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Hayley Atwell shows off her Mission: Impossible 7 physique with workout photo

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With Mission: Impossible 7 set to resume production in September, franchise newcomer Hayley Atwell has shared a photo of her physique on Instagram as she works out for her mysterious role.   While details on her character are being kept mum, Atwell recently said of her: “There’s ambiguity… the interesting thing we’re exploring is her […]

Tom Cruise’s Maverick will have to confront his past in Top Gun 2

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Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun: Maverick, says that Tom Cruise’s character will have to confront his past during the movie. Top Gun is one of Tom Cruise’s most iconic films and more than three decades after its release, fans will be getting a full-fledged sequel, catching up with the like of Cruise’s Maverick. […]

Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie discussed an R-rated Jack Reacher movie

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As production gears up to get back underway on Mission: Impossible 7, Christopher McQuarrie has been chatting to Empire about his other Tom Cruise action franchise, the filmmaker revealing that discussions had taken place about taking the Jack Reacher series into R-rated territory for a now-abandoned third instalment. “Tom and I were talking about, had […]

Henry Cavill did his own Witcher stunts thanks to Tom Cruise

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Thanks to inspiration from Tom Cruise on Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Henry Cavill did his own stunts on The Witcher. Tom Cruise is well known for doing his own stunts, many of them crazy feats of bravery. It turns out that working with Cruise on Mission: Impossible – Fallout rubbed off on Henry Cavill when […]

The Dark Universe That Never Was: A Short History of Universal’s Failed Monster Franchise

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EJ Moreno on the short history of Universal’s Dark Universe… Join our host EJ Moreno as he ventures back to 2017 to figure out what happened to the Dark Universe. Universal Pictures had a short-lived plan to create a cinematic universe, a la the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it didn’t last more than a year. […]

Doug Liman to direct Tom Cruise movie shot in space

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Recently, it was revealed Tom Cruise is teaming up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX organisation and NASA to create an action-adventure movie which will be filmed in outer space and onboard the International Space Station. Now, the project has reportedly found the director willing to launch into space alongside Cruise. According to a new report by […]

Tom Cruise teaming with Elon Musk and NASA to shoot a movie in space

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He’s frequently found hanging from cliffs, helicopters, planes, or the side of the world’s tallest building, and now it seems that Tom Cruise is planning something out of this world for an upcoming movie. According to Deadline, Cruise is teaming with Elon Musk’s SpaceX organisation and NASA to create an action-adventure feature film which will […]

Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 have been delayed

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After facing the possibility of cancelling its planned shoot in Italy, Paramount has now decided to delay both Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8. Director Christopher McQuarrie is returning to direct his third and fourth installments in the Mission: Impossible franchise with back-to-back productions and had already started filming prior to film sets shutting down around the […]

Mission: Impossible 7 may scrap Italy shoot

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As uncertainty over the future of several productions continues to grow in the wake of the health crisis, Variety has reported Mission: Impossible 7 may scrap its planned shoot in Italy. The Tom Cruise-led action film, with Christopher McQuirrie returning to direct his third Mission: Impossible film and the eighth installment of the franchise right after, was to have […]