Movies: “Mission: Impossible - Fallout” Gives Tom Cruise Biggest Opening In PH

MANILA, July 30, 2018 -- There’s no stopping Tom Cruise from doing the impossible, as his latest epic action-adventure “Mission: Impossible - Fallout” just erased even his own box-office records in the Philippines!

The sixth installment of the 22-year-old spy franchise, “Fallout” opened with a staggering P120.7-million in five days (July 25 to 29), eclipsing two records in one swoop: All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Tom Cruise title and Biggest Opening Weekend for the “Mission: Impossible” series. 
Former record-holder for both milestones is “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” which bowed in 2015 with P105-million.

Local audiences are primed for “Mission: Impossible - Fallout”  which provided a thrill ride that relies on real stunts done by Cruise himself and not special effects during every scene.

Movie Review: Mission Impossible: Fallout

Going into Mission Impossible: Fallout, I actually wasn't expecting much, I thought to myself: "Oh, its another Mission Impossible movie" but I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong because Fallout is definitely the best Mission Impossible movie to date. 

Despite being the sixth installment in the franchise, Fallout proves that it still has a lot of punch in it and that is because of the dedication of the director, producers and the cast to deliver a visceral, edge of your seat action movie. 

Bringing characters from past movies to Fallout, it feels as if there is a nice continuity, instead of just throwing in an entirely new plot with new characters. Don't worry, if you haven't seen any of the other films (Were you hiding under a rock?) or if you don't remember them, its pretty easy to follow. 

Two years after the capture of Solomon Lane (Rogue Nation baddie) his organization known as "The Syndicate", now reformed as "The Apostles" are planning to wreck havoc by using nuclear bombs (among other things). Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) with his team tries to stop their plans and pursues the group from Berlin to Paris, London and Kashmir. 

Of course, nothing is ever simple with these missions, especially when you have a Special Activities Operative, August Walker (Henry Cavill), who is instructed by the CIA to basically"babysit".  Loved Cavill's performance here, (yes, with controversial mustache) he is definitely a welcome addition to the cast. 

Things also get complicated when Ilsa Faust (the beautiful Rebecca Fergurson), former MI6 from "Rogue Nation" also joins in the fray. 

The writing and excellent camera work will make you feel as if you are jumping off a plane in Paris, jumping over buildings in London and being part of a nail biting helicopter chase amidst a stunning mountain terrain.

Without giving anything away, Hunt and Walker do a HALO jump in Paris (one of the best sequences in the film), I literally let out a surprised gasp during this scene. Have you seen behind the scene footage of how hard it was to shoot it? (You should) I was really impressed at the dedication of the team to deliver an authentic scene to its audience by not using any movie magic or tricks. No stunt doubles and green screens, everything was actually done and you will feel it as you watch it. It is definitely a remarkable experience (best felt in the movie house).

Aside form jumping off planes, Ethan Hunt also runs along rooftops in London, this is where he broke his ankle while filming (yup, dedication right there). An intense helicopter chase (yeah, car chases don't cut it anymore) through beautiful yet treacherous mountain terrain will also keep you at the edge of your seat. 

Fallout, isn't just all fist fights, chases and action sequences. The mind games are pretty clever too. Plus, I also appreciated the added humor, which did not feel forced at all. There were a number of times in the film, where Ethan would find himself in a very silly situation, because you know in real life just because you are a spy, not everything will work out according to plan. 

9/10 - easily the best Mission Impossible film to date. Tom Cruise delivers an unforgettable thrilling action, spy film that everyone will be talking about for some time. (cue the music). 

Movies: Tom Cruise Rides Higher Than Ever In “Mission: Impossible - Fallout”

Over the past two decades, Tom Cruise has produced, starred in and performed in the most mind-blowing stunts in the Mission: Impossible films, a global cultural phenomenon that has grossed more than $2.8 billion worldwide, making it one of the most successful franchises in movie history.

Now he returns for a sixth film in his role as Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team leader Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (in Philippine cinemas July 25).

According to Cruise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a culmination of all of the previous films in the series. “You’re going to see characters brought back and storylines brought to a conclusion,” he says. “At the beginning of the film, the book The Odyssey was chosen for a very specific reason. The journey my character, Ethan Hunt, and his team go through is an odyssey inspired by and reflective of that story. It’s an epic personal tale, and there are enormous emotional stakes for the characters.”

Movies: Cruise Makes A Halo Jump In New “Mission: Impossible - Fallout” Featurette

Go behind-the-scenes of Mission: Impossible – Fallout’s HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) jump stunt in a featurette showing all of the preparations that it took for Tom Cruise to plummet to the earth from a plane over 25,000 feet in the air.

Check out the featurette below and watch Mission: Impossible - Fallout in Philippine cinemas July 25.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/XvQmooLeQMc

The best intentions often come back to haunt you.  Mission: Impossible – Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team (Baldwin, Pegg, Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong.  Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/

Movies: What’s Done Is Done In The New Trailer Of “Mission: Impossible - Fallout”

Everything has led to this. Paramount Pictures has just released the new international trailer for its highly anticipated action-thriller Mission: Impossible - Fallout starring Tom Cruise as superspy Ethan Hunt.

Check out the trailer below and watch Mission: Impossible - Fallout in Philippine cinemas July 25.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/videos/2041377232603333/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/RdyEx-i1nzU

The best intentions often come back to haunt you.  Mission: Impossible – Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong.  Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/

Movies: “Mission: Impossible - Fallout” Reveals Pay-Off Poster

“Some missions are not a choice,” warns the new poster of Paramount Pictures highly anticipated action-thriller Mission: Impossible - Fallout starring Tom Cruise as superspy Ethan Hunt.

Check out the one-sheet art below and watch Mission: Impossible - Fallout in Philippine cinemas July 25.

The best intentions often come back to haunt you.  Mission: Impossible – Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong.  Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.  Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/

Movies: First Official Photos Amplify “Mission: Impossible - Fallout”

Ahead of the anticipated launch of the first official trailer soon, Tom Cruise has released via Instagram two new photos from the sixth Mission: Impossible film, and in the process, also revealed the film’s title – Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

Check out the “death-defying” photos below and watch Mission: Impossible – Fallout in Philippine cinemas July 25.

The best intentions often come back to haunt you. Mission: Impossible – Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returning to the helm.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movies: Tom Cruise Exploits The American Dream In “American Made”

Smuggler. Informant. Patriot. Barry Seal has gone from a well-respected TWA pilot to a key figure in one of the greatest scandals in modern U.S. history. What started out as transporting contraband would lead to Barry’s help in building an army and funding a war.

Tom Cruise plays the real-life Barry Seal in Universal Pictures’ American Made, in Philippine cinemas September 13.

(Watch the American Made featurette Who is Barry Seal at http://youtu.be/94Y4cHzeU-U.)

Movies: “Edge Of Tomorrow” Director Reunites With Tom Cruise For “American Made”

Director Doug Liman reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow star, Tom Cruise, in Universal Pictures' American Made, based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. History.

(Watch the new trailer of American Made at https://youtu.be/I2vbMdSSLtA.)

Liman, who refers to the film as “a fun lie based on a true story,” offers that he has long appreciated stories of improbable heroes working against the system. “Barry Seal, our lead character, took America for an unbelievable ride,” reveals the filmmaker. “Interpreting his story has the makings for an entertaining film that is equal parts satire, suspense and comedy—and always surprising.”

Movies: “American Made” Poster Lets Tom Cruise Walk Away With The Money

Fresh from record-breaking opening of The Mummy as the biggest worldwide debut weekend of his legendary career, Tom Cruise will soon be seen in the big screen this year in Universal Pictures' new action thriller, American Made.

Take a look at the film's teaser poster below and watch American Made in Philippine cinemas on Sept. 13, 2017.

In American Made, Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman, in this international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of Barry Seal, a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history.
The film also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays.

American Made is produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Academy Award®-winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind), Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver (Black Swan) and Tyler Thompson (Everest), Quadrant Pictures’ Doug Davison (The Departed), and Kim Roth (Inside Man).

American Made is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movies: Outplay The System In First Official Trailer Of “American Made”

The CIA. The White House. Pablo Escobar. One man played them all. Tom Cruise stars as Barry Seal in Universal Pictures' new action thriller, American Made. Watch the new trailer now at https://youtu.be/845vTU3swSA or https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/videos/1570462759694785/.

In American Made, Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman, in this international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of Barry Seal, a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history.
The film also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays.

American Made is produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Academy Award®-winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind), Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver (Black Swan) and Tyler Thompson (Everest), Quadrant Pictures’ Doug Davison (The Departed), and Kim Roth (Inside Man).

Opening in Philippine cinemas on September 13, 2017, American Made is distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movies: Tom Cruise Leads The Cinematic Re-Invention Of “The Mummy”

Global superstar Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy (in Philippine cinemas on June 7, 2017).

Cruise plays Nick Morton, a soldier of fortune who plunders conflict sites for timeless artifacts…ones he sells to the highest bidder. When Nick and his No. 2 are attacked by insurgents in the Middle East, in the ensuing battle, they accidentally unearth a tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh they come to know as Ahmanet. Nick is not simply the one responsible for setting Ahmanet free, he’s fulfilling an ordained destiny he couldn’t have possibly imagined. Now, he is the only one who can stop her ascension to a global ruler who will enslave humanity.

The Mummy is the first chapter in Universal Pictures’ new series of films called Dark Universe which will revive the studio’s classic monster characters for a new generation.

Movies: “The Mummy” Boasts Of Weightless Stunts In Zero G

All hell breaks loose when Egyptian princess Ahmanet’s sarcophagus is being flown from Iraq to London and ravens begin to crash thru the cockpit window, in Universal Pictures' The Mummy (in Philippine cinemas on June 7. 2017). As one might imagine, things go downhill from there…and the plane begins to dive.

Director Alex Kurtzman and lead actor Tom Cruise were vocal from the jump with special effects department head Dominic Tuohy that they wanted everything to happen for real; this Zero G stunt was no exception.

For The Mummy’s pivotal plane-crash sequence, the cockpit action was shot on a stage at Shepperton Studios, while the VFX ravens were added digitally during post production. However, as soon as the sequence called for shooting the interior of the body of the plane during the crash, all movement was done practically, safely on stage.

Movies: The Undead And Her Prey: Meet “The Mummy” Characters

A badass female mummy, a down-on-his-his-luck soldier of fortune and and engimatic doctor lead the mysterious characters in Universal Pictures' new action-adventure The Mummy (in Philippine cinemas on June 7. 2017).

Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) is a soldier of fortune who plunders conflict sites for timeless artifacts…ones he sells to the highest bidder. When Nick and his No. 2 (Chris Vail) are attacked by insurgents in the Middle East, in the ensuing battle, they accidentally unearth a tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh they come to know as Ahmanet. Nick is not simply the one responsible for setting Ahmanet free, he’s fulfilling an ordained destiny he couldn’t have possibly imagined. Now, he is the only one who can stop her ascension to a global ruler who will enslave humanity.

Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella). Centuries ago, Ahmanet was raised as a fearless warrior and heir to her father’s throne. She was destined to be the first female pharaoh, but when the king finally fathered a son, Ahmanet was cast aside. Driven mad by betrayal, she was entombed for eternity by the very people who swore loyalty to her. Her fate? Erasure from history. Accidentally awoken by Nick Morton, this original and extraordinarily powerful monster sets out to reclaim her stolen kingdom and ascend to her rightful place as pharaoh. With her evolving powers, the strange and seductive Ahmanet forges an unbreakable connection with Nick, and in so doing, intertwines their destinies.

Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis) is a British officer of Cultural Heritage, who is enlisted by Nick to unearth the sarcophagus for transport. The Egyptologist’s own mother was long certain that there was a female pharaoh who’d been erased from history. Now, Jenny has finally found the princess she heard of only in myth and legend. When Jenny, Nick and Vail rappel down to an antechamber unearthed by human war, they unleash Princess Ahmanet, accidentally setting off a series of otherworldly phenomena.

The enigmatic Dr. Henry Jekyll (Russell Crowe) oversees Prodigium, a secret organization with a mandate to recognize, examine, contain and destroy evil in our world. A scholarly English gentlemen grounded in the modern day, he not only protects the world from monsters, he protects monsters from the world. Is Jekyll a friend or foe? Like all our principal characters, it depends upon your perspective, and their end game…

Chris Vail (Jake Johnson). Although Vail likes to think of himself as a “liberator of precious antiques,” others prefer the term “modern-day grave robber.” While Nick is into the adventure as much as he is the adrenaline rush, Vail has no qualms about admitting he’s only in it for the money. Vail and Nick have been partners in crime for years, but nothing could prepare them for the evil they have awakened.

Col. Greenway (Courtney B. Vance). A career military man tasked with ensuring U.S. military operations in the Middle East go by the book, Greenway embodies “steadfast.” When he discovers the chaos Nick and Vail have caused, he hauls them in for questioning. Once Ahmanet rises, however, the colonel—and all of humanity—must rely on Nick as he leads our struggle for survival.

The Mummy is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movies: “The Mummy” Official Trailer 3 Heralds Beginning Of Dark Universe

Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.

Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, Annabelle), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

Movies: Take An Inside Look At “The Mummy” In New Featurette

Universal Pictures has unveiled a behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming re-imagining of the classic monster tale, The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise.

Check out “The Mummy: Inside Look Featurette” at http://youtu.be/kA43vSGcBXU  and watch the film in Philippine cinemas on June 7, 2017.

In The Mummy, thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.

Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, Annabelle), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

The Mummy is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movies: “The Mummy” Unveils New Tom Cruise-Centric Poster

Universal Pictures has just unveiled the new poster art for its epic action-adventure The Mummy, showing Tom Cruise's character with the titular female mummy (Sofia Boutella) looming in the background.

Check out the one-sheet art below and watch The Mummy when it rises in Philippine cinemas on June 7, 2017.

In The Mummy, thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.

Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, Annabelle), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

The Mummy is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movies: Resurrected Tom Cruise Battles “The Mummy” In New Action-Packed Trailer

Big reveals and jawdropping action sequences highlighy the new trailer of Universal Pictures' epic action-adventure The Mummy starring Tom Cruise.

Check out the trailer at http://youtu.be/7sBTTAx00qg and watch The Mummy when it rises in Philippine cinemas on June 7, 2017.

(The trailer may also be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/videos/1477580865649642/.)

In The Mummy, thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.

Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, Annabelle), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

The creative team on this action-adventure event is led by director/producer Alex Kurtzman and producer Chris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years—with Kurtzman writing or producing entries in the Transformers, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series, and Morgan being the narrative engineer of the Fast & Furious saga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on. Sean Daniel, who produced the most recent Mummy trilogy, produces alongside Kurtzman and Morgan.
The Mummy is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movie News: “THE MUMMY” AWAKENS TO TERRORIZE WORLD IN FIRST TRAILER

When I think of "The Mummy" I still think of the 1999 Brendan Fraser-Rachel Weisz led action comedy, I liked the first movie, I wasn't too fond of the ones that came after. 

Now, about 17 years later (yeah, I know, I feel old) it seems that there is a new Mummy in town. 

Coming off the recent teaser poster launch, Universal Pictures has now unveiled the first trailer for its new, epic action-adventure The Mummy headlined by Tom Cruise.

Check out the trailer at https://youtu.be/PIkSVU0XwR0 and watch The Mummy when it rises in Philippine cinemas on June 7, 2017.

(The trailer may also be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/uipmoviesph/videos/1305784592829271/.)

In the film, thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.

Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, Annabelle), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

The creative team on this action-adventure event is led by director/producer Alex Kurtzman and producer Chris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years—with Kurtzman writing or producing entries in the Transformers, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series, and Morgan being the narrative engineer of the Fast & Furious saga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on. Sean Daniel, who produced the most recent Mummy trilogy, produces alongside Kurtzman and Morgan.

The Mummy is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.

Movies: TOM CRUISE BACK AS AMERICAN RONIN JACK REACHER IN “NEVER GO BACK”

Tom Cruise returns as lone-wolf hero Jack Reacher with his particular brand of justice in Paramount Pictures' highly anticipated, action-packed sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, opening in Philippine cinemas Oct. 19.

(Watch a TV Spot for Jack Reacher: Never Go Back at https://youtu.be/7T3TpnNz5dQ.)

The film follows Reacher as he races to uncover the truth about active duty soldiers, once under his command, who are being killed. Based upon “Never Go Back,” author Lee Child’s 18th novel in the best-selling Jack Reacher series, that has seen 100 million books sold worldwide.

The film reunites Cruise with director and co-writer Edward Zwick who previously worked with Tom Cruise in 2003’s award-winning The Last Samurai. “I immediately connected with this story and this character,” says Zwick. “Jack Reacher is an archetypal American hero and a modern day ronin: he’s traded a life of rules and structure to live this nomadic life, free of emotional attachments and responsibilities.”

“I was excited when Ed said yes to the project,” says Tom Cruise. “Ed and I have been looking for something to do together ever since The Last Samurai. I have such admiration for Ed as a writer and a filmmaker. You look at his movies; he fully immerses you in a time and a place. That is what I love about movies: feeling the texture of the characters and the environment that they’re in that Ed captures so well.”

“Never Go Back is unique in that it’s not primarily a stunt movie; it’s a character piece,” muses Cruise. “Even so, Reacher as a character has his own very unique brutality.”

To bring this very ‘unique brutality’ to the screen, Zwick and Cruise enlisted Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’s Stunt Coordinator, Wade Eastwood.

When it came to designing the action for this film, Eastwood reveals, “It starts with the director. Ed has a vision and he gave me a sort of scope to work in. I try to find ways to build tension, and most importantly, keep it within the story.”

“Wade is a storyteller,” commends Zwick. “When you sit down to write a fight scene, you can visualize the beats, but it’s a whole different experience when you’re on set. Wade and Tom are so experienced and they know what exactly what they’re capable of, what they’ve done before, and what movement they’d like to try. You write these scenes with bodies in space. Like any scene, there’s a beginning, middle and end, but instead of telling your story in words and dialogue, you’re telling your story in movement, punches and counterpunches.”

Though Never Go Back boasts the same stunt coordinator and star as the Mission Impossible series, Zwick makes a clear delineation. “Jack Reacher is less charismatic and much more direct than Ethan Hunt, and our stunts reflect that. There’s a showiness inherent to the spy genre that’s absent here. What we’re going for owes a bit more to character based crime stories of the seventies, like Bullet and The French Connection. Tom’s doing some very difficult stunts. He’s jumping from a car to a rooftop, climbing a drain pipe, and driving a car that goes down steps, but everything is within the realm of physics.”

“The most boring job on set is Tom’s stunt double,” adds Zwick. “Tom loves to be involved of every aspect of this production.”

“For me, filmmaking is all about collaboration,” Cruise sums up. “If we’re all working towards the common goal of making absolute best movie we can, that in itself is valuable. If the people I work with have a good experience, I’ll probably get to work with them again. Same goes for audiences. When we make a great movie that the audience connects with, we get to make another one. I hope people love this movie, because we loved making it.”

“Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” is distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures.