When last we saw Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick, he was flying around in real planes thousands of feet in the air as part of that film’s incredible dogfight sequences. How could you possibly top that? You fly without a plane, of course. That brings us to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, … Read more
At the airport, Ethan also crosses paths with a pickpocket named Grace (Hayley Atwell), who gets stuck in the middle of all of this world-changing insanity, along with a few agents trying to hunt down the rogue Ethan and are played by a wonderfully exasperated Shea Whigham and Greg Tarzan Davis. A silent assassin, memorably … Read more
Hayley Atwell says that her screen test for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One involved two hours of stunt choreography. When it comes to screen tests, most involve the actor(s) performing a scene to the camera. Some, like the recent Superman: Legacy screen tests, also involve full costume and makeup, but when it comes … Read more
Barbie’s director, Greta Gerwig, and star, Margot Robbie, are urging fans to see competing blockbusters, including Oppenheimer. Kudos to Tom Cruise for blasting the narrative that releasing movies has to be a cut-throat business, with the actor going out of his way to support Greta Gerwig’s Barbie as well as Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimerboth of which … Read more
The runtime of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has been revealed, making it the longest of the franchise. I can’t think of many franchise movies which get shorter as they head to the finish line, and the latest Impossible mission movie will be no exception. IGN has revealed the official runtime for Mission: … Read more
Tom Cruise is back for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. It seems that this entry might contain some of the most insane stunts yet. And with Tom Cruise now 60 years old, that’s extremely impressive. In addition to the heart-pumping action and harrowing stunt sequences, the stakes are higher than any other Impossible … Read more
Emilio Estevez says that Tom Cruise regrets killing off his character in the first Mission: Impossible movie. The very first Impossible mission movie opened with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF team on a mission to prevent the theft of the CIA NOC list. The mission fails when the members of Hunt’s team are … Read more
As the hunt for the next Bond continues, a key figure in the book world says the movies just aren’t on par with other major franchises. Author Charlie Higson, who launched the YoungBond series in 2005, is shaking and stirring things up in the 007 universe, saying that the franchise has lost its way and … Read more