Mini-LOL: Is Disney trying to sell their latest animated film Tangled with subliminal sex messages? [brew] What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 40 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles…
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Just as the title says, call this a confirmation of some of the early stories about the fourth Mission: Impossible film. Specifically, reports said that a second actor would be sought who could continue the series in the absence of Tom Cruise, who has anchored the first three films and is presumably the lead character…
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At a Dubai press conference not too long ago for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise mentioned that some filming would take place at Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. "I’ll be spending many days, many hours on the side of this building, I can’t give you details, but I will be…
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Who knew that Brad Bird and Tom Cruise were going to go all Tom Clancy on us? At a press conference in Dubai about the fourth Mission: Impossible film, director Brad Bird along with stars Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton and producer Bryan Burk answered question in front of a banner that oh so subtly…
Read MoreMichael Giacchino has personally solved the problem of unemployment in America: just win an Oscar for Best Original Score. After Giacchino's 2010 Oscar win for his amazing score to Up, the composer behind Star Trek and Lost has more jobs than a normal person would know what to do with. He just finished Let Me…
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Brad Bird is pulling together quite a cast for the fourth Mission: Impossible film, which is now shooting in Europe. Specifically, the evil end of the spectrum is now well-represented by a core trio of actors. Michael Nyqvist from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the lead baddie, but now Anil Kapoor from Slumdog…
Read MoreNO PHOTO Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to check out these photos from the set of Mission: Impossible 4. Directed by Brad Bird and starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Vladimir Mashkov, Michael Nyqvist and Josh Holloway, the film is scheduled for release December 16, 2011…
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We're not trying to overwhelm you with bits and bites about the production of the fourth Mission: Impossible film; it just happens today that there have been a couple new pieces of info that were spaced just far enough apart. In addition to the report of the film shooting soon in Dubai, we know now…
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Briefly: A few weeks of the shooting schedule for the fourth Mission: Impossible film will take place in Dubai, the emirate's media office said today. "The latest installment of the globally renowned action thriller 'Mission: Impossible,' starring Tom Cruise, will be filmed in Dubai within the coming few weeks," the office announced. Note that the…
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Tom Cruise already has his team of new and returning operatives set for the next as-of-yet-untitled Mission: Impossible movie—Jeremy Renner is his right-hand man, Paula Patton is a young female operate (can we expect a romantic entanglement of some kind? Probably), and Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg are returning to their former roles—but what good…
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James Gandolfini is about to start work on Violet & Daisy but is lining up work to take on after that film wraps. One possibility is Great Hope Springs, the matrimonial drama that will re-team director Mike Nichols and Meryl Streep. Jeff Bridges was one possible candidate for the same role over the summer, but…
Read MoreNO PHOTO Just Jared has published photos of Brad Bird (Iron Giant, Ratatoullie, The Incredibles) and Tom Cruise doing location scouting for the fourth Mission: Impossible film, which plans to shoot under the working title Aries starting on December 6 and going through early March 2011. The film is set to co-star Jeremy Renner as…
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Briefly: Last week three actresses were testing for one of the plum female roles in the new Mission: Impossible film, to be directed by Brad Bird with Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner starring. Lauren German (Hostel: Part II), Paula Patton (Precious) and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville) were all in the running, but now Paula Patton has…
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This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley remember the passing of a too-young talent, discuss the nature of biopics, reflect on the state of the Mission: Impossible series, and share memories of a Blockbuster long gone. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us…
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We now know that Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner will play the two primary agents in Paramount's upcoming Mission: Impossible 4. (Until we know what the final title of this new Mission: Impossible film will be, we're just going to call it Mission: Impossible 4. Hopefully that'll avoid confusion for the time being.) There are…
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Yesterday when we told you about Jeremy Renner being hired to play opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 4, I said that we didn't actually know much at all about the script, and wondered how some new elements of the story would be structured. Now there's new info that suggests some interesting things, including the…
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There's been a lot of talk about how Paramount would manage Mission: Impossible 4 after the not outrageously good box-office of Knight and Day. (Which was also not outrageously disappointing, as the film has made twice in foreign markets what it pulled domestically.) The big idea was that the studio would expand the script a…
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Paramount Pictures and director Brad Bird are going to begin testing actors to star alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 4. The Wrap is reporting that Keven Zegers (Frozen), Christopher Egan (Resident Evil: Extinction) and Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) are in contention for roles in the new film. It is unclear if they are…
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Assuming that the majority of this information is valid, there are going to be about two dozen worth of news stories crammed in one here, so brace yourselves. According to a leaked email exposing Paramount's upcoming movie slate, they're going to be pretty busy over the next few years, working on a slew of potentially…
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Is the future for big stars? As Paramount hammers out deals for Mission: Impossible 4, one detail has come to light: Tom Cruise will take a lot less money up front than he once would have commanded. The trade-off is that he's in line for a back-end payday that could still put his take in…
Read MoreSimon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek) has signed on to reprise his role as the comic relief lab geek Benji Dunn for Mission: Impossible 4. THR reports that while the project has yet to be officially greenlit, director Brad Bird has been reading actors this week and production is tracking to begin in…
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Last month it was reported that Alias' scribes Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec had turned in their script for the Brad Bird-directed Mission: Impossible 4, but would the box office for Cruise's action/comedy Knight and Day effect the upcoming spy action sequel? Knight and Day pulled in a mildly disappointing $61.8 million domestically after a…
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We're in speculation-ville here, so don't take this all too seriously yet. The short answer to the headline's question: probably not in a huge way. Mission: Impossible is an established franchise with an audience base and an appeal that goes beyond Tom Cruise, so even if Cruise's action comedy Knight and Day doesn't find an…
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Yesterday, Paramount announced that Mission Impossible 4 was being pushed back from May 27th to a December 16th 2011 release. We mentioned that Brad Bird had still not officially been announced as the director for the film, despite previous reports that he was in final negotiations for the gig. Empire got a chance to talk…
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Paramount has announced that Mission Impossible 4 will now hit theaters on December 16th 2011. The film originally had a May 27, 2011 release date, which we assume has now been filled with JJ Abrams' Super 8. Previously: When it was first announced that JJ Abrams and Tom Cruise were reteaming to co-produce a fourth…
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When it was first announced that JJ Abrams and Tom Cruise were reteaming to co-produce a fourth Mission Impossible film, a lot of factors were unknown. Would it be a reboot, a spinoff? Would Tom Cruise return as Ethan Hunt? Would JJ Abrams also direct? In October we got a couple answers, as Paramount Pictures…
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Ever since Zombieland was a massive break-out hit, there has been a lot of talk about what director Ruben Fleischer will do next. A 3D sequel is in the cards, but he's been slow to take on any of the many films that have come his way. Now there are reports that say he could…
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