Tag: Mission: Impossible III
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Mission: Impossible 3’s Maggie Q Accidentally Crashed A Car Her First Day On Set
The “Mission: Impossible” series has become easily my favorite film franchise over the course of the last decade. Not only is its consistency unmatched in today’s Hollywood blockbuster landscape, but the franchise has pulled off the remarkable feat of remaining consistent; the later entries of the series are actually the best of the bunch. As…
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‘Mission: Impossible’ Star Simon Pegg Says Tom Cruise and Director Christopher McQuarrie Are Like ‘Lennon and McCartney’
Since “Mission: Impossible III” in 2006, Simon Pegg has been part of the core ensemble of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, playing hacker and sometime field agent Benji Dunn opposite its stalwart star Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. Pegg was never going to be the actor risking life and limb on screen — “it’s Benji’s job…
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How ‘Mission: Impossible III’ Stands Alone Within Its Own Franchise
It took a minute for the Mission: Impossible franchise to really kick off as a pop-culture juggernaut. While the original 1996 movie was a massive hit, the first sequel in 2000 provided divisive enough (though also enormously lucrative) to provide questions on what the long-term future of the series was. The fourth film, Mission: Impossible…
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Post your questions for Jonathan Rhys Meyers
What’s it like to play Dracula? And Henry VIII and Elvis? And play tennis for Woody Allen? Only one man can say, and he’s waiting to tell all about his versatile careerJonathan Rhys Meyers has played everyone from Elvis (in 2005 miniseries Elvis) to Dracula (in 2013 TV series Dracula) and Henry VIII in The…
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How A Mission: Impossible 3 Promotion Tool Turned Into A Bomb Scare
In 2018’s “Mission: Impossible—Fallout,” the dastardly rogue agent Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) revels in messing with the mind of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) by making him question the principles and values of his entire life spent working for the Imf (Impossible Mission Force). In particular, Lane points out the Imf’s code with regards to accepting…
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Post your questions for Eddie Marsan
Having appeared in everything from EastEnders to Mission: Impossible, the versatile character actor is also famous for being nice and he’s ready to spill the beansBritish actors don’t come more versatile than Eddie Marsan. You may remember him from when he played a henchman opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III, the Sherlock-consulting Inspector with…
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Syd Mead Dies: Visionary Futurist Who Worked On ‘Blade Runner’ & ‘Tron’ Was 86
Syd Mead, the visionary futurist who worked on such classic fantasy/sci-fi films as Tron, Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, died today in Pasadena. He was 86.His manager Roger Servick told Deadline that Mead had been in failing health due to lymphoma cancer and he was undergoing treatment at City of Hope in Duarte, CA.Mead’s…
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Greg Grunberg Back With J.J. Abrams For ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Exclusive: Greg Grunberg has been set to return for Star Wars: Episode IX, the final installment of the trilogy. Grunberg has been such a good luck charm for director J.J. Abrams going back to Felicity, Alias and Lost, that even when it appears his character didn’t make it, he’s not off the boards. Grunberg’s role…
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‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Poised to Deliver the Franchise’s Best Opening Weekend
This weekend sees Tom Cruise return to theaters as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – Fallout. It’s the sixth film in the now 22-year-old franchise, and yet another sequel added to the box office mix as this weekend will once again see eight sequels finish within the top ten. Meanwhile Warner Bros. debuts their animated…