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Yet another spy report from the set of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II.
SPOILER ALERT !!
Well geeks our spy down under, Cheesy Poof, has sent ol' Father Geek a new report on the goings on he/she has witnessed on the set of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II. There are what some may concider spoilers ahead, be forewarned... do not proceed if you don't want to know... fight the urge... control yourself... you have been warned!!!
Hi
It's your Down Under spy CHEESY POOF man again, and I thought I'd explain
the Cruise-in-the-747 mystery from yesterday's MI2 post, and give some
extra info on the film.
I haven't read the script, but this is what I can establish from word on
the set and from different cast.
As I revealed EXCLUSIVELY to AIN'T IT COOL before (sorry, i had to throw in
at least one DRUDGEISM), the sequel centres on the (accidental?)
development by two Russian scientists of a highly dangerous new virus. It
seems that these two men do not appear to have sinister motives although
realise that should the virus fall into the wrong hands, things could turn
very nasty.
So, very early on in the film, it transpires that they wish to hand it over
to the Mission Impossible team, and on the jet in question the handover
happens by one of the scientists to Ethan Hunt (Cruise).
However, as your spy on the set reported, it is actually NOT Cruise on the
plane, but a bad guy wearing his face (!), in a scene which ties in nicely
to one of the big moments in the first film (let alone Silence of the
Lambs). A big, violent, nasty chase through the jet on its various levels
results in all sorts of mayhem and (SPOILER!!) a big explosion.
So, who is in the film in terms of cast?
The second lead is played by British actress Thandie Newton (last seen in
BELOVED). I believe she plays some sort of cat burglar who stumbles into
the team. Ving Rhames is back, although I didn't recognise anyone else from
the first film on the cast list. Dougray Scott (EVER AFTER) and Australian
actors Richard Roxburgh, John 'Dickhead' Polson and Dominic Purcell are
definitely on board, but i have no idea about how big their roles are.
Also, speaking of SILENCE, the word is that Anthony Hopkins is very near to
taking the role that Ian McKellen was rumoured for a couple of months back.
I don't know what character it is, but I understand it is supposedly a good
guy (maybe Hunt's new boss??).
The only other interesting thing I can tell you is that in addition to the
747 set, there is another huge soundstage in use. You may be aware that the
owners of a massive Spanish house in Sydney called BOOMERANG were offered
$20 000 a day to film there, but the owners knocked them back. So! In the
wonderful ways of Hollywood, the producers have completely rebuilt the
entire interiors of the house (with multiple levels) including a massive
courtyard where I believe a big dance sequence will take place. Will this
be a chance for Tommy to demonstrate his much-touted-by-Nicole dancing
prowess? As far as I can remember, his ridiculous street cartwheel/backflip
in THE FIRM was the last time we saw him do anything vaguely athletic.
Grab your pardners, ladies and gents, Tommy is gonna take the floor!
Another big sequence in the film involves something called the (don't quote
me) Festival of Fire, which is some Spain-set big street party/parade where
everything gets set alight. I am told it will be a very spectacular
sequence. Although it seems a bit reminiscent of the ST PATRICKS DAY crowd
chase in THE FUGITIVE to me.
I haven't seen anyone who has talked directly to Tommy (or T.C., or 'Top
Cat' as he is referred to; his buggy has the licence plate TC) but everyone
seems to have the "DON'T LOOK HIM IN THE EYE!!" mantra down pat. His big
trailer is parked close to the studio gym, where he has been spending a lot
of time, and both he and Nicole are keeping an EXTREMELY low profile in
Sydney - they've been in town for almost six weeks and haven't made a
single public appearance. John Woo, on the other hand, has popped up at a
couple of events including the Sydney premiere of THE MATRIX, which he
reportedly enjoyed a lot. Damn right. MATRIX rocks!!
Anyway, I'll keep you posted on any more info as it comes to hand.
Signing off in invisble ink,
CPM
P.S. This message will self destruct - but only when Tom's goombas work out
who I am. ie. NEVAH! A HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
(with respect to Sideshow Bob).
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Here's what i'm seeing. It seems to me that Tom has taken a page out of the Stanly Kubrick book of solitude. Now for Stanly this is understandable. He was a great director, who was often absorbed in his work. But Cruise is a Movie Star. He is supposed to be in the spotlight, he is supposed to be seen, and he is supposed to be liked. Remeber before Eyes Wide Shut, he was more than happy to show up at certain events, and show off that smile. Now he's just acting way more important than he should. Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
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This is more or less a senseless post, but...has anybody else noticed that in every single movie Cruise stars in, there is at least one scene where we can see him running? This is really remarkable, actually I cant remember one of his films where he doesn't run like hell.
I'm wondering if he'll be seen running in EWS...maybe naked? -
you got to be kidding- if You are a mowie star You have to appear in public?- Why?. If it's because youre on a job, doing some promotion for a film, then right. But don't he get to have some of his own time, is'nt he human. From my Scandinavian perspective it is You who are wrong, and not an actor who wants to spend time with his wife and mayby her family in private!!!! din Kaempe spasser!!!!!
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I'll tell you what, if you want a lot of privacy, um.....DON;T BE IN THE MOVIES!!!!! 200 million people look at you every time you make a movie, (if your lucky) Privacy is fine, but actign all high and mighty on the set is uncalled for, and refusing to make at least ONE public appearance is pompus. Why couldn't he bring his family?
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Why should he, if he don't have to. Because the publick says so or because the press says so. Think Clinton and the way that story went(for that sake O.J.)
Would'nt You wan't some pease from the public eye? -
Paent af dig at goere det paa dansk saa han ikke blive saaret, trods alt :-)
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Mimi Rogers vs. Nicole Kidman? One is well proportioned, on the other hand, one has mammoth fun-bags. What a difficult decision! As for Timmy working all out and getting buff, get real my friend. A man who is not taller than 5'7" or 5'5" or whatever height he is should not buff up too much, he'll look ridiculous unless Woo borrows a page from DePalma and has Cruise stand on a soapbox for all of his scenes.
As for the movie, it starts to sound more and more like a rip-off of that made for tv movie "Pandora's Box" starring Jane Leeves or something like that. -
I've often joked about Cruise's running in every movie. His legs bend backward nearly meeting his pumping elbows, and his tie and jacket fly around. It's pretty funny. John Woo likes The Marix, cooL! Hope he understood it.
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I recently checked out Beloved when it came to video, bad press kept me away from the theater, but I read a couple of works from Toni Morrison in college, so I was interested. I enjoyed the film, it was well shot and the acting is great. I think this film got such bad press because it is sometimes hard to understand, but give it a look. Thandie Newton played the ghost Beloved, and she is a heck of a find. She was scary! Thumbs up to MI2 for signing Thandie Newton!
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Tom who? This article seems to be of the opinion that Tom is an ass. But after reading several other articles over the past years, this would be the first that is anti-Tom. I think Tom Cruise is one of the five best actors alive today, and unlike serveral other twenty-million dollar stars who will ramain nameless (Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner, Will Smith) he occasionally takes risks. Of course this film is not much of a risk, but Jerry Magwire (spelling?) was, and Eyes Wide Shut is the biggest risk in YEARS, it has potential to dent Tom's career if it bombs (god forbid). He actually makes watchable films to, unlike Mrs. Roberts, who makes me cringe at the mere mention of her name, or another movie With Rev. Gere, or Mel Gibson, who's one talent is blowing things up. I mean, hoe far apart were Jerry and Mission: Impossible?
Forget Cruise for a minute, I want to talk about how much I can't wait for this movie, I enjoyed the first one, people keep talking about how confusing it was, but I got it, and I've only seen it one time. The best part of that film, was the fact that it was directed by Brian De Palma, because if you are looking for sensless blood and guts and vilence he's your man. The second best was John Voight, who is my second all time favorite actor, he's also the reason for myy viewing of Varsity Blues, which wasn't half as bad as people say, it was predictable, but it was enjoyable. Tom Cruise was the third best thing, he brought an action figure appeal to the film.
Mission: Impossible 2, with John Woo, why not? I don't care what anyone says, I don't like that Woo guy, and I'll tell you why, he an action director right? Well, I want wayyy more blood in his movies, more up close violence, etc. I only like Face/Off because of my obsession with Nick Cage, who hooked me with Leaving Las Vegas, but, I will see part 2, but I wonder, Tom went up against De Palma and lost, but if he goes up against Woo for final cut who wil win? Woo had to fight with Van Damme about editing once, but Van Damme is a big nobody, Tom is huge, and he will fight for editing more control, so we'll see(stop laughing this is an issue, a fight over the final cut will insue, I'm calling it now). -
Apr 21, 1999 9:10:39 AM CDT
Is anyone looking forward to this? And a reference to other cool
by violet fire
Well I was just reading all your people's talkbacks and it seems you are more concerned about the amount of times Tom runs than the movie itself...Personally I could care less how many times Tom does a push up or runs...With that said I can't wait for this movie. That jet sequence sounds real cool. I thought the first MI was so unbeleivably cool and I could watch it a million and two times and most likely never get sick of it...Plus with John Woo at the helm what could possibly go wrong...Face/off is one of the best if not the best action movies to come out in the nineties...So MI2 should be pretty kickass...There are quite a few movies I am looking forward to this year including the Green Mile (what a cool script Frank), Sleepy Hollow, EWS and AP:TSWSM but right now MI is pretty well the top of my list...Right beside a movie about some galaxy that was around a while ago and there were wars. It's directed by the dude who created Willow..Anyone know the one I'm talking about? Anyways later gators...
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The last movie substituted confusion for creativity. Tom Cruise is no action hero. He's about as convincing as Tweety Bird in these type of roles. The whole fun of Mission Impossible was the team working together. While I enjoyed the first ten minutes of Mission Impossible, I thought it was almost impossible to sit through the rest.
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There's no contest really, I like 'em both. As far as the Hollywood pretty boys go (dicaprio, Pitt, the entire cast of Party of 5) these are the only two watchable ones. Tom Cruise is the more conventional ALL-American type who has *NEVER* really taken any chances, BUT he is a solid actor who usually performs adecatly. Mel Gibson has been in the Mad Max films, and has taken chances as a director. The Maverick movie was a gas, and Braveheart, is in my opinion the best movie this decade (Dispite a couple editing snafus (PS I like epics...) and also despite the derivitiveness (read Spartacus)).
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THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MISSION IMPOSSIBLE! But did anyone read the scoop about Star Wars today? The one about Anakins father? I'm not going to say anything specific here but if you want to know, just go check it out! It doesn't really have all that much to do with the story, but it is the stupidist thing i've ever heard.
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Actually this is *very* similar to the background that Annikin Starkiller's (Luke) father has in the early drafts of Star Wars... Not that I like it...
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So, who has control of MI, the over-indulged actor, or the over-indulgent director. Tom Cruise has (quite deftly) amassed more power than god over the movie business, and most specifically this film property. Evidence of his over-indulgence is clearly visible in the first film. The supporting cast of the film, were given so little to work with in the way of character development, not to mention screen time that truly gifted actors like Jean Reno, and Henry Czerny were reduced to the equivalent of a drawn out cameo. Brian De Palma has also complained (albeit only recently) that Cruise's insistance on "looking cool" in the film left his options as a filmmaker more than a little limited. On the other side of the coin John Woo is known for making some of the best shoot-em-up actioners since Peckinpah. One can only wonder if the style of directing that he seems most comfortable with, is suited to what should be a cat and mouse espionage DRAMA. Yes thats right, drama. The original show was an espionage drama with elements of action, not the other way around. You don't ask Merchant & Ivory to make an action film, and you dont ask Woo to make a drama. Between and betwixt the influence the "star/producer" and the "hard-boiled" director lies a good picture that sadly, probably won't be made.
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I had such high hopes. I thought maybe today would be the day that I could read through a talkback without one mention of 'Episode 1.' Oh well. There's always tomorrow...
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While I am completely ill thinking of the possibility of this "Jedi Insect" theory, I think there is one aspect to the "Anakin's Father" issue here that we have to remember and that is the source. It came from Cinescape. To elaborate simply on that statement I will just say: It is a rag. Now, Lane, I would just suggest to you that before you use Lucas' name in vain and write it all off, you just wait to see the movie. You cannot know anything for sure until then. So let's just put down our torches and pitch-forks and wait for the opening crawl.
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Sorry, that was on South Park last night.
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I predict that not even John Woo will be able to save this movie from being garbage. :D
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They should get that guy that produces "Felicity" to direct the next one.
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