Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Trailer

The official trailer for JJ Abrams' Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has been released. I assume it will be attached to Puss N Boots and other new films shttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giftarting this weekend. The HD version can be found at Yahoo! Movies.

Mission: Impossible 4 Burj Khalifa Featurette

MSN UK has posted a brief featurette that shows Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as it filmed at the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. While Tom Cruise hung from the outside of the building, the director and crew where inside filming.

New Mission Impossible IV Poster

Below is a new poster for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, produced by JJ Abrams, that highlights core cast of the film.

Mission: Impossible Gifted Dark Knight Sales Boost

The IMAX screenings of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has been given a gift that will surely boost the sales. AMC Theatres has confirmed that the movie will get an IMAX only six minute prologue from The Dark Knight Rises. The chain further confirmed that the prologue is only for "real" IMAX theatres that take the 70mm film, not the digital IMAX that have popped up of late in modified theatres. The exact locations have not been worked out. Ghost Protocol hits IMAX on December 16th with widespread release on December 21st. The Dark Knight doesn't come out until next summer.

Mission: Impossible 4 With IMAX Footage

A new press release reveals that Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol will have about 30 minutes of footage shot specifically with IMAX cameras. The result will be the effect used in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen where the screen will expand to fill the entire IMAX screen to display the footage in real IMAX. Revenge was the last film to use real IMAX cameras to film scenes as all "IMAX Experience" movies since then were really the standard films just made bigger. Press release below. The IMAX film is getting an early release of December 16th, 2011.

New Mission Impossible IV IMAX Poster

A new poster has been released for the JJ Abrams produced Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol. The IMAX poster features Tom Cruise hanging off the side of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper as seen in the trails. The movie is set for "limited" release on December 16th with widespread release on December 21st.

Mission: Impossible 4 Release Date Change

The release date for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has changed from Wednesday, December 21st to Friday, December 16th. The change is being called a "preview" in select theaters but the number of theatres was not provided. Considering the release date of Friday, I doubt anyone will have a problem seeing the film. The move seems to be a response to a crowded Christmas slate that includes The Girl with the Golden Tattoo and Steven Spielberg's War Horse.

JJ Abrams Briefly Talks IM4

While promoting the upcoming CBS TV series Person of Interest, show executive producer JJ Abrams briefly discussed Star Trek (delayed, not signed on as directory) and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol with Collider.

As producer, what are your thoughts on Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and Brad Bird as the director? Is it the best one in the series?
ABRAMS: I think it’s the best one of the series. I do. First of all, you’ve never seen a live action Brad Bird movie, and yet when you watch it, you go, “This is a Brad Bird movie.” You realize you’ve been watching Brad Bird films that just happen to be animated. It’s really fun. It’s got a fun intensity to it, and that’s Brad. It’s the biggest one, by far, in terms of the stuff that happens in it. Also, there are other things like a portion of it was shot in IMAX and there’s a sequence on the tallest building in the world, the Burj in Dubai, where Tom Cruise did five days worth of wire work outside the building that is so insane, you cannot believe the insurance company let him do it. When you see it on IMAX, it’s terrifying. It’s crazy, what he did. It really is unbelievable. It’s weird to be in meetings with him and think, “That dude was running down the outside of the building!” I’m talking to him, he’s in my office, and he did that. It’s weird. It’s like talking to Buzz Aldrin. You’re like, “That dude was on the moon!”

You could have been the guy who killed Tom Cruise.
ABRAMS: Well, you’re always afraid of that ‘cause Tom wants to do every stunt. But then, when he does it, you realize he can.

Mission: Impossible 4 Bumped Back

Deadline reports that Paramount has bumped the release of the JJ Abrams' produced Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol back five days from December 16th to December 21, 2011. The change does nothing the lesson the competition in the Christmas two week period. Instead of competing directly against Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, it will now have to deal with that movie's second week and the release of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Other movies are also getting release then but these three are the big ones.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Trailer

The first trailer for the J.J. Abrams executive produced film Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol was released with Transformers: Dark of the Moon and online. It continues the story of Ethan Hunt and is IMF crew.

Super 8, Mission Impossible Footage Previewed

Paramount Pictures held a sneak peak of their summer 2011 for the press yesterday that included a look at 20 minutes of JJ Abram's directed film Super 8 and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol that he is executive producing. While incomplete, the report indicates two films that should be very entertaining. As far as spoilers go, it seems I:M might have at least a portion of the film take place between the first and second films while Abrams continues to keep his secrets with Super 8 but the shown scene reinforces his desire to keep things practical as much as possible rather then relying on CGI. Below are descriptions of the shown scenes from Collider.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Then we got a quick-cut barrage of footage from Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, which features Tom Cruise back as Ethan Hunt, with hair length somewhere between movies one and two (yes, that’s important). The montage flew by at lightning speed, but we did catch plenty of glimpses of Cruise jumping off moving cars, unleashing weaponry fire and doing his spy thing. We also saw Simon Pegg dressed in a Soviet-like outfit, Paula Patton looking stunning while stepping out of a car , Josh Holloway making his usual angry face and Jeremy Renner in full out action mode. In fact, Renner is eerily reminiscent of original M:I Tom Cruise — obviously ready to take over the mantle.

The audience let out a welcome gasp when the footage went full-on IMAX scope a la Dark Knight for the much talked about stunt in which Cruise actually dangled from the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Duabi. The scene features Renner and Patton egging Cruise on as he attempts to swing into a window…which might be a little bit out of his reach. Fun stuff.

Super 8

Before the lights dimmed and the footage played, Abrams warned us that these were completely unfinished scenes. Incomplete SFX, incomplete sound, incomplete color. This was rough, and frankly, he didn’t want to show us. He also didn’t want to let the cat out of the bag on any spoilers, so for the sake of the mystery (because it’s more fun that way), you won’t find anything too shocking here.

Abrams played two scenes for us: a lengthier version of the train wreck scene featured in the trailer and a brief scene at a gas station post-train wreck. In the trailer we see the boys setting up camera before everything derails and that’s what plays out at length in the opening. The vibe is very Goonies in all the right ways — these kids Abrams have found are pitch perfect. They talk like 14-year-olds, they act like 14-year-olds. They’re dynamic is fun loving and they’re having a ball making this zombie movie.

That is, until a truck zips past them, pulls on to the train tracks and takes the locomotive off the tracks. The kids run for cover (as seen in the trailer) and the scene in full is miraculous. You don’t get a sense from the trailer, but the wreck scene is almost entirely practical. At one point a train car barrels through the station and the entire building explodes, wooden panels, metal beams, debris and all. Burning train parts fly through the air as the kids run through the warzone. The main character Joe, a loner kid who recently lost his Mom in a mill accident, witnesses something banging around in one of the cars, but loses focus when his friends call for him. Saying too much would spoil, but Joe and his friends do encounter the man who deliberately drove head on into the train — a man that they know, but we don’t. Creepy!

The shorter scene was a glimpse at an attack on the gas station by the “thing.” A cop and a station attendee mill about in the middle of the night only to cross paths with “it,” which we know from the trailers has some serious powers. In the trailer, we see the attendant being pulled across the floor of the convenience store. From the footage, we just know that he takes quite a walloping before then. Even in this scene, Abrams isn’t giving anything up — who or what was trapped in that train is very much a mystery. To the viral campaign!

M:I4, Super 8 Hitting IMAX Theaters

JJ Abrams' Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and Super 8 will be released in IMAX theatres when the movies officially debut later this year. The films are part of a 4 picture agreement that Paramount Pictures announced today. From the Hollywood Reporter:

Imax Corp. has booked four upcoming Paramount tentpole pics for its 2011 slate. The pact with Paramount Pictures will see Toronto-based Imax screen super-sized versions of Super 8, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.

Each movie will bow worldwide on Imax screens day-and-date with its traditional 35mm release. Super 8 will be released on June 10, 2011, with Transformers: Dark of the Moon bowing on July 1, 2011. Paramount will also release Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol on Dec. 16, 2011, while The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will debut on Dec. 28, 2011 in the U.S. market.

Ving Rhames Out of MI4?

The Independent.ie is reporting that Ving Rhames might be out of Mission: Impossible 4 is an agreement cannot be reached on salary. The actor is pretty straight forward saying that money is the issue.

Ving, 51, is the only actor besides Tom to appear in all three installments of the franchise. But he said: "I don't know (if I'll be in the film), we're negotiating money. If I'm not paid properly, will I be working with him again on this one? No".

Ving, promoting his new film Death Race 2, added: "I live a very simple life. If I'm supposed to make 7.7 million US dollars and they're offering me three, I don't know if that's going to work. I did the last one for more than three million, there's no misunderstanding - it's 7.7 million or no!"

Considering Rhames is currently promoting direct to video Death Race 2, he sure does seem to be overly confident of his negotiating position, value and time. Usually his asking price is reserved for rising B-list or above stars with recent proven box office draw, something that Rhames no longer qualifies. The film has already been in production for well over a month so it seems likely that the studio has decided he simply isn't worth the price.

Cruise Films M:I 4 Stunt

It seems that Tom Cruise is one of the few actors that is not exaggerating when he says he does his own stunts. As the video below shows, the actor is performing a stunt on the Burj Khalifa for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Called "the world's tallest building" the stunt seems to involve his character of Ethan Hunt has he runs and walks along the outside of the building. (via AICN)

Mission: Impossible 4 Official Title

In a press conference for Mission: Impossible 4, the official title of the film was revealed. As has become the norm for sequels, this one drops the numbering scheme for a subtitle resulting in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" The film is currently filming Dubai, United Arab Emirates with stars Tom Cruise Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton. The scheduled release date is December 16th, 2011.

Giacchino to Score Super 8, M:I4

Collider.com is reporting that long time go-to composer for JJ Abrams will provide the music Abrams' current projects of Super 8 and Mission: Impossible 4. He previously worked with Abrams on Alias, Lost, and Star Trek. He will also be busy scoring Cars 2 and John Carter of Mars. Most recently he scored an Oscar for Up.

Mission: Impossible 4 Begins Production

New images posted by Accidental Sexiness shows that Mission: Impossible IV has official begun production. The images, taken in Prague, Czech Republic, show Cruise both in and out of custume. The rest of the gallery can be found here.

Josh Holloway Joins M:I 4

Casting continues on Mission: Impossible 4 with the addtion of ex-Lost cast member Josh Holloway. The actor will join the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) that is lead by Tom Cruise's character of Ethan Hunt. The Brad Bird directed, JJ Abrams produced production is expected to start production sometime in the next few months.

Mission Impossible 4 Find A Villain

JJ Abrams' Mission: Impossible 4 has found its big bad in the form of Michael Nyqvist who most famous role (at least overseas) is playing Mikael Blomkvist in the The Girl with the Dragon Tatto and the other two film adaptations. No specifics on what the name of the character or the agenda.

"Aries" Starts Filming in December

The next Mission: Impossible film, codenamed "Aries", will start principle photography on December 6th and continue to film until March 7th according to Collider. There have been indications that the franchise might actually try to avoid using "Mission: Impossible" as part of the film's title but doubtful if Aries is that alternate title. I can't help but wonder if the codename might hint at possible plot point of the film. The film's executive producer is JJ Abrams with Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, and Simon Pegg returning. New cast members include Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton.