Bring Thandie Newton back to ‘Mission: Impossible,’ you cowards

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Some spoilers for Mission: Impossible – Fallout ahead.

The Mission: Impossible series is one of the rare cinematic universes that doesn’t put too much stock in its own continuity. 

The only common cast members in all six films are Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames. The movies rarely reference events that happened previously in the timeline. There are blessedly few Easter eggs sprinkled in. 

And it’s that previous lack of dedication to worldbuilding that makes Mission: Impossible – Fallout such a different and interesting installment in the franchise.

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Math determines that the more Tom Cruise runs, the better his movies are

Arguably, Tom Cruise running his goddamn ass off is the glue that holds the Mission: Impossible franchise together. And now, we have math to prove it.
In celebration of the most recent addition to the franchise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Rotten …

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Ving Rhames recalls the time police held him at gunpoint in his own home

In America, even fame can’t protect black people from the life-threatening dangers of white fragility.
While promoting Mission: Impossible: Fallout on Sirius XM’s radio show The Clay Cane Show, actor Ving Rhames revealed that he himself was the victi…

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Simon Pegg tests his ‘Mission Impossible’ spy knowledge

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Know Your Role is a card game for only the most dedicated actors. 

We quizzed Simon Pegg, aka Benji – the technician turned field agent – in the ‘Mission Impossible’ series, to see if he knows as much about the spy world as his character. 

Robot spy doves? Headbands that read thoughts? Jeremy Renner’s maglev suit? Read more…

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What’s going on with Henry Cavill’s beard in the ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ trailer?

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The trailer for Mission: Impossible – Fallout has been out for months, and somehow we all missed its most compelling component. We speak, of course, of Henry Cavill’s reappearing beard. 

Henry Cavill’s beard is already a contentious pop culture topic, although that’s more on whoever removed his facial hair in Justice League than him. This time, an optical illusion or possibly a mistake in post-production seems to be at work — one that makes Henry Cavill generate a beard where, previously, there was none. 

Please watch the GIF in the below tweet, which Michael Chu graciously shared on Monday. Warning: it’s weird as hell! Read more…

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Tom Cruise finally joined Instagram and we can’t help but stare at this fire

Everyone’s second favorite Scientologist (behind Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss) is now on Instagram.
Tom Cruise, welcome to the party. We guess.
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Tom Cruise teases 6th ‘Mission: Impossible’ with death-defying stunt

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The sixth Mission: Impossible movie has a title and expected release window, Tom Cruise revealed on Instagram Thursday.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout will be coming to theaters July 27, Cruise revealed in his first-ever Instagram post. 

In a follow-up post, the star of the series shared a photo of himself hanging on to the outside of a helicopter in flight, which looks completely terrifying.

Get ready. #MissionImpossible

A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise) on Jan 25, 2018 at 5:00am PST

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