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Mission: Impossible 7 production halted due to coronavirus

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Paramount has revealed production of the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise has halted due to the Italian local government putting a stop to all public gatherings as a result of the rising number of cases of the coronavirus. According to Deadline, production on the Christoper McQuarrie-directed Mission: Impossible 7 would have lasted three-weeks in Venice before […]

Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 will include three “obscene” Tom Cruise stunts

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Christopher McQuarrie, the director of Mission: Impossible 7 & 8, says that Tom Cruise will be seen doing even more “obscene” stunts. The Mission: Impossible franchise is well known for the incredible stunts performed by its star Tom Cruise, who has been seen doing all manner of remarkable feats throughout the action franchise. Director of […]

Vanessa Kirby returning for Mission: Impossible 7 and 8

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout actress Vanessa Kirby has confirmed that she’ll be reuniting with star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie in the next two instalments in the blockbuster spy series. Kirby – whose credits also include The Crown and Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw – confirmed to Glamour that she’ll be back […]

Original Mission: Impossible actor Henry Czerny returning for two new sequels

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Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed on Twitter that Henry Czerny is set to reprise his role as Eugene Kittridge in the two upcoming sequels, having sat out every instalment of the series since his appearance in the original 1966 film. https://twitter.com/chrismcquarrie/status/1223637341224476674 Rogue Nation and Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie is returning to helm Mission: […]

Simon Pegg confirms return for Mission: Impossible 7

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Actor Simon Pegghas seemingly just confirmed he will be returning as Benji Dunn for the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Although there has been no official announcement from director Christopher McQuarrie or Paramount, Pegg claimed “I have another Mission: Impossible to start next year” when asked about what’s next for him during an interview […]

Guardians of the Galaxy star Pom Klementieff joins Mission: Impossible 7 & 8

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy star Pom Klementieff, who portrays the character Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has joined the cast of Mission: Impossible 7 & 8. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Fallout director Christopher MacQuarrie has revealed on Instagram that Klementieff has joined the cast for the next two back-to-back instalments in the hit […]

Christopher McQuarrie has started pre-production on Mission: Impossible 7 and 8

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It looks like writer/director Christopher McQuarrie has started pre-production on the next two Mission: Impossible instalments. The director took to Instagram to post his work on the “first sketches” for the upcoming two films in the franchise. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2WX-klgVn4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link   Of course, the sketches don’t give any information anyway because of the way the camera is angled […]

Hayley Atwell confirms status as female lead in Mission: Impossible 7 and 8

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Agent Carter herself will be tackling a very different type of mission as Hayley Atwell has confirmed her new role in the Mission: Impossible franchise, stating that she will portray the female lead in both Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8. Atwell took to Instagram to give fans this lovely message about her future […]

Mission: Impossible 7 recruits Hayley Atwell

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Director Christopher McQuarrie has announced on Instagram that Hayley Atwell is set to join Tom Cruise and company in the cast of Mission: Impossible 7, which is set to shoot back-to-back with Mission: Impossible 8. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Fl_JOA_bZ/?utm_source=ig_embed   Atwell, who is best known for her role as Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, responded […]

Bond v Bourne v Hunt: Who is the Ultimate 21st Century Action Hero?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the three major action heroes of the 21st century… As we sit and bask in the aftermath of the most recent Mission: Impossible instalment, it seems as good a time as any to take a look at three of the most prolific government Assassins of the last couple of decades. Mr […]