Barbie on track to beat Oppenheier's opening weekend
by Dan Cooper | Jun 12, 2023 | News
Awareness seems to be the determining factor as the moment in the Barbie v Oppenheimer battle, with Barbie currently tracking to outgross Oppenheimer...
Actor: Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise battling studio executives over IMAX screens
by Jake Godfrey | Jun 05, 2023 | News
As the release of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One edges closer, Tom Cruise wages war with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer....
Brand new trailer released for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
by Lauren Miles | May 17, 2023 | News
Ethan Hunt returns in the trailer for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One - and Tom Cruise has clearly outdone himself with the stunts. ...
Nicholas Hoult cast in Clint Eastwood's final film
by Dan Cooper | Apr 17, 2023 | News
Nicholas Hoult has been chatting about the roles he's missed out on, as he joins the ensemble of Clint Eastwood's final film....
Hannah Waddingham joins Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part Two
by Jake Godfrey | Mar 15, 2023 | News
The cast for Dead Reckoning – Part Two is coming together, as Hannah Waddingham becomes the latest to join the cast....
New Mission: Impossible could be cut despite rapturous early buzz
by Dan Cooper | Mar 09, 2023 | News
Although test screenings are said to be 'through the roof', the president of Paramount has said that the new Mission: Impossible is too long....
Steven Spielberg credits Tom Cruise with 'saving Hollywood'
by Dan Cooper | Feb 15, 2023 | News
The ongoing awards circuit treats us to 'a moment' between two former collaborators and industry titans, as Steven Spielberg praises Tom Cruise....
Universal's chief confirms plan to send Tom Cruise into space
by Dan Cooper | Oct 10, 2022 | News
Tom Cruise is set to boldly go where no other actor has been before, according to Universal's Donna Langley....
Step back from the train: the worrying growth of wonky CGI
by Dan Cooper | Oct 07, 2022 | Feature, News
Poor visual effects are a zero-sum game, but who is going to stand up to this alarming slide in standards? A few thoughts....
The lost sequels to John Carter
by Jake Godfrey | Aug 26, 2022 | Feature, News
Disney's John Carter failed to hit Disney's financial expectations - and it took down plans for sequels with it....
Tom Cruise's next projects? An action film, a musical, or more Les Grossman
by Dan Cooper | Aug 09, 2022 | News
Tom Cruise is approaching the next stage of his career, and a few details have emerged as to what direction that might take....
Christoper McQuarrie on life after Mission: Impossible for him and Tom Cruise
by Dan Cooper | Aug 04, 2022 | News
The Mission: Impossible director has been chatting about future plans for Tom Cruise and himself once their time with the franchise ends. ...
Miles Teller confirms talks with Tom Cruise over Top Gun 3
by Dan Cooper | Jul 11, 2022 | News
It seems Paramount is already on board and Top Gun 3 ideas are already being mooted, following Top Gun: Maverick's impressive box office haul....
Minority Report, 20 years on: a movie that got a whole lot right
by Isaac Parkinson | Jun 15, 2022 | Feature, News
As Minority Report turns 20, we take a look at some of the scary predictions Steven Spielberg's film got right. “J...
How long before action stars are ‘getting too old for this shit’?
by Simon Brew | Jun 13, 2022 | Feature, News
It matters not whether you're Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger or even Tom Cruise: eventually, an action movie will have words about your age....
Top Gun: Maverick review: crikey
by Simon Brew | May 26, 2022 | News, Reviews
Who would have guessed that a Top Gun sequel would result in the best blockbuster in years? Here's our review of Top Gun: Maverick....
Top Gun: Maverick director reveals how he captured amazing flight footage
by Dan Cooper | Apr 14, 2022 | News
It seems that all of his collaborators drew on Tom Cruise's fearless spirit for stunts in the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick....
The dramatic roles of Billy Connolly
by Jake Godfrey | Apr 08, 2022 | Feature, News
An actor and stand-up comedian with a long and memorable career, we take a look at the varied dramatic roles of Billy Connolly....
Final trailer for Top Gun: Maverick released
by Dan Cooper | Mar 30, 2022 | News
The greatly-delayed sequel to Top Gun edges closer, and a final trailer for Top Gun: Maverick duly emerges....
Time loop trend: recommending modern successors to Groundhog Day
by Edward Cleary | Mar 30, 2022 | Feature, News
The success of Groundhog Day catapulted time loop movies into mainstream popularity - now we recommend some modern films that use the concept....
Tom Cruise and his Mission: Impossible 7 battle with Paramount
by Dan Cooper | Mar 25, 2022 | News
Details emerge of Tom Cruise forcing Paramount into reversing all kinds of major decisions regarding Mission: Impossible 7 and more. ...
Mission: Impossible 8 to mark Tom Cruise character's exit from the franchise
by Simon Brew | Feb 09, 2022 | News
Tom Cruise is planning to bring Ethan Hunt's adventures to an end with 2024's Mission: Impossible 8....
Fresh details emerge for Tom Cruise's next project, set to shoot in space
by Dan Cooper | Jan 31, 2022 | News
Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman are still boldly going where Hollywood has never been before, shooting part of their next movie in space....
Mission: Impossible, and films that were supposed to pass the torch
by Luke Dunne | Dec 14, 2021 | Feature, News
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol was all set to pass the franchise from Tom Cruise to Jeremy Renner - but handing over is hard to do....
Tom Cruise and his changing relationship with film directors
by Mark Harrison | Sep 23, 2021 | Feature, News
At the outset of his acting career, Tom Cruise worked with some of the biggest directors in the business - but has his pool of filmmakers shrunk as...
Mission: Impossible 7 UK shoot comes to an end
by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2021 | News
Tom Cruise has been popping up all over the UK as Mission: Impossible 7 films - but he's finally, for now, heading elsewhere....
Tom Cruise’s world tour of the Midlands
by Simon Brew | Aug 25, 2021 | Feature, News
Tom Cruise is out and about – and how rare is it to see a Hollywood star at the local curry house? We follow his progress around our neck of the w...
The humble pound coin saved the Mission: Impossible franchise
by Dan Cooper | May 21, 2021 | News
Tom Cruise can't do it all himself: sometimes, to save the world, he needs a few coins of UK currency....
Jerry Bruckheimer remembers casting Tom Cruise in Top Gun
by Dan Cooper | May 19, 2021 | News
Tom Cruise had just come off making the film Legend when he turned up for his Top Gun meeting: the meeting went well....
Tom Cruise sends his Golden Globes back, as protests grow
by Simon Brew | May 11, 2021 | News
Tom Cruise has sent back his three Golden Globes, as discontent over slow reforms of the awards continues to grow....
Top Gun: Maverick and Mission: Impossible 7 delayed again
by Simon Brew | Apr 12, 2021 | News
Three Tom Cruise films are each delayed, with the new Top Gun and Mission: Impossible films now arriving later than planned....
The Mission: Impossible III promo that nearly sparked a major incident
by Simon Brew | Mar 26, 2021 | Feature, News
A marketing idea for 2006's Mission: Impossible III led to newspaper dispensers being blown up and Paramount Pictures facing a legal threat....
