With the obvious exception of leading man Tom Cruise, the Mission: Impossible franchise has never relied on an abundance of star power in order to sell each new installment to the masses, with the focus falling squarely on whatever death defying antics the diminutive action icon has found himself caught up in this time around and the twisting narratives, rather than the names on the poster.
The six installments to date have filled out the supporting cast with a balance of established character actors and rising stars, and the seventh outing looks to continue that trend by signing up Shea Whigham, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff and Hayley Atwell to join returning favorites Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and, of course, Henry Czerny, who will make his first Mission: Impossible appearance since Brian De Palma’s 1996 original.
A recent set video showed Tom Cruise riding a motorcycle off...
The six installments to date have filled out the supporting cast with a balance of established character actors and rising stars, and the seventh outing looks to continue that trend by signing up Shea Whigham, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff and Hayley Atwell to join returning favorites Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and, of course, Henry Czerny, who will make his first Mission: Impossible appearance since Brian De Palma’s 1996 original.
A recent set video showed Tom Cruise riding a motorcycle off...
- 9/11/2020
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