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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Oxfam ambassador explains why he’ll continue to work with charity after scandal

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A charity ambassador has said he will stand by a charity that’s currently embroiled in a sex scandal because punishing the entire charity would be wrong. 

Hot Fuzz actor Simon Pegg—an ambassador for British charity Oxfam—said it “would be wrong to hold the entire organisation to account for the actions of a few people.” 

Earlier this month, reports alleged that a former Oxfam director had hired prostitutes and hosted a sex party at a villa paid for by the charity during a humanitarian mission in Haiti in 2011.  Read more…

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Tom Cruise reacts to footage of his own ankle breaking in slow motion

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Fair warning — if the thought of watching someone’s ankle break in slow motion makes you feel a tad uncomfortable, you may want to look away now.

In the clip above from The Graham Norton Show, Tom Cruise gets replayed the footage of his ankle being broken during filming for Mission Impossible 6. There are several angles, and one features a slow-motion closeup of the ankle itself. Needless to say, it’s pretty wince-inducing.

What makes the whole thing seriously impressive, though, is the final angle — a front shot showing an injured Cruise grimly clambering onto the building to finish the stunt, despite the fact he’s just mangled one of his bones against a concrete wall. Read more…

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