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  • Cruise control kicks In as Mission Impossible ignites summer box office

    Cruise control kicks In as Mission Impossible ignites summer box office

    MUMBAI: Theatre owners have one mission this May, pack in the crowds. And thanks to Tom Cruise, it looks like they’re already winning. With Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning just days away from its theatrical release, the high-octane franchise is already breaking ground. Over 11,000 tickets were sold within 24 hours of advance bookings, and as of Tuesday, that number has soared past 38,500 across national chains, setting the tone for what exhibitors are calling a “Hollywood summer revival.”

    Venkat Prasad of Prasad Multiplex (Hyderabad) shared his perspective on the current buzz, noting the shift in audience sentiment and said, “The numbers truly prove this, as does the incredible buzz and global response to the Tom Cruise film. The appetite for theatrical experiences in the South has been rejuvenated, and this high-octane offering is perfectly timed to tap into that demand. For us as exhibitors, and more importantly for audiences, 2025 is a blockbuster year for Hollywood in every sense, and we will see this unfolding as we now go along, starting with Mission: Impossible releasing on 17th May.”

    Echoing the sentiment AMB Cinemas director Sunil Narang emphasized the strength of the upcoming slate and its impact on local audiences, saying, “With Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning leading the charge, Hollywood’s May line-up is one of the best summer slates we have seen in a while offering a thrilling mix of nostalgia, action, and exhilaration this summer. The response from our audiences in the South has been phenomenal, with the region witnessing advance sales in good numbers solely for seeing Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in action; reaffirming the pull of such big-ticket releases for the big-screen experience.”

    Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the film stars Cruise alongside an ensemble cast including Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Angela Bassett. The latest instalment promises heart-stopping action, emotional stakes, and high-speed stunts that have come to define the franchise.

    Releasing in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu on Saturday, 17 May, The Final Reckoning brings back Ethan Hunt for one last, dangerous mission across languages and generations.

    In a post-pandemic world where streaming had momentarily taken the front seat, Cruise’s return to cinemas isn’t just a movie moment, it’s a mission to reignite the magic of the big screen.

  • Paramount ousts first trailer of ‘Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation’

    Paramount ousts first trailer of ‘Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation’

    MUMBAI: The next instalment of the Tom Cruise starrer Mission: Impossible series has got itself a rogue name. Titled Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Paramount Pictures has released the first-look of the movie starring Cruise.

     

    Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt and is back with more high octane stunts as can be seen in the new teaser trailer. In the trailer he is seen riding on the side of plane taking off with his bare hands. A dramatic motor bike chase sequence has also been revealed. The trailer also features Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin and Rebecca Ferguson.

     

    The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie and written by Drew Pearce and Will Staples. Produced by Cruise, J. J. Abrams and David Ellison, the movie also stars Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames and Sean Harris apart from Pegg, Baldwin and Ferguson. The movie is slated to release on 31 July, 2015.

     

    “Desperate times. Desperate measures,” says Cruise in the trailer, giving the audience just a glimpse into just how dramatic, edge of the seat and adrenalin pumping the latest Mission: Impossible franchise could be! 

     

  • Mission Impossible 5 to be directed by Christopher McQuarrie

    Mission Impossible 5 to be directed by Christopher McQuarrie

    MUMBAI: It is confirmed that the Jack Reacher director will also be leading the fifth installment of the popular MI series. The film starring Tom Cruise will reunite him with McQuarrie. The two have previously worked together on Jack Reacher.

     

    The movie is being produced by Paramount and Skydance productions. Drew Pierce is writing the script for the movie. McQuarrie is repped by CAA. In 1996 McQuarrie won the best screenplay award for The Usual Suspects. He was recently associated with The Wolverine as screenwriter.

     

    Paramount Film group president Adam Goodman said that the series is famous for its signature directors and McQuarrie fulfills the role for them. The MI series have been a very popular series starring Tom Cruise. However, the movie hasn’t kept its audience going past the second movie.

  • Christopher McQuarrie to finally helm the film adaptation of the miniseries ‘Unforgiven’

    Christopher McQuarrie to finally helm the film adaptation of the miniseries ‘Unforgiven’

    MUMBAI: The three-part British television drama series Unforgiven, written by Sally Wainwright in 2009 is being steered into a feature adaptation. Christopher McQuarrie has signed on to write, direct and produce the film adaptation of the miniseries, along with GK Films. Graham King, who‘s GK Films, has tried for several years to turn the television series into a film has finally got McQuarrie to return at the helm.

    Unforgiven which is a drama-thriller about the intrigue and violence that unfolds when the protagonist woman completes a 15-year prison stretch for the murder of two policemen who‘d come to evict her family from their farmhouse. Her hope is to live quietly and reunite with her troubled younger sister, but she unwittingly becomes a target for revenge.

    Suranne Jones played the lead in the mini, which was written by Sally Wainwright and directed by David Evans and was first broadcast on ITV & UTV in January 2009, and STV in 2012. The series won a British Royal Television Society award for Best Drama Serial in 2009 and a nomination for Jones as lead actress.

    McQuarrie who is represented by CAA, Key Creatives and attorney David Fox was originally going to direct the film adaptation after King bought it in 2010, with Angelina Jolie as the potential lead. However he left to direct Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher and the project was put on hold. Although McQuarrie is expected to direct Cruise in Mission: Impossible 5, Unforgiven has again become a priority project for him.

    Colin Vaines and Ken Kamins will be the executive producers alongside Nicola Shindler of Red Production Company and Wainwright of Sparkhouse Productions. Wainwright was also executive producer of the original mini.