Tom Cruise was one great draw for doing `Oblivion,` says Morgan Freeman

Washington: Morgan Freeman has revealed that he is a big fan of Tom Cruise and the actor was the reason why he signed up for ` Oblivion.`

"That was one great, great draw for the project," CBS News quoted him as saying. The 75-year-old actor said that he has wanted to work with Cruise, since he didn`t know when. The apocalyptic action film is based on a graphic novel by film`s director, Joseph Kosinski , whose past credits include `Tron: Legacy.` Morgan Freeman stars in the movie as the leader of a secret human underground movement that was left behind on Earth. ANI