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The two ‘Sicario’ films are very interesting thrillers to discuss. The first one, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is one of the better action thrillers in recent memory, and it actually cemented screenwriter Taylor Sheridan as a force in Hollywood.

One of the last 2023 blockbusters has an official streaming release date. Variety reports that “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” lands on Paramount+ next week on January 25.

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

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

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” didn’t fare as well commercially as Paramount expected, taking in $452 million in its theatrical run so far. And most of that comes from overseas, particularly China, where the film is a big hit.

**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.

The adage of Hollywood and or pundits who closely follow Hollywood, writers, armchair analysts, etc., is that you should always have a plan and never just “make it up as you go.” Filmmaking is such a massive endeavor and a massively expensive endeavor, a plan to execute all the ambitious things you want to do is critical, and it’s why some big films feature massive and extensive pre-production periods: precisely to map out and work out how to pull all that stuff on in advance so on the day of shooting, no one is wasting money.

Something that’s brought up in a new Happy Sad Confused podcast with “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning—Part One” star Hayley Atwell. The host of the podcast, Josh Horowitz, essentially says ‘Mission Impossible’ movies should not work.

Arguably the most dynamic, well-oiled, and spectacular action franchise there is, the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series is pure fentanyl for the thrill-ride junkie. But as slick as the films are, if there’s ever been a baseline deficiency, it’s that the series always placed a premium on pounding propulsion over meaningful pulse.

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” lands in theaters in about three weeks, and with comes another batch of jaw-dropping stunts from actor Tom Cruise. Cruise’s turns as IMF agent Ethan Hunt showcase the actor’s willingness to take physically demanding risks.

Next month we’re getting another dose of star Tom Cruise risking his life doing ridiculous stunts for our entertainment with “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” The seventh installment in the Ethan Hunt saga will be one half of a two-part story. However, while the two films had originally felt like a swan song for Cruise’s Teflon action hero, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie is suggesting there is much more gas in the tank.

Fresh off the record-breaking (and potentially Oscar-minted) success of “Top Gun: Maverick,” its megawatt producer and star Tom Cruise is back with a shiny new sequel to his other most iconic franchise.  READ MORE: Christopher McQuarrie Downplays Report Of Tom Cruise Exiting After ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” on our list of The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2023, was first announced back in February as the first of a two-feature story arc that will serve as the epic send-off to the character of Ethan Hunt, which Cruise has played in six films over 25 years.

The last three installments of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise have each had an intriguing subtitle: “Ghost Protocol,” “Rogue Nation,” and “Fallout.” The same goes for the next two films in the series, the one-two punch finale of “Dead Reckoning.” Sounds pretty cool, but what does it mean, especially in regard to Tom Cruise‘s elite spy Ethan Hunt? Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’: Christopher McQuarrie Explains The Upcoming Blockbuster Actioner’s Subtitle at The Playlist.

The relationship between actor Tom Cruise and screenwriter/director Christopher McQuarrie goes back to “Valrykie” (2008), and they’ve been nearly inseparable ever since. Even if McQuarrie isn’t directing the project, he’s either writing it or rewriting it (sometimes during production, such as “Edge Of Tomorrow”).

There have been suggestions that Tom Cruise‘s time playing super-spy Ethan Hunt in the “Mission: Impossible” films could be coming to end with “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 2,” which is currently filming in the United Kingdom and expected to shoot elsewhere in the world. Variety previously reported the film would become a “send-off” for Hunt.

For nearly a decade now, Christopher McQuarrie has decided to strictly work on Tom Cruise films. You have to go back to 2013’s “Jack the Giant Slayer” to find a non-Cruise film written or directed by McQuarrie.

The latest trailer of ‘the Mission Impossible franchise, “Mission Impossible 7” was leaked onto Twitter this weekend, and now it’s officially out. The official trailer was screened at CinemaCon in April, with lead-star, Tom Cruise showing off the trailer to patrons of the event.

CinemaCon 2022 is underway in Las Vegas and Paramount‘s presentation included a big promotional push for Tom Cruise‘s massive “Mission: Impossible 7.” The studio unveiled a new, never-before-seen trailer for the film which has had an infamously difficult international production during the pandemic. This arduous shoot apparently suffered multiple COVID-19 outbreaks and writer/director Christopher McQuarrie was reportedly so ill, he had to be hospitalized.

Shooting any film during the pandemic has been a challenge, but it sounds like “Mission: Impossible 7” has taken the cake. Despite Tom Cruise’s viral outburst chastising crew members, it doesn’t look like the brass were taking COVID-19 safety seriously enough on the shoot.

Well before the pandemic arrived, people were already anxiously awaiting the release of “Mission: Impossible 7” and “Mission: Impossible 8.” The duo of star Tom Cruise and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie have already turned in multiple sequels to the franchise, each eclipsing the previous in terms of box office gross and overall quality. But then the pandemic hit and the ‘M:I’ franchise might have been hurt more than any other in terms of delays and production costs.

It feels like a lifetime ago that Christopher McQuarrie’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” set the world on fire and pumped new energy into the action franchise led by Tom Cruise. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media were so enthralled by the audience reactions they greenlit two sequels that were initially planned to be shot back-to-back, with McQuarrie returning to both write and direct.

Someone really should tell filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie that he can’t just go and announce cast members for his “Mission: Impossible” sequels on social media. Doesn’t he know that film outlets would die for these sorts of scoops? Oh well.

After the box office and critical success of “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” Paramount was quick to sign up filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie and star Tom Cruise for two more sequels, with the caveat that both the seventh and eighth films in the franchise would film back-to-back. All seemed to be going swimmingly until a little thing called COVID happened and derailed the entire industry’s plans.

Amongst the upcoming films that suffered at the hands of the COVID-19 pandemic was Tom Cruise starrer Mission: Impossible 7. In February, production was supposed to kickstart in Venice before moving to Rome.

The Hollywood director Christopher McQuarrie reportedly said that Tom Cruise's role in Mission: Impossible 7 is very different from what he has done before. The director goes on to add that the character played by Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 7 is very 'un Tom' and fans will be very impressed with the actor.

Christopher McQuarrie has pushed Tom Cruise and movie stunts to great heights with his work on the “Mission: Impossible” movies, but McQuarrie has revealed that he has plans for a new film with Tom Cruise that will surprise fans of the actor with an unlikely role.