Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell look too cute in Dubai at the Mission Impossible premiere

Todd Gilchrist editor Since “Mission: Impossible III” in 2006, Simon Pegg has been part of the core ensemble of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, playing hacker and sometime field agent Benji Dunn opposite its stalwart star Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. Pegg was never going to be the actor risking life and limb on screen — “it’s Benji’s job to be the one that actually says, ‘what the fuck are we doing here?’,” he observes. But over five installments of the indefatigable series, his character has shifted from questioning what Ethan is doing in the moment to believing absolutely in why he’s doing it, thanks in no small part to the writing and directing of Christopher McQuarrie. McQuarrie came onto “Ghost Protocol” as “a sort of master plumber to re-wriggle the pipes,” as Pegg characterizes it, and since became the series’ ongoing co-architect with Cruise. Their partnership reaches its peak, even if by all indications it’s far from over, with “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” half of an operatic culmination of narrative seeds planted since Cruise first played Hunt back in 1996. In a conversation with Variety, Pegg discusses what makes McQuarrie’s creativity so special, and his collaboration with Cruise et al so unique; he also talks about new details he discovered about Benji, explored the challenges of being self-referential in a franchise like this without undermining emotional stakes, and hinted at what is yet to come as he and the rest of the filmmaking team move on to “Dead Reckoning — Part Two.”

Katie Holmes is staying active. The director and actress was photographed in New York wearing a comfortable and sporty outfit after completing a workout. Celeb-approved summer dress: Katie Holmes, Jennifer Lopez, Kendall Jenner, and moreKatie Holmes stuns in crocheted dress at the opening night of ‘Like Water For Chocolate’Suri Cruise and a friend enjoy summer in New YorkHolmes was wearing a white T-shirt, some black Fanka leggings and white sports shoes.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” netted $8.3 million at the box office on Thursday, pushing the action sequel’s North American gross to $23.8 million after two days of release. The film, which finds Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt hurtling off cliffs, fighting knife-wielding bad guys on trains and evading pursuers while driving a Fiat through the streets of Rome, was incredibly expensive to produce. Shot during the pandemic (with all the attendant shutdowns, delays and health protocols that were a staple of the COVID era), the budget on the film ballooned to $290 million. So “Mission: Impossible” will need to generate a lot of repeat business if it’s going to turn a profit, and it needs to boom at the global box office.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One stars Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson have revealed the secret Morse Code meaning behind the franchise’s theme.Speaking to NME, the pair shared that they were recently made aware of the secret while appearing the Today FM show Dermot & Dave, hosted by Dermot Whelan and Dave Moore.“This is an amazing fact,” began Pegg. “Dave from Dermot & Dave, an Irish Radio show told us that when Lalo Schifrin wrote the original music, the theme, [he put in] two dashes, two dots [which translates to] ‘MI’,” the actor explained while sounding out the tune.“Stop it, it’s true!” interjected Ferguson, who was equally as excited to share the little-known fact.Lalo Schifrin, an Argentine composer, recorded the M:I theme in 1967.

Former Love Island star Maura Higgins, who first featured on the hit ITV show in 2019, has teased an iconic Love Island return with a cryptic photo she posted to her Instagram.The Irish beauty shared the snap when she had just got off a fight to an unknown location, as she took a quick photo of what looked like two chauffeurs picking her up.The chauffeurs were holding a sign each that read 'Got A Text' with the Love Island logo printed below it. Fans took to twitter to speculate the cryptic post as one reposted the picture and said: "Ummm has Maura Higgins just… bye Leah and Montel ig", while another added: "I need a Maura Higgins kinda bombshell".

“Mission: Impossible III” to prevent a college prankster from flying “insulting” airplane banners aimed at Tom Cruise and his controversial religion.Documents passed down from a reportedly former top Scientology executive to the Daily Mail include a letter from the church’s “Watchdog Committee” from its “Office of Special Affairs,” ordering someone named “Linda” and the church’s “Director/Commanding Officer in the Office of Special Affairs, International Division” to “find out everything you can about them and let me know at once.”The documents, published Thursday, claim that Stephen “Josh” Schofield, a then-21-year-old University of Central Florida student, raised about $3,500 on the online forum offtopic.com to “sabotage” the movie’s May 4, 2006, premiere at Grauman’s (now TCL) Chinese Theatre.Schofield had hired two airplanes to fly over the theater with banners reading: “The baby belongs to Xenu” — referring to Cruise and his then-partner Katie Holmes’ newborn daughter Suri — and “Hail Xenu (Heart) OT [Off Topic].”Xenu refers to the “galactic overlord” in Scientology’s mythology. Scientology’s chief spokesperson Karin Pouw told the Daily Mail that she had no knowledge of the incident and could not locate any documents.

Angelique Jackson It’s 10 a.m. in Sydney, where Hayley Atwell is preparing to walk the red carpet as the “Mission: Impossible” crew’s newest member, joining producer and star Tom Cruise and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie’s ensemble of battle-hardened actors. “This is a pure cinematic experience. It’s unadulterated entertainment, and of a huge scale,” Atwell says to Variety about “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” which finally hit theaters on July 12 following a two-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Flashy events like the Australia premiere (which featured a fireworks spectacle in honor of Cruise’s 61st birthday on July 3) mark the end of a four-year odyssey that pushed Atwell’s limits physically — leaving her hanging inside a train car that’s gone from horizontal to vertical, gripping anything nailed to the floor/wall/ceiling lest she fall to her death (or at least the safety rigging below) — and saw her creating a cunning character within the “M:I” universe.

Vanessa Kirby handled a wardrobe malfunction like a pro at the Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One premiere in New York City on Monday, July 10. 

Tom Cruise has no plans to stop taking on impossible missions. The actor is looking to Harrison Ford and his recent role in as his goal for the future.Cruise celebrated his 61st birthday on July 3 by attending a premiere of at Darling Harbour’s International Convention Center in Sydney, Australia.The action star spoke with The Sydney Morning Herald at the event and admitted he wanted to keep making installments in the long-running franchise until he's at least Ford's age.«Harrison Ford is a legend; I hope to be still going. I’ve got 20 years to catch up with him,» shared Cruise.

found their way onto the runways and into the wardrobes of and , while the bohemian maxi skirt simultaneously started making its mark as a summer must-have. Practical and lightweight, several stylish stars have already embraced this 1970s trend so expect to start seeing them everywhere. Say goodbye to those tight, hard-to-wear maxis of last year—because this season, the maxi skirt is roomy, ethereal, and light. A timeless classic, the flowy maxi skirt is adaptable to all kinds of occasions and pairings.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” have a lot in common.Both are part of decades-old American franchises that have been led by the same stars from Day 1 — Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford. Both concern a mysterious object that’s been split in two and needs to be recovered before it falls into the wrong hands. And both feature an extended action chase aboard a moving train.Running time: 163 minutes.

Tom Cruise admires athletes, particularly Olympians. The actor, who’s an athlete himself, was being interviewed by Matt Shirvington and paused the questions when he learned Shirvington is an Olympian. The cast of ‘Mission Impossible’ explain how they filmed without a script: ‘The story is always changing’Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson cozy up at ‘Mission Impossible’ premiereTom Cruise and Hayley Atwell look too cute in Dubai at the Mission Impossible premiereThe interview was for the new “Mission Impossible” movie, with Cruise attending the “Sunrise” show in Australia, hosted by Matt Shirvington.

Tom Cruise turns 61 on Monday, marking more than four decades since he broke on to the Hollywood scene and started his ascension to the mega-famous movie star we know today.Born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, Cruise got his start in bit movie parts before a breakout year in 1983, in which he starred in and his breakthrough hit, But it was in the 1990s when Cruise began to hit his stride as box office magic. From 1992-96, he made history when he starred in five consecutive movies that grossed $100 million or more in the United States: and .His starring role as Ethan Hunt in has also been a blockbuster boon.

Tom Cruise took on a dangerous new sport for "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One." Cruise, 60, performs his own stunts and the actor chose speedflying for his latest film. Speedflying is similar to paragliding but uses a much smaller canopy and is "completely unpredictable," according to director Christopher McQuarrie. "To shoot these stunts for ‘Mission: Impossible,’ with Tom there are no limits, so we become a little bit more adventurous every time," McQuarrie noted.

Robert Irwin took his relationship with girlfriend Rorie Buckey to the next level by stepping out for their first red carpet appearance as a couple.

Tom Cruise is proving he really can do anything.

trailer for Dune: Part Two has arrived – you can watch it above.Offering a more detailed look at Denis Villeneuve’s second chapter of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic, the trailer gives us glimpses of all-out war as Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen, while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.“Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, Paul must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee,” the official synopsis reads.The trailer also gives us our first look at Christopher Walken’s Emperor Shaddam IV, a character who did not feature in the first film.Dune: Part Two, which will be released in cinemas on November 3, also stars Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.Dune: Part Two was officially announced last October after the first film earned more than $40million at the US box office on its opening weekend. Dune was nominated for 10 Oscars and won six, including Best Sound, Visual Effects, Production Design, Music, Editing and Cinematography.On what to expect from the sequel, Villeneuve previously told ET Canada: “I cannot say nothing about the movie – I don’t like to talk about projects as I am doing them – but it’s probably going to be the biggest challenge of my career, again, because it’s even more complex than Part One.”In a four-star review of Part One, NME wrote: “After two hours and 35 minutes, Dune‘s lack of closure feels irksome to say the least.

$2.3 billion “Avatar: The Way of Water” raked in last Christmas — movie theaters are back to being an armory of high-profile bombs. This weekend, wobbly Warner Bros.’ “The Flash” dropped a staggering 73% in its second week to a worldwide total of just $210 million. A more-than-50% decline for an expensive DC Comics superhero film spells trouble.Consider that fellow Justice League member “Aquaman” made $229 million by his second weekend in the US and Canada alone.Pixar’s uninspired “Elemental,” released June 16 and so far having grossed $121 million, will wind up as one of the Disney-owned animation studio’s biggest failures ever.

Katie Holmes is taking boho chic to the red carpet. The actress attended the American Ballet Theatre’s opening night performance of Like Water For Chocolate in New York City on June 22nd. She looked stunning in a long black crocheted dress that showed off her toned figure.

Suri Cruise is enjoying summer in the city. The 17 year old was spotted with a friend as the two enjoyed the city and had some drinks to handle the heat. Suri Cruise buys flowers for Katie Holmes on Mother’s DayKatie Holmes’ black leather look and smokey eye at Tribeca Film Festival: See PicsKatie Holmes stuns in crocheted dress at the opening night of ‘Like Water For Chocolate’Cruise was photographed in a relaxed outfit made out of a black strappy top and matching sweatpants.She paired the outfit with some white sneakers and wore a braid in her long brown hair.