# Simu Liu Will Build His Own James Bond + The Great Tom Cruise Christmas Cake Taste Off

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Podcast: [I'm Having an Episode](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-having-an-episode-507587)
Published: 2025-12-18T12:01:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3652

## Resource

Actor Simu Liu opens up about his Hollywood learning curve, racism in casting and his new spy series after a quorum of Hollywood Reporter staffers debate the merits (and cost) of the L.A. cake that Tom Cruise famously gifts his friends and associates every Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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