Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Christopher McQuarrie set to direct back-to-back Mission Impossible films

by

After the success of Mission Impossible: Fallout, Christopher McQuarrie is accepting the mission for making more films. Variety is reporting that McQuarrie is returning to direct the next two films in the franchise, shooting them back-to-back. At the time of reporting, the films will see a summer 2021 and summer 2022 release date. Sources tell Variety that they […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout director explains his rewrites on Ghost Protocol

by

Christopher McQuarrie, the director of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, has explained the reasoning behind this rewrites of Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The hugely successful Mission: Impossible – Fallout wasn’t director Christopher McQuarrie’s first interaction with the franchise and neither was Rogue Nation,  which he also directed. McQuarrie was also brought in to rewrite […]

A Beginner’s Guide to Brian De Palma

by

Tom Jolliffe begins a series of features focused on iconic directors. Those whose work has influenced many younger directors who have followed them. First up is Brian De Palma… The 70’s saw a group of exceptional directors coming to the forefront of cinema. It’s an era where I could all too easily cover Martin Scorsese, […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout home entertainment details and special features revealed

by

Paramount Pictures has announced the home entertainment release of the acclaimed spy sequel Mission: Impossible – Fallout which is set for a digital release on November 20th, followed by a 4K, Blu-ray and DVD release on December 4th; check out the cover artwork and bonus feature details below… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK […]

Mission: Impossible director rules out Ilsa Faust spinoff movie

by

After casting her in her breakthrough in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, director Christopher McQuarrie reunited with actress Rebecca Ferguson on this year’s hit sequel Mission: Impossible – Fallout, where she reprised her role as Ilsa Faust. The former MI6 agent has quickly become a firm fan favourite in the franchise, so much so that there’s […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout passes $500 million worldwide

by

Having set a franchise high opening last month, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ acclaimed spy sequel Mission: Impossible – Fallout has now taken its box office haul beyond the $500 million mark. The film, which marks Tom Cruise’s sixth outing as Ethan Hunt, has pulled in $180.7 million domestically, with a further $320.7 million internationally, […]

Christopher McQuarrie is wanted for Mission: Impossible 7, but he’s undecided about returning to the director’s chair

by

With Mission: Impossible – Fallout debuting to a franchise record opening as well as near-universally stellar reviews, it will come as absolutely no surprise to hear that Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise are already eyeing a seventh instalment in the spy series, nor will it come as a surprise that Fallout helmer Christopher McQuarrie is […]

Tom Cruise has thought about taking Mission: Impossible into space

by

With the latest chapter Mission: Impossible – Fallout setting a franchise high opening weekend at the box office, the Mission: Impossible franchise is certainly showing no signs of slowing down despite being six entries and 22 years into its run. Given the critical and commercial success of Fallout, a seventh entry in the series is […]

Jeremy Renner turned down a Mission: Impossible – Fallout death scene cameo

by

Despite the fact that Hawkeye was absent from the movie, Jeremy Renner’s commitments to the Marvel blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War created a scheduling conflict with Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible – Fallout, which ultimately prevented his character Brandt from appearing in the spy sequel. However, director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed to Empire (via Collider) that he […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout has no deleted scenes says director Christopher McQuarrie

by

The theatrical cut of Mission: Impossible – Fallout is all there is according to director Christopher McQuarrie, who has revealed that his film has no deleted scenes. The sixth film in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise has proven to be a massive hit with both critics and now with audiences at cinemas. But for those […]