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Brian De Palma reveals how Mission: Impossible’s opening scene was changed with George Lucas’s help

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Director Brian De Palma has revealed how the opening scene to the first Mission: Impossible instalment was completely changed after some advice by filmmaker George Lucas. “When George saw Mission: Impossible he said, ‘There’s no setup to this thing. You’ve gotta set this thing up! You’ve gotta have that scene where they’re all sitting around the table […]

Mission: Impossible 7 halts production for two weeks following positive coronavirus test

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The seventh instalment in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise has had to halt production after at least one crew member has tested positive for coronavirus. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the production will shut down for 14 days while those involved in the project self-isolate. A statement from the production reads: “We have temporarily halted […]

25 Years of Mission: Impossible: High Stakes Stunts, Dense Plotting and Tom Cruise

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Ricky Church on the 25th anniversary of the Mission: Impossible movie franchise… “Your mission, should you choose to accept it.” 25 years ago today those words were uttered as the action-spy genre was given a shot in the arm with a big screen revitalization of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Based on the 1960s TV series […]

Tom Cruise explains why Mission: Impossible 7 bike stunt was the most dangerous of his career

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Since the first Mission: Impossible film one aspect of the films that fans have come to expect in each instalment is leading man Tom Cruise performing death-defying stunts for our entertainment, and it seems like Mission: Impossible 7 will be no exception. In an interview with Empire, Cruise explained why riding a motorcycle off the edge […]

New images of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt from Mission: Impossible 7

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As filming winds down on Mission: Impossible 7, Empire Magazine has given fans of the blockbuster spy series a new look at Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt thanks to a couple of promotional images from the film which show Cruise mid-jump on a motorbike, and taking a ride on the steam train we saw in the […]

Cruise Control: The Mission Impossible Franchise at 25

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Coming up to 25 years after the release of Mission: Impossible, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the franchise that is still going strong… In the mid 9’s, modern adaptations of old TV shows tended to be a mixed bag. More often than not, the update didn’t match the popularity of the source. Whether it was […]

Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell film stunts atop a moving train in Mission: Impossible 7 set photos

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Some new spy photos have surfaced from the set of Mission: Impossible 7 in Yorkshire, England, and as you’d expect, they feature some rather hair-raising stunts as stars Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell perform atop a moving train; check them out via Twitter below, along with a post from director Christopher McQuarrie marking the shoot… Tom […]

Mission: Impossible 7 adds Cary Elwes, Rob Delaney, Mark Gatiss and more, see first-look images

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Following on from the news that the long-running action franchise will no longer be shooting the eighth instalment back-to-back due to the ongoing global health crisis, director Christopher McQuarrie has announced the newest additions to the cast of Mission: Impossible 7 whilst also providing first-look images for their respective characters. McQuarrie has announced in a series […]

Mission: Impossible 7 director shares new image of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt

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Following on from the news that the film is reportedly no longer shooting back-to-back with the eighth instalment due to its various pandemic-related production delays, director Christopher McQuarrie has taken to social media to share a new image from Mission: Impossible 7 featuring Tom Cruise’s super spy Ethan Hunt (who is of course running). Check […]

Mission: Impossible 7 & A Quiet Place Part II to premiere on Paramount+ 45 days after theatrical release

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Paramount+ is following in the footsteps of Disney+ and HBO Max on how to handle its blockbuster releases. While Paramount as a whole is still committed to theatrical releases, it will offer up viewers a way to see their biggest releases sooner. Yesterday, we learned during the Paramount+ investor presentation that Paramount+ will premiere Mission: […]