Tom Cruise wouldn't change anything about ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies
Published on May 19, 2025
By IANS
- NEW YORK — Hollywood star Tom Cruise, who is gearing up for the release
of ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’
appeared at the premiere of the eighth installment of the film here in New York
and said he wouldn't change a thing about the franchise.
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- The star was at Lincoln Center alongside his director and
collaborator Christopher McQuarrie. Costars Angela Bassett, Simon Pegg, Hayley
Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Tramell Tillman and Nick Offerman for
the movie's US premiere.
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- Cruise reflected on his many years starring in the hit
action-movie franchise and said that if he had to do it all over again, he
wouldn't change a thing, reports people.com.
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- "I did the best you can, and it's representing all
the efforts of everyone involved at that particular moment. I looked at it and
I really see what it takes to make these movies and what I've learned about
storytelling (in) this particular genre," Cruise said.
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- Cruise also spoke about Michael B. Jordan's surprise
appearance at the movie's London premiere, where they shared a heartfelt
conversation and a hug, reports people.com.
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- He said it's "wonderful" to see the Sinners
star's success.
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- "He's enormously talented. He's a great actor. He's
dedicated to his craft. I really respect him. I love to see people do well in
life," he adds. "I've worked very hard to do all I can to help
people, see them do well — filmmakers, actors. People know my door is always
open."
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- Cruise's appearance at the event comes days after the
movie received a five-minute long standing ovation following its world premiere
at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, May 14.
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- The latest Mission: Impossible movie takes great care to
wind details from films throughout the 30-year-old franchise into its
storyline.
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- The latest installment follows Cruise's Ethan Hunt as he
and his team continue the battle over an advanced artificial intelligence known
as the Entity that has the ability to destroy the world if put in the wrong
hands or allowed to run amok independently, which was first introduced in
2023's Dead Reckoning.
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- “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” will hit the
theaters May 23.