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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 moving […]

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 Mission: Impossible […]

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 as […]

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

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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 or […]

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/1223637341224476674Rogue Nation and Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie is returning to helm Mission: Impossible 7 […]

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 on […]

Mission: Impossible 5 moved up five months to avoid Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Well, it was only a matter of time… In what is sure to be a wise move on Paramount Pictures’ part, the studio has shifted the release of the fifth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise to avoid confrontation with Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, bringing the date forward almost a full five months […]

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 denies report that Paramount wants to reshoot Mission: Impossible 5 finale

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Yesterday it was reported by THR that production had been shut down on Mission: Impossible 5 in order to provide time for director Christopher McQuarrie to come up with a “new and improved finale” for the latest chapter of the blockbuster spy series.According to the initial report, Paramount executives were disappointed with the ending to […]

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 but it’s great […]