United Kingdom, April 18 -- David Oyelowo's mother scolded Tom Cruise for letting her son die on screen.

The actor has revealed his mom takes a keen interest in his career but she doesn't like seeing him play characters who die - and she took up her issues with Hollywood superstar Tom at a red carpet premiere after she saw David meet a grisly end their movie 2012 'Jack Reacher'.

During an appearance on 'The Jonathan Ross Show', David explained: "She [my mom] came to see me in a film, 'Jack Reacher', big premiere, Tom Cruise. magnificent, literally my parents, I walk out, I see them, she's chatting to Tom Cruise and she says: 'Why didn't you tell me you died? I did not like this film . my son died!' [I'm saying] 'I'm literally stood here...