Is Tom Cruise the Church of Scientology’s second-in-command? According to a forthcoming unauthorized biography by Andrew Morton the 45-year-old actor is the most powerful member of the controversial religion right behind the Church’s leader, David Miscavige. Morton has a new book called “Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography” which comes out on January 15 where he makes the accusation that the A-list Hollywood celebrity is so involved in the business affairs of the Church that its many followers consider him almost as important as Miscavige. Morton’s book also claims that Cruise selected his new wife Kate Holmes and which roles he takes in movies according to the needs of the Church.

Bert Fields is a lawyer working for Tom Cruise and who has disavowed the claims mentioned in Morton’s book by calling them “a bunch of lies.” This isn’t the first time that one of Morton’s books has faced allegations of false statements. When “Diana: Her True Story” was first published when the Princess was still alive Morton fielded heated comments about the stories contained within the book’s pages.

In the Cruise book Morton even draws a comparison between Tom and Katie Holmes’ young infant daughter Suri to the demonic child from “Rosemary’s Baby”.

“It’s a boring, poorly researched book by a man who never talked to anyone involved in Tom Cruise’s life or anyone close to him,” Fields adds.

Tom Cruise and Kenneth Branagh will topline “Valkyrie”, a thriller that is set in the heart of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich at the height of World War II. Cruise and Branagh will play two German SS officers that are leading a plot to assassinate Hitler to try and stop the war before it destroys millions more lives. The movie, which is the second to be produced under Cruise’s newly reformed United Artists company, will filming this summer under the direction of Bryan Singer (“X-Men”, “X-Men 2”). Christopher McQuarrie, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “The Usual Suspects” (another movie that was directed by Singer) and Nathan Alexander wrote the script for “Valkyrie”. The idea for the movie was taken from a real plot hatched by German officers to kill Hitler during WWII.

Cruise is starring in and producing “Lions For Lambs”, Robert Redford’s new movie also from United Artists. “Lions For Lambs” is set for release this November.