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Tom Cruise surprises movie-goers at screening of new Mission Impossible movie in D.C.

Headline from CBS News, from the development of Jul 12, 2023

Newest development Jul 14, 2023 · 4 reportsThe genius of the Mission: Impossible movies and the scary question they ask

Tom Cruise surprised movie-goers at a screening Tuesday in Washington D.C. for the new movie "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One."

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  1. Hayley Atwell says working with Tom Cruise in new "Mission: Impossible" film was a "masterclass"

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    Tom Cruise surprises movie-goers at screening of new Mission Impossible movie in D.C.

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  3. ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Almost De-Aged Tom Cruise Back to 1989, Director Axed the Idea: He’s ‘Suddenly This Young Person’ and ‘I Was So Distracted’

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    The genius of the Mission: Impossible movies and the scary question they ask

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  1. UPI

    Watch: 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning' trailer hypes Tom Cruise action scenes (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One," a new film starring Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell, opens in theaters Friday.

  2. Observer

    ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Tom Cruise Vs. Gravity (opens Observer)

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    Observer's feed description

    All those stunts? Amazing! But they make for a great theatergoing experience, not necessarily a great film.

  3. Fox News

    'Mission: Impossible" star Tom Cruise rules Hollywood, won't bow to ‘woke ideology': experts (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Tom Cruise has starred in countless successful films over the past 40 years – and industry insiders are offering their thoughts on how he's managed to thrive for so long.

  4. CBS News

    Hayley Atwell says working with Tom Cruise in new "Mission: Impossible" film was a "masterclass" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The film hits theaters this Wednesday, July 12.

  5. Wfmy News 2

    An already full-tilt movie franchise turns it up a notch in 'Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning' (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    “Every time we finish a movie, the first thing Tom says to me is: We can do better,” says director Christopher McQuarrie.

  6. Wall Street Journal

    ‘Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Real Tom Cruise, AI Enemy (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Christopher McQuarrie directs the seventh installment of the franchise, which sees Ethan Hunt and the IMF team face possibly their most dangerous adversary yet: artificial intelligence.

  7. The Hollywood Reporter

    Tom Cruise on Finally Releasing ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ After COVID Shutdowns: “We Dreamed About It” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    As the movie gets ready to hit theaters after a number of tentpoles underperformed, Cruise told The Hollywood Reporter he wants his film and "all of the films to perform well" at the box office.

  8. CBS News

    Movie goers pumped to see newest installment of Mission: Impossible (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Fans say they're excited to see Tom Cruise back in action with his jaw dropping stunts.

  9. Digital Trends

    Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Good fun (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    Tom Cruise returns once more as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, the latest entry in Hollywood's most reliably entertaining franchise.

  10. BGR

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One just set a record for the franchise and for Tom Cruise (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    Mission: Impossible is now one of the most critically acclaimed movie franchises of all time.

  11. New York Times

    ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Still Running (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    In this franchise’s seventh entry, Tom Cruise’s mission includes increasingly improbable leaps, chases and stunts. Luckily for us, he chooses to accept it.

  12. FOX 4 Dallas

    Tom Cruise surprises fans at Atlanta 'Mission: Impossible' screening (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Atlanta fans at a preview screening of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Tuesday night were in for a major surprise before the film even started.

  13. NBC Los Angeles

    Tom Cruise surprises South Miami moviegoers at ‘Mission: Impossible' screening (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Moviegoers at a theater in South Miami who were attending a screening of the new “Mission: Impossible” movie Wednesday were in shock when star Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance.

  14. People

    Tom Cruise Surprises 'Mission: Impossible' Fans by Showing Up at Movie Theaters in Miami, Atlanta and More (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    Tom Cruise appeared in several cities across North America this week to surprise fans seeing his new action film 'Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One'

  15. CBS News

    Tom Cruise's stunts in "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One" presented new challenges, director says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The film hits theaters on Wednesday, July 12.

  16. ABC 7 New York

    Tom Cruise provides the spark in 'Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One' (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Fans attending a preview screening of the new "Mission Impossible" movie got a surprise visit from Tom Cruise in Atlanta.

  17. Salon

    Both "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning" and Tom Cruise look and feel exhausted (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Ethan Hunt chose to accept this mission, which is only the first of two parts. But you don't have to!

  18. The Guardian

    I did my PhD in Hollywood action films – here’s why Mission: Impossible is the best | Clem Bastow (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The series has come to be characterised largely by Tom Cruise’s spectacular stunts – but what sets them apart are Ethan Hunt’s very human qualities

  19. NPR

    'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning' is impossibly full of surprises (opens NPR)

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    Tom Cruise, still doing his own stunts, which this time include riding a motorcycle off a cliff in the Alps, returns as Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part 1.

  20. CNN

    In 'Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning,' Tom Cruise accomplishes 'Part One' of his mission (opens CNN)

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    After his save-the-movie-business heroics with “Top Gun: Maverick,” saving the world seems like a relatively simple task for Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” Happily, he has some splendid help this time around, in that rare 2023 summer movie that has the scope and heft …

  21. Variety

    ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Almost De-Aged Tom Cruise Back to 1989, Director Axed the Idea: He’s ‘Suddenly This Young Person’ and ‘I Was So Distracted’ (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” almost pulled an “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” by opening with an extended sequence featuring a de-aged versi…

  22. The Guardian

    Why Mission: Impossible is the best franchise in Hollywood (opens The Guardian)

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    The latest installment in Tom Cruise’s death-defying action series is a reminder of how for over 25 years, the films have been uncommonly good

  23. CBS News

    Tom Cruise surprises movie-goers at screening of new Mission Impossible movie in D.C. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Tom Cruise surprised movie-goers at a screening Tuesday in Washington D.C. for the new movie "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One."

  24. NPR

    Tom Cruise hangs on for dear life to his save-the-movies 'Mission' (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Film critic Justin Chang doesn't know if Cruise can save the movies but he never gets tired of watching him try. Cruise does his own outrageous stunts in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.

  25. Polygon

    Dead Reckoning Part One was the inevitable Mission: Impossible comedy (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Tom Cruise’s 27-year vanity project gets an anti-vanity sequel

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