Speilberg Angry As Crowe Holds Cruise Up

Spielberg is said to be getting antsy because Crowe's continuing delays on the set of "Vanilla Sky," starring Cruise, could wreak havoc with his own Cruise picture, "The Minority Report."

"'Vanilla Sky' has not wrapped yet and they still have a way to go," said a spy - bad news for Spielberg, whose "Minority Report" is officially scheduled to start shooting on March 22.

The "Schindler's List" Oscar-winner has to finish filming before the Screen Actors Guild goes out on strike in July. Spielberg was said to be taking the delays in stride until last Saturday, when he erupted because Crowe shut down after a half-day of work to attend the Directors Guild Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Insiders note Spielberg had intended to start shooting last week in L.A. for "Minority Report," his futuristic cop thriller with Cruise and Irish hottie Colin Farrell. The schedule had the crew working straight until the end of June, right up until the SAG strike is set to begin, leaving little room for mistakes or delays.

A rep for Spielberg said there are no hard feelings and, "The schedule Cameron had on ‘Vanilla Sky' was something everyone knew about. Steven can't be upset about the Directors Guild awards because while everyone else got there at 5 or 6 p.m., Cameron showed up at 8 p.m. because of shooting."

Other insiders noted that if Spielberg is upset with delays, he should blame Cruise, not Crowe. Since his separation from wife Nicole Kidman was announced last month, Cruise has demanded extreme privacy on the set.