Paul Schrader Calls ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ “Tiresome Claptrap,” Says AI Could’ve Written The SCript

David Ayer feels done in by the “Fast & Furious” franchise.

Ethan Shanfeld Dolly Parton has reunited the two living Beatles on her new rendition of the band’s classic 1970 single “Let It Be.” Paul McCartney contributes vocals and piano and Starr plays drums on Parton’s cover, joining Peter Frampton on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on additional percussion. “Let It Be” is the latest song to be released ahead of Parton’s upcoming 30-track album “Rockstar,” which she touts as her long-promised first “rock album.” Out Nov.

As summer reaches its final weeks, it’s time to prepare for the Fall TV season. And FX‘s slate has a couple of intriguing additions to its rosters.

This year has been pretty wild as far as box office goes. We’ve seen massive successes, such as “The Super Mario Bros.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One director Christopher McQuarrie has explained why a major character had to die – warning spoilers below.Ilsa Faust played by Rebecca Ferguson, who has been in the franchise since 2015’s Rogue Nation, was surprisingly killed off by the lead villain Gabriel (Esai Morales) during a fight scene in Venice.In a new interview with Empire, McQuarrie discussed why he and Tom Cruise felt the need to kill off Ferguson’s character.“We knew that that emotional arc was of a certain emotional tone… Ilsa is a wonderful character, and a character of which I am enormously proud, and Rebecca is an actor of such unmitigated power and presence,” the director said.“And yet, where we had gone with the character from Rogue to Fallout…[the] place you took that character would either make less of her, it would suddenly become frivolous… or she would just become a romantic interest, and it was never about creating a character who was defined by her love story with Ethan Hunt.“Their relationship transcends a traditional loving story… They’re doomed to be together and yet doomed never to be together… It felt like that story was looking for its resolution and so we said this has got to happen.”McQuarrie went on to explain the decision to conclude her story dovetailed with their desire to give a sense of genuine stakes in the movie.“What really needs to happen in the story is the stakes have to be real, they can’t be implied,” he added.

Idina Menzel can't seem to let it go. The 52-year-old Broadway veteran and star reflected on her role as Shelby Corcoran on the hit series during a recent interview.

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” arrived in theaters last month with plenty of intrigue.

The latest “Mission: Impossible” really shocked fans.

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” arrived in theaters last month with plenty of intrigue.

Editors note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Adam Devine appeared on Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend” podcast during his press tour for Netflix’s “The Out-Laws” and shared his theory that Marvel movies and other superhero films killed the traditional Hollywood comedy. The “Workaholics” and “Pitch Perfect” alum noted that because Marvel movies rely so much on humor (see the “Ant-Man” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchises, for instance), they ended up becoming Hollywood’s new de facto comedy films. “You watch comedies nowadays and you’re like, this is not a fucking comedy,” Devine said.

Hoda Kotb provided an update on her daughter Hope Catherine’s health while announcing a special project.

There is a lot to talk about with the dual strikes happening right now in the entertainment industry. Both the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild are fighting for competitive wages, better protections against rampant AI use, and streaming residuals and payouts… plus about a million other things.

Charity Lawson is questioning her latest decision. On Monday night's episode of, the child and family therapist traveled to four hometowns, after which she made the shocking decision to end things with one of her early frontrunners.The week began in Houston, Texas, where Charity traveled to meet Aaron's family.

Paul Reubens has died. The actor, known for his Pee-wee Herman character, died on Sunday after a private battle with cancer, according to a statement released on Instagram.

Ice Cube is claiming to be the victim of political bias.

**Spoilers below for “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1.” You’ve been warned…** The threat of death is an underlying aspect of every ‘Mission: Impossible’ film. Honestly, that threat doesn’t just apply to the characters and their gunfights and elaborate car chases.

There have already been a lot of incredibly positive reactions to Christopher Nolan’s upcoming big-budget drama, “Oppenheimer.” Even though the film is getting rave reviews from some serious critics, perhaps Nolan’s going to listen to Paul Schrader’s opinion a bit more than the casual critic. And according to Schrader, “Oppenheimer” isn’t just good, it’s one of the best films of this century.  READ MORE: Paul Schrader Thinks It’s A “Slippery Slope” Revisiting Finished Films, Doesn’t Like Making Movies With ”Big Toys,” & Hates Whimsy In a Facebook post (the film legend loves sharing his opinions on films and life, in general, on Zuck’s platform), Paul Schrader raved about Christopher Nolan’s new film, “Oppenheimer.” And even though Schrader can be a bit of a curmudgeon from time to time, it sounds as if the filmmaker is absolutely over the moon with what Nolan has made.

Christopher Nolan is getting a big endorsement for Oppenheimer from Paul Schroeder who is praising his latest film.

The Inbetweeners because of his agent.Buckley ended up playing Jay Cartwright in the 2010s comedy, making his name as one of the four main stars.Now, speaking on Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, Buckley revealed that he almost missed out on the gig.He explained: “I got a phone call from my then  agent. She said something like, ‘I’ve got some good news and I’ve got some bad news.