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Displaying all articles tagged:
Mission Impossible
trailer mix
Nov. 11, 2024
Tom Cruise Is Gonna Jump Again
Mission: Impossible 8
finally has a trailer and a title.
By
Jennifer Zhan
franchising
July 3, 2024
Beyond the Trilogy: The 17 Best Part-Four Movies
For some franchises, a fourth film is a jump-start that reminds us all why we loved these movies in the first place.
By
Matthew Jackson
immortal
June 3, 2024
Jeremy Renner Won’t Return to
Mission: Impossible
Just to Be Killed Off
“If you’re gonna do this to my character, you’re gonna do this right.”
By
Alejandra Gularte
fight club
Mar. 4, 2024
Watch Out for the Killer Gams
Leg crush. Flying scissor. Whatever you call it, the move has become an inescapable part of action heroine fights.
By
Alison Willmore
best of 2023
Dec. 4, 2023
A Year of Movie Endings
In 2023, there were plenty of onscreen climaxes, but some of the industry’s most interesting denouements happened offscreen.
By
Bilge Ebiri
and
Alison Willmore
i’m jumping out a window!
Oct. 2, 2023
Where to Watch Every
Mission: Impossible
Thing Right Now
In Tom we trust, even on VOD.
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
back to the movies
July 15, 2023
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
Dives Back Into the Box Office
Jumping in headfirst before the
Barbenheimer
takeover.
By
Alejandra Gularte
imf
July 15, 2023
How to Survive
Mission: Impossible 7
in a Movie Theater
Five screens and 14 mostly wonderful hours later, I’ll tell you the best way to see
Dead Reckoning
.
By
Bobby Finger
endings
July 14, 2023
The Ending of
Dead Reckoning
Takes
Mission: Impossible
Back to the Start
Dead Reckoning
glances backwards to the 1996 movie that started it all, which also happened to end with a blast of locomotive action.
By
A.A. Dowd
vulture lists
July 14, 2023
The Best
Mission: Impossible
Action Sequences, Ranked
With the release of
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,
we look at the most death-defying set pieces in Tom Cruise’s action franchise.
By
Jason Bailey
stunts
July 13, 2023
Mission: Impossible
Movies, Ranked
There’s not an obvious dud
in the bunch. But let’s try anyway.
By
Keith Phipps
trailer mix
July 10, 2023
The World’s Coming After Tom Cruise in
Mission Impossible 7
The mission? Impossible. The reckoning? Dead. The part? One.
By
Rebecca Alter
mission impossible
May 24, 2023
Shakira Is ‘Begging’ Tom Cruise to Stop Hitting on Her
He’s attempting his most dangerous stunt yet: escaping the friendzone.
By
Zoe Guy
let’s do it again
Aug. 23, 2022
The 102 Best Movie Sequels of All Time
Who in the world wanted a
Top Gun
sequel? Not even Tom Cruise, but that didn’t stop
Maverick
from getting made and soaring in our ranks.
vulture recommends
May 26, 2022
Jack Reacher
Was the Beginning of a Beautiful Blockbuster Friendship
Tom Cruise broke Christopher McQuarrie out of “director jail” and found a kindred creative spirit.
By
Tres Dean
vulture lists
May 12, 2022
23 Unsettlingly Nice Tom Cruise Stories
Did you know he sends Dakota Fanning a birthday present every year?
By
Hunter Harris
and
Ethan Sapienza
covid-19
June 3, 2021
Finishing
Mission: Impossible
7 Proving an Impossible Mission
The film’s production will shut down for two weeks following a positive COVID-19 test.
By
Halle Kiefer
anniversaries
May 27, 2021
The First
Mission: Impossible
Is Still the Best
Not many people expected the 1996 Tom Cruise hit to stand the test of time, but 25 years later, it has.
By
Bilge Ebiri
the industry
Jan. 14, 2019
Pray for Tom Cruise’s Joints:
Mission: Impossible
Director to Make Two Sequels
One of these days, Tom Cruise is going to explode like an antique vase hurled against a wall, and it’ll be all our faults.
By
Halle Kiefer
mission — possible!
Dec. 4, 2018
Tom Cruise Surprise Releases Late Contender for Film of the Year
His greatest work yet.
By
Hunter Harris
vulture lists
Aug. 3, 2018
Every Tom Cruise Movie Performance, Ranked
From
Top Gun
to
Rock of Ages
.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
facial hair
July 30, 2018
So, Was Henry Cavill’s
Mission: Impossible
Mustache Worth It?
His
Mission: Impossible
mustache may have screwed up
Justice League
, but consider the merits.
By
Kyle Buchanan
close reads
July 27, 2018
Mission: Impossible — Fallout
Is the Perfect Movie for Our Summer of Unreality
In pop culture and politics, the line between truth and fiction has blurred almost beyond recognition.
By
Jen Chaney
gimme more
Feb. 1, 2018
25 Things I’d Like to See From Tom Cruise’s New Instagram
Let’s start with a video detailing his friendship with Kanye.
By
Hunter Harris
stunt performers
Aug. 13, 2017
Production on
Mission Impossible 6
Expected to Halt After Tom Cruise’s Injury
DIY-er Cruise may want to consider using a stuntman in the future.
By
Devon Ivie
multi-hyphenates
Dec. 20, 2016
Actor Dermot Mulroney Played the Part of Unseen Cello Player in
Rogue One
He was the 11th chair in the cello section of the soundtrack’s orchestra.
By
Tolly Wright
the industry
Nov. 8, 2016
Mission: Impossible 6
Gets Summer 2018 Release Date
May this franchise never end.
By
Julia Edelman
the industry
Sept. 16, 2016
Tom Cruise Doing
Mission Impossible 6
After All
A salary dispute halted preproduction last month.
By
Nate Jones
the unbourne legacy
July 28, 2016
Jeremy Renner Is Hollywood’s Greatest Negotiating Tool (But He Deserves Better)
Somebody needs to figure out what to do with Jeremy Renner.
By
Adam Sternbergh
mission impossible
Nov. 19, 2015
Christopher McQuarrie Might Do
Impossible
Again
He would be the first director in the franchise’s history to do so.
By
Jackson McHenry
box office
Aug. 9, 2015
Tom Cruise Saves the World From
Fantastic Four
Moviegoers chose to see Tom Cruise run instead of superheroes saving the world this weekend.
By
Greg Cwik
movie review
July 30, 2015
Movie Review:
Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation
Might as well add (
The Rebecca Ferguson Show
) to the end.
By
David Edelstein
July 30, 2015
Tom Cruise’s 10 Greatest Movie Stunts, Reviewed by a Stuntman
“The fact that we can always see that it’s Tom really helps make the scene.”
By
Bilge Ebiri
July 30, 2015
Tom Cruise Is Already Working on Another
Mission: Impossible
Why stop now?
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
trailer mix
June 4, 2015
Watch the New
Mission: Impossible 5
Trailer
“The Syndicate is real.”
By
Dee Lockett
casting couch
July 9, 2014
Alec Baldwin to Play Rob Ford-esque Mayor of New York
He may appear in
MI:5
and Will Smith’s football concussion project too.
By
Anna Silman
directors
Nov. 15, 2012
Christopher McQuarrie May Direct
Mission: Impossible 5
Tom Cruise knows whom Tom Cruise wants.
By
Zach Dionne
last night on late night
Dec. 21, 2011
Last Night on Late Night: Conan O’Brien Lit the Human Centipede Menorah
Plus: Tom Cruise got crushed in a game of wreath toss, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
By
Caroline Shin
your box office explained
Dec. 19, 2011
Your Box Office Explained:
Mission
: Not Impossible
Sherlock Holmes
wins the weekend, but an IMAX-only
Mission
outperforms it.
By
Claude Brodesser-Akner
movie review
Dec. 16, 2011
Movie Review: The Nonsensical, Wonderful
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
It’s surprising, even moving, how often Cruise throws the ball to Renner.
By
David Edelstein
mission impossible
Sept. 1, 2010
Paula Patton Nabs Lead Role In
Mission Impossible
Reboot
She joins Cruise and Renner.
By
Josh Duboff
mission impossible
Aug. 27, 2010
How Else Can Paramount Hide Cruise in
MI4
?
He’s getting two new co-stars. Also, ‘Mission Impossible 4’ won’t be called ‘Mission Impossible 4.’
By
Lane Brown
mission impossible
Aug. 26, 2010
Jeremy Renner to Defuse
Mission Impossible 4
’s Tom Cruise Problem
Renner will star alongside Tom Cruise in the fourth ‘Mission Impossible’ movie.
By
Lane Brown
obits
Mar. 15, 2010
Actor Peter Graves Is Dead at 83
Graves was most famous for his roles in ‘Airplane!’ and the TV series ‘Mission: Impossible.’
By
Zeke Turner