Hayley Atwell (left) and Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One’.Photo: Paramount Pictures/Skydance
Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the eighthMission: Impossiblefilm—to be shot with Imax digital cameras — is required to restart production, shifting its release from June 28, 2024 to May 23, 2025,according toDeadline.
Tom Cruise plays Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning - Part One from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.Christian Black/Paramount Pictures
Speaking from the historic Spanish Steps in Rome, when the world premiere ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Onetook place in June, Cruise, 61, expressed his appreciation for the diversity of cultures that"all join together to enjoy cinema,”Varietyreported.
“It’s something that I grew up with, that made me and inspired me to dream and want to travel the world," Cruise said of his passion for films. “My goal since I was little was to make movies and travel. And not just be a tourist, but work in that world and understand their culture."
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“Through my movies, I’ve been able to have that because everyone here has allowed me to entertain them. It’s a privilege that I have never taken for granted,” he continued in his speech, emphasizing the importance ofseeing movies in theaters: “It’s my passion to entertain you, and I will always fight for big theaters and that kind of experience for everyone.”
The actor praised his work with McQuarrie, who directed the previous twoMission: Impossiblefilms and wroteTop Gun: Maverick, saying he has “had a hand in every single film I’ve made over the past 16 years.”
source: people.com
