NEWS OF THE WEEK: Tom Cruise bestowed 'honorary' British status

The 62-year-old American actor has focused much of his time working in the UK - where he has filmed movies since the 1980s including the Mission Impossible franchise and Edge of Tomorrow. The star is set to be honoured by the British Film Institute after it was noted he has spent four decades making films in the UK. Speaking about the BFI Award, Cruise said, per the Daily Mail, "I'm truly honoured, I've been making films in the UK for over 40 years and have no plans to stop.". The action star's Valkyrie co-star Kenneth Branagh, 64, has praised the actor for immersing himself in British life.