New “Mission: Impossible” movie
Hollywood star Tom Cruise should be digitally rejuvenated
Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”.
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Even at 61, Tom Cruise looks young at heart. But there were considerations to digitally rejuvenate the star for the new “Mission: Impossible”.
Few stars are as fit as they get older Tom Cruise (61). The forever young at heart actor still does his own stunts, no matter how dangerous. Nevertheless, a digital rejuvenation of Cruise for his recently released action hit “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”, which is currently in cinemas, was up for debate.
“Originally there was a whole sequence at the beginning of the film that was supposed to take place in 1989,” says director Christopher McQuarrie (54) Total Film and GamesRadar+. “We have about it as a cold open [Anm. d. Red.: Eine Szene, die gleich zu Beginn zum direkten Einstieg in die Handlung dient.] we talked about it as flashbacks in the film, we looked at de-aging.” So we’re talking about an artificial rejuvenation of Cruise, similar to Harrison Ford (81), for example, in “Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny ” have been done.
That’s why it didn’t happen
However, one very specific thing bothered McQuarrie about the technology. “I was so distracted by an actor I’ve known for whatever length of time suddenly being this young person.” As a result, he was unable to follow the story that was actually told.
Perhaps the technology could be used in future McQuarrie films. At some point during his research, he “cracked the code” on how best to apply de-aging procedures, the director continues. At this point, however, the “Mission: Impossible” scene had already been said goodbye. “We could still play with it. We never say never,” he promises.
Perhaps the director has come up with an idea for the second “Dead Reckoning” part, which is scheduled to start in summer 2024. Or possibly even many more films in the series, because Cruise would still be on board. Looking at his colleague Ford he told the Sydney Morning Herald in early July: “Harrison Ford is a legend, I hope to keep going, I’ve got 20 years to catch him. I hope to keep doing ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies until I’m his age.”