The world's best Tom Cruise impersonator is at the centre of a prank-gone-wrong between two of New Zealand's most popular breakfast radio shows.

Responding to what they say was an idea stolen from them, The Edge's Jay-Jay, Dom & Randell decided to trick More FM's Si and Gary into believing they were interviewing Tom Cruise.

The Hollywood actor is a hero of More FM breakfast show host Simon Barnett - and given Cruise is currently in New Zealand filming Mission Impossible 6, the pair thought an interview with him would be possible.

They commenced a lengthy chase to get an interview with the star - including calling former Bachelor Jordan Mauger and offering a $5000 bounty for a lead or contact details, with numerous radio breaks dedicated to documenting their pursuit.

Little did they know, however, that The Edge had hatched a plan to offer them a false interview with an impersonator of the Top Gun star, which was scheduled for 7:45am on Friday.

The time came by, and Barnett was poised to interview his hero - and for about 11 minutes, he genuinely thought he was - asking Cruise about his career, US politics, his thoughts on New Zealand, and what it's like being a celebrity.