Last week, Tom Cruise visited the set of NCIS: Origins, which just began its second season on the 2025 TV schedule. It’s unclear what specifically drew Cruise to the ‘90s-set prequel as they were working, though the actor does have a longstanding relationship with Paramount, which owns CBS. Whatever the reason, his visit was obviously quite the surprise for the Origins cast and crew, including Mariel Molino, who opened up about her shock to CinemaBlend.
Unfortunately for Molino, who plays NIS Special Agent Lala Dominguez, she wasn’t actually around when Cruise visited thanks to some poorly-timed rest. As she told me during my interview with her earlier today:
