcing most of the television media to miss their red-carpet sound bites from Cruise. as he was whisked into the screening. He vowed to make it up the next day in London.

After a few hours sleep, it was time for the Leicester Square premiere. Storm clouds threatened the proceedings, but the rain was averted long enough for Cruise to sign autographs for another four hours. In the midst of the proceedings, Cruise admitted he had not really slept since Suri was born, performing round-the-clock “B and B duty” with Holmes. “She breastfeeds and I burp,” he said with a laugh. “Are you kidding me? I love it. I changed her very first diaper.”

Jetting into Paris the next morning, Cruise said he had mixed emotions. about the city. He had always felt he’d only return with Holmes, since it was Paris where the couple became engaged last year. But it seems even Tom Cruise can’t stop this promotional juggernaut., which grows more unpredictable by the minute.

Arriving in his suite at the Ritz Hotel, Cruise was greeted by a surprise delivery sent from Holmes: an Eiffel Tower vase filled with red roses. That afternoon, Cruise hit the streets to go shopping with his children Isabelle, 13, and Connor, 11, who have also been accompanying him on this tour. And when it came time for the Paris premiere, Cruise made a spectacular entrance by flying across the city in a black helicopter and touching down at the start of the red carpet with the Mission: Impossible theme pumping through massive speakers. Again, Cruise proved himself the exuberant 15-year-old kid at heart — thrill-seeker, adrenaline junkie — as French police held up the barricades after fans surged forward to get close to him. A few teenage girls had to be lifted from the crowd for safety by Cruise’s security staff — led by a former commander from Israel’s Secret Service.

With a couple of days off before the Mission: Impossible III premiere in Mexico City, Cruise flew home to Los Angeles to be with his family, while I arrived in the city early in hopes of shaking off the jet lag. Wrong place for that.

We still had two more stops: New York and L.A., which gets its premiere tomorrow. Anything could happen. Travelling with Tom Cruise, you learn to expect the unexpected. (Globe and Mail)

Tom Cruise Answers Audience Questions
New dad and blockbuster actor Tom Cruise is kicking off the summer movie season with “Mission: Impossible III,” the latest installment of the hit “Mission Impossible” franchise.

After a whirlwind promotional tour, he expects to join fiancee Katie Holmes and his new daughter, Suri, at home tonight to resume his fatherly duties.

“Suri, she’s very strong. She’s kicking,” said Cruise, who said he was afraid that she would kick herself off the table when he reached for diapers.

Cruise said that he went shopping in Paris for clothes for Suri. “The fun that I had,” he said. “Little girl clothes are incredible.”

Kicking Off the Summer

Cruise’s personal life seems like it could not get any better, and “Mission: Impossible III” is expected to be a smash.
He will again play super-agent Ethan Hunt in the movie, which is full of action and thrilling stunts. Today, after promoting in London, Paris and Rome, he will be all around New York City on a media blitz.

“It will be intense today,” he said. “This is a ‘Mission: Impossible’ day. I got the briefing from you know, my gang at Paramount. They are like, ‘You have to be on that train at such and such a time.’ … I just wanted to kick off summer with ‘Mission: Impossible.'”

Cruise came to the “Good Morning America” studios to field questions from the audience.

Audience: Which stunt from the movie was the most challenging?
Cruise: There was a long sprint in the movie. That was challenging because it was at the end of the picture. My body was run down and I had to do about — I think I had to do it five or six times. Getting slammed up against the car — that was challenging. That knocked the wind out of me.

Audience: Any plans for a comedy?
Cruise: This character gives me a chance to play a romantic comedy because it is a love story. I have been looking for comedy. They are hard to come by. I’m looking for one.

Audience: What’s your favorite mode of personal transportation?
Cruise: Well, I have to say I love flying airplanes. I’m a pilot. I love flying airplanes. You know, then I — I get it where I need to get on a motorcycle. Then I have to fly a helicopter because I like that also. I like mixing it up. (ABCNews)

Tom also appeared in the Late Show, Good Morning America (as said before) and Live with Regis and Kelly. Read some of what’s been said at EOnline

At the MTV show TRL Live Tom Cruise was given the cutest present for Suri yesterday. He was given a present from guitar film Gibson and a US cable TV network a miniature pink mini-Flying V guitar with Suri’s name on the side. On receiving the gift, Cruise was stunned before saying: “Are you kidding me? That’s hot. That’s beautiful.”

Tom Cruise going to Aberdeen theater with contest winner
ABERDEEN, Wash. — Radio station K-B-K-W reports that actor Tom Cruise will be in Aberdeen on Tuesday for a private screening of “Mission Impossible Three” with a contest winner.

South Shore Mall general manager Nina Morean (ma-reen) says Paramount Pictures notified her of the local winner of the Paramount Pictures/Yahoo Peoples Premiere Sweepstakes. Cruise is to announce the winners name tonight after the New York premiere of his new action flick.

The grand prize in the online contest is a screening of “Mission Impossible Three” at the winner’s hometown theater with Cruise. The actor is scheduled to fly into Hoquiams Bowerman Field in a private jet Tuesday afternoon, then go to the mall theater for the private movie screening. (SeattlePI)

Cruise on fire in Mission: Impossible III
Eagle-eyed film fans will literally see TOM CRUISE on fire in new movie MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III – his hair was set ablaze in one scene and the actor insisted it stayed in the movie.
The daredevil actor was so concerned about co-star KERI RUSSELL during one stunt scene, he ignored his own perilous position near a blaze, and embers set his scalp on fire.
He recalls, “I felt so responsible with things blowing up around us and what happened is my hair caught on fire. If you see the shot, the flames are coming… and embers are flying off my hair.” pr-inside

Detroit Free Press says of Tom: It was 20 summers ago that Tom Cruise starred in “Top Gun,” his first $100 million-grossing movie.
But one thing hasn’t changed since 1986: Cruise as a top box office draw. Since “Top Gun,” 12 more movies headlined by the actor have grossed $100 million or more domestically, including the last six.

I’ve also read that Katie is preparing to accompanie Tom to a fans only screening on Cruise’s new film ‘Mission: Impossible III’ in Hollywood tomorrow!

yahoo: Tom Cruise whipped off his sunglasses with flair and flashed a winning smile as he greeted a hotel ballroom packed with journalists in Mexico’s capital.

His mission: to promote his new film, “Mission: Impossible III,” which opens in theaters Friday.
“We really wanted a story that’s going to leave the audience feeling emboldened and empowered when they leave the theater,” the 43-year-old actor said Monday.

His fiancee, 27-year-old Katie Holmes, gave birth last month in Los Angeles to the couple’s first child, a daughter named Suri.
“The hours go by so quickly as I just stare at her,” Cruise said of spending time with his newborn.

When a reporter asked about a widely circulated comment Cruise made in an interview with GQ magazine about eating his child’s placenta, Cruise laughed and said, “That’s ridiculous.”
He later said he doesn’t pay attention to media reports that criticize his personal life.

When he was done fielding questions, Cruise came down from the stage and mingled with journalists. At one point he produced a small digital camera and snapped some pictures of those jockeying for position to photograph him.

Cruise starred in 1996’s “Mission: Impossible,” directed by Brian De Palma, and 2000’s “Mission: Impossible II,” directed by John Woo. This latest installment was directed by J.J. Abrams, creator of the TV series “Lost” and “Alias.”

“He’s a sensational filmmaker. I wanted a J.J. Abrams’ `Mission: Impossible,'” Cruise said.

Click here and here for more pictures of Tom at the premieres.

I’ve also found another great article by the Toronto Star about Tom and J.J.’s collaboration on M:I-III.

MTV.com comes with the article Cruise Calls ‘M:i:III’ A Blast, Says He Loves Blowing Up Cars.
“When I met J.J. I said, ‘Here is a guy that I can be creative with,’ ” Cruise said of his director, who also co-created “Lost.” “I don’t do it by myself. I depend on people … my guys that I work with that help out J.J. and the whole cast.”
In addition to a new director, this third “Mission” has Cruise’s Hunt getting a new fiancee (Michelle Monaghan), a new villain (Philip Seymour Hoffman), and a whole new set of problems. The main element that had to be maintained, Cruise insisted, was the sense that everyone involved with the movie were little kids, getting to play with a big-budget toy box. “Blowing cars up?” Cruise said with a grin. “I love that. I love action in movies,” he continued. “I’m gripped on the edge of my seat. And doing a stunt, I enjoy doing that, but really it’s also a performance. It’s a character that I’m playing, and when I’m doing it, we can put the camera right in there and the audience can have more of a subjective reality. … You’re locked in there with the character.”

” ‘Mission: Impossible’ is his baby,” Abrams said of Cruise, the star and producer of the decade-old series. “It’s his franchise. But he let me make my movie,” the 39-year-old TV veteran said of his first flick, for which he also received a shiny new toy: Hollywood’s most desirable action figure. “He said from the beginning: ‘I want this movie to be J.J.’s “Mission: Impossible III.” I am your actor.’

Go to the MTV-site to check out some video’s, clips from the interview with Tom and J.J. Abrams, pictures and more! It’s a lot, so enjoy! 😉

First off, I’ll join everyone else in congratulating Tom and Katie on their baby girl! All the best to the happy couple!

The Mission: Impossible 3 London premiere is set to take place on April 25 at Leicester Square. UIP.co.uk is giving away one ticket for a lucky winner plus friend to attend this event. The contest is only open to UK/Ireland residents.