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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 it […]

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. Was it […]

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 Deadline, […]

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 be […]

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 globe.Mission: […]

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 a […]

Dwayne Johnson reveals he was turned down for Jack Reacher

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During a Facebook live stream, Dwayne Johnson opened up about losing out on the chance to play the role of Jack Reacher, the protagonist of Lee Child’s bestselling book series, and a role that would ultimately go to Tom Cruise in 2012.“In Hollywood, actors are kind of like in-a-box. There are actors that can vie […]

The Joys of Old School Practical Effects

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age…Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole sequence […]