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Tom Cruise has already starred in one of the biggest blockbusters of the year in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, but now another of his most famous movies has made a surprising move on streaming. Cruise stars alongside Emily Blunt in Edge of Tomorrow, the 2014 sci-fi thriller following a man who gets stuck living the same day over and over again while fighting a war against aliens. Edge of Tomorrow had previously been streaming on Hulu in July, but after leaving the platform at the end of the month, it has since been scooped up by Peacock, where it is now streaming for all subscribers. Edge of Tomorrow grossed $381 million at the box office against a $178 million budget, and the film netted strong scores of 91% from critics and 90% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

For Tom Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow came in the middle of a hot streak. He had...

Tom Cruise Almost Voiced a Squirrel in a Short Film & It Was Surprisingly Close to Happening (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Tom Cruise once thought a talk show couch was the perfect launchpad for showing the world he had more energy than caffeine and adrenaline combined. Well, since then he has gone into cruise control, quite literally, sticking to what he knows best like sprinting, leaping off cliffs, clinging to planes and occasionally flying them. If the role does not require him to defy gravity, he usually does not answer the call.

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Why Tom Cruise Sticks to Action Movies and His Upcoming Project

In the last decade and a half, Cruise has rarely stepped outside his action-movie comfort zone, unless you...

The Fantastic Four have finally hit it big at the box office. The newest version of Marvel’s first family, Fantastic Four: First Steps, made a huge splash in its opening weekend, bringing in $118 million in North America alone.

That’s according to estimates released by the studio on Sunday. It’s the fourth biggest debut of the year, right behind A Minecraft Movie, Lilo & Stitch, and Superman.

Worldwide, the numbers are even more impressive. The movie pulled in another $100 million from 52 international markets, giving it a $218 million global debut. That’s a strong start for the first Fantastic Four movie produced under Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige and Disney.

The success was expected, but the film still managed to beat some projections. Just days before its release, it was tracking to open with about $100–110 million in the U.S. and another $90–110 million overseas.

On Thursday night alone, the film made $24.4 million in previews,...

After playing in theaters worldwide for two full months — the movie was given all the room possible to spread its wings — Paramount’s Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningis staring at a disappointing end to its theatrical run. Unlike its predecessor, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, which debuted in the wake of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, and didn’t get a proper roll-out in IMAX, The Final Reckoning didn’t face direct competition for at least a couple of weeks following its debut. However, the film’s divisive reviews and conflicted audience response stopped it from recapturing the past glory of Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

Released in 2017, Fallout earned a near-perfect 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and grossed nearly $800 million worldwide in its box office run. The Final Reckoning needed to beat this number in order to break even, considering its massive budget of $400 million. Costs...

Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Overtakes Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man At Global Box Office(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning has climbed several box office charts in its ninth weekend, once again proving the franchise’s longevity. Particularly at the domestic box office, it has exhibited stellar performance despite fierce competition from new releases like Superman and Jurassic World: Rebirth.

One might even wonder how well the movie would command without rival studio Disney aggressively claiming multiple screens, as the forthcoming release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps is set to deter Final Reckoning viewings to precipitously drop before the $600 million worldwide. However, Disney has been served justice, as it suffered another setback at the hands of Final Reckoning, particularly challenging the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Netflix’s July slate includes more than a few high-profile film originals, including “The Old Guard 2” and Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore 2.”

In addition to its own, in-house movies, though, the streamer has also added an exciting batch of film acquisitions to its platform this month. Some of the noteworthy July additions to Netflix’s library include an unfairly oft-forgotten Tom Hanks thriller, an enduring 1980s classic, the most underrated “Mission: Impossible” movie and one of the most important films in Hollywood history.

Here are TheWrap’s picks for the seven best movies that have started streaming on Netflix in July.

“Captain Phillips” (Sony Pictures Releasing) “Captain Phillips” (2013)

Based on a real-life 2009 hijacking, “Captain Phillips” is a nerve-wracking hostage thriller with a shockingly cathartic final act. Directed with intimate, unrelenting intensity by Paul Greengrass, the film follows Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), an American merchant marine, as his...

Taika Waititi is to direct a new Judge Dredd movie.The Thor: Ragnarok filmmaker has been tapped to oversee a new picture featuring the popular British comic book character.Drew Pearce - who has penned action movies such as The Fall Guy and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - is set to write the script.Insiders say that Waititi and Pearce are friends who both grew up with the books and have been trying to find a project to collaborate on for several years.Dredd was created in the late 1970s by scribe John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra and debuted in the British weekly anthology comic 2000 Ad.He is a police officer in the bleak future metropolis of Mega-City One and is empowered to be judge, jury and executioner.Dredd proved to be a hugely popular character, featuring in several more comic strips, video and board games, books and...

Taika Waititi, the filmmaker behind Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok and Love and Thunder, is set to direct a new Judge Dredd movie. The Hollywood Reporter shared the news, saying that the project is one of the hottest in Hollywood right now, with major studios eager to pick it up.

Waititi won’t be working alone. Drew Pearce, known for writing action films like The Fall Guy and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, is attached to write the script. According to insiders, both Waititi and Pearce grew up as fans of the Judge Dredd comics and have wanted to work together for years. Now they finally have the chance.

The movie is being produced by the team that holds the rights to Dredd, including Chris Kingsley, Jason Kingsley, and Ben Smith from Rebellion Developments. Other producers involved are Roy Lee from Vertigo Entertainment, Jeremy Platt, Natalie Viscuso, and Pearce himself.

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A brand new Judge Dredd movie is on the way, and this time, Taika Waititi is set to direct it. According to sources speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, this new project is already creating a lot of buzz in Hollywood, with studios eager to get involved.

Waititi, known for directing Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit, will bring the famous British comic book character back to the big screen. Joining him is Drew Pearce, the writer behind action hits like The Fall Guy and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Pearce will write the script for the movie.

The people producing the film include Chris Kingsley, Jason Kingsley, and Ben Smith from Rebellion Developments, who own the rights to Dredd. Roy Lee from Vertigo Entertainment, Jeremy Platt, Natalie Viscuso, and Pearce himself are also involved as producers.

Sources say that Pearce and Waititi are not just working together by chance. The two...

After wowing audiences with Thor: Ragnarok, Taika Waititi's Love and Thunder left most MCU fans perplexed and ready to grab pitchforks.

While Thor: Ragnarok was widely praised, Thor: Love and Thunder received a more mixed response from critics and audiences. Following that, Taika Waititi appeared to take a step back from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it’s been speculated that Marvel may be reassessing what role he could play in future projects.

Likewise, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has been somewhat vague in recent interviews about the status of Waititi's Star Wars movie, which was first announced back in May 2020.

However, it seems Waititi is not done with the superhero genre as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that he's currently developing a Judge Dredd movie with prominent British screenwriter Drew Pearce, known for Iron Man 3 and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.

A new ‘Judge Dredd’ movie is in...

It's official: A "Judge Dredd" reboot is in development. This time, "Thor: Ragnarok" director and Oscar winner Taika Waititi will be at the helm. He's teaming up with screenwriter Drew Pearce, the screenwriter of "The Fall Guy" and "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation" fame, making for an attractive duo. But fans of 2012's "Dredd" may be unhappy as this is a reboot and not a sequel, so don't expect to see Karl Urban putting the helmet back on.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new "Judge Dredd" movie based on the character from the "2000 Ad" comic series is being shopped to various Hollywood studios, with a bidding war likely to ensue. This project seemingly takes the place of the "Judge Dredd: Mega-City One" TV show that had been in the works since 2017. The franchise rights holders, Chris Kingsley, Jason Kingsley, and Ben Smith, are on board as producers alongside Roy Lee,...

After years of fans campaigning for a sequel to 2012's Dredd, it looks like they will get a new Judge Dredd movie, just not the one they expected. Created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Judge Dredd first appeared in the British weekly anthology comic 2000 Ad. A cult sci-fi hero, the character has had two film adaptations. The first was Sylvester Stallone's 1995 film, which disappointed fans and critics. 2012's Dredd, starring Karl Urban, earned positive critical reviews and, despite disappointing at the box office, gained a cult following.

Taika Waititi is set to direct a reboot of Judge Dredd, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Waititi's credits include the McU's Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as critically acclaimed comedies such as The Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows, and Jojo Rabbit. The film script will be written by Drew Pearce,...

Taika Waititi, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of “Jojo Rabbit” and two “Thor” movies, has set sights on his next project.

He’s attached to direct “Judge Dredd,” a feature film about the British comic book character, Variety has confirmed. Drew Pearce, known for “Fall Guy” and “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” will adapt the screenplay. The project doesn’t have a studio attached and is being shopped around Hollywood.

Created in the 1970s by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Judge Dredd is a law enforcement and judicial officer in the dystopian metropolis of Mega-City One. Often a satire of American and British culture, the character has bionic eyes and is empowered to serve as judge, jury and executioner in the fascist society. He first appeared in the pages of the weekly British anthology comic “2000 Ad.”

The character made his big-screen debut in 1995’s big-budget flop “Judge Dredd,” starring Sylvester Stallone.

Judge Dredd. Taika Waititi.

Those two names have studio heads and executives sitting up this week as one of the hottest packages of the year hits the Hollywood marketplace.

Waititi, the Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit filmmaker, is attached to direct a new feature film take on Dredd, the popular and violent British comic book character.

Drew Pearce, the scribe known for his action movie-filled resume thanks to titles such as Fall Guy and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, is attached to write the script.

Producers include Dredd rights holders Chris Kingsley, Jason Kingsley and Ben Smith of Rebellion Developments, Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, Jeremy Platt, Natalie Viscuso and Pearce.

Sources say Pearce and Waititi both grew up with the books and are friends who have been trying to find a project to work on together for years.

Created in the late 1970s by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra,...

In the year 2008, Marvel Studios debuted the film Iron Man, with no idea that it would alter the landscape of blockbuster filmmaking forever. The movie was directed by Jon Favreau, and reportedly almost starred Tom Cruise in the lead role. But the director was determined to hire the then-wildcard Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. After a difficult tug-of-war with the studio, Downey was signed for the project, which became a runaway hit at the box office. Iron Man grossed around $585 million worldwide, and has now been overtaken by the latest film starring the man who almost headlined it.

Having played in theaters worldwide for nearly two months, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is nearing the end of its run. The movie recently became one of the top 200 hits in global box office history, after overtaking the first Night at the Museum hit. It has also surpassed the $582 million haul of Tangled,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office: Set To Beat Rogue Nation As One Last Franchise Feat ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning is wrapping up at the cinemas and is closing in on the domestic haul of Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. The Tom Cruise-led latest Mission: Impossible movie is currently the 5th highest-grossing film in the Mi franchise in North America, but Mi 8 is expected to finish its run at the 4th rank. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Only a few weeks ago, the movie started to crumble under the pressure of new and tentpole releases. Losing the IMAX screens was also a big blow to its box office collections. It received adequate treatment at the cinemas, but against that mammoth budget, it fell short. The movie will hold a special place in the hearts of Tom Cruise fans and will always remain iconic in the world of cinema.

Actress Rebecca Ferguson currently shooting “Dune: Part Three” in Budapest, poses for designer Nensi Dojaka and Calvin Klein, “…celebrating the power of female sensuality”, photographed by Harley Weir:

The collection is an exploration of femininity”, said Dojaka.

“But I’ve never wanted to approach femininity the ‘normal’ way.

“I want to re-paint the image of women…

“…showing both sides: the vulnerability…

“…but also the strength that characterizes them.

“For me, femininity is about embracing the contrast that lives within us…”

Ferguson first came to international prominence with her portrayal of 'Elizabeth Woodville'…

…in the Brit TV miniseries "The White Queen" (2013).

She then starred as 'MI6' agent 'Ilsa Faust'…

…in the action spy features “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation" (2015) and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout' (2018).

She played 'Jenny Lind' in the musical feature “The Greatest Showman" (2017)…

…then starred in horror films "Life" (2017) and "Doctor Sleep" (2019)...

...plus supporting...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning North America Box Office: On Track To Become The 4th Highest-Grossing Mi Movie ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning is tracking to finish its domestic run and hit the $200 million milestone. But before hitting that milestone, it will achieve another notable feat by beating Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation at the North American box office. Mi 8 is set to become the fourth highest-grossing film in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Keep scrolling for more.

Mission: Impossible 8 is losing financially, and this is due to multiple reasons, including its massive budget requiring an unusually high break-even point. Despite Tom Cruise’s star power, the film’s emotional payoff and spectacle haven’t fully resonated with audiences, leading to an underwhelming global performance so far. There is also steep competition, and most makers want to push their films during the summer window.

How much has the film...

After a rather underwhelming theatrical run, Paramount's Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is looking forward to passing what could be its final box office milestone: the $600 million mark. While this would've been a terrific result in different circumstances, the issue of The Final Reckoning's reported budget of $400 million makes it undeniably disappointing. The movie needed to gross at least $200 million more, and that, too, just to break even. But it seems like audiences have run out of patience for director Christopher McQuarrie's elaborately designed take on the action franchise, after a sudden pivot with these last two films.

The Final Reckoning was sold as the last installment of the franchise. But there hasn't been any official word on this yet, leading many to believe that this was simply a marketing plot to boost awareness. Regardless, the film's inflated costs left little room for error for the studio,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Worldwide Box Office: Beats Dead Reckoning After 7 Weeks( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise’s film Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning has finally surpassed its predecessor, Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning, in terms of global haul. It had been ruling several places in the overseas regions, mainly China, for several weeks, but F1 and Jurassic World Rebirth stole its thunder. It is expected to earn around $600 million worldwide in its theatrical run. Keep scrolling for the deets.

Mission: Impossible 8 maintained a strong hold for weeks worldwide. Tom’s film was reportedly made on a massive budget of $400 million or more, but it is nowhere near the break-even point. Despite Cruise’s magnetic presence and top-class stunts, the film will be one of the biggest flops of the year, continuing the legacy of Dead Reckoning. The 2023 film was also a box office failure; despite that, the...

The first film in the franchise to place Christopher McQuarrie in the director’s chair, “Mission: Impossible 5 – Rogue Nation” treads a path that feels deeply, unmistakably familiar. But with a high-stakes, high-reward spy thriller, this self-aware—armed with irreverent action and an even more irreverent sense of fan-service—that scent of sameness mutates into something volatile, almost intoxicating. And for once, for all the right reasons. Yet what’s even more compelling is how McQuarrie’s writing consciously charts its influences: there are deliberate nods to the James Bond universe, a thematic fit for a film that released the same year as the conversation-sparking “Spectre.” These gestures are smartly fused with the energetic, character-rich precision of Brad Bird’s direction in “Ghost Protocol,” preserving the blind loyalty we continue to place in the godlike charisma of Ethan Hunt.

What makes “Rogue Nation” tick, though, is how it builds itself around its many ‘firsts.

July is shaping up to be a packed month this year for Netflix subscribers.

The streaming service is adding a wide array of both Netflix originals and older acquisitions to its platform this month. Among the streamer’s more high-profile July additions are two noteworthy sequels, Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore 2” and the Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman-starring “The Old Guard 2.”

“Girls” creator Lena Dunham’s newest series, the Meg Stalter-led “Too Much,” is also set to premiere on the platform in early July. Meanwhile, beloved blockbusters like “Mad Max: Fury Road” and the first five “Mission: Impossible” movies are set to arrive on the service throughout the coming month as well.

Below, you can find the full list of what’s new on Netflix in July 2025.

July 1

“Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers” (Netflix)

“Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel” (2025)

“17 Again” (2009)

“Annie” (1982)

“Blow...

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This July, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated final chapter of the worldwide hit fantasy series The Sandman to the much-awaited sequel of the fantasy action film The Old Guard. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in July 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Captain Phillips (July 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – Sony Pictures

Captain Phillips is a biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Billy Ray. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the 2013 film follows Captain Richard Philips, a merchant mariner, as his ship is overtaken by Somali Pirates and he is taken hostage.

50 Cent is stepping into the ring and onto the big screen as Balrog in the upcoming Street Fighter reboot, and he’s doing it without a stunt double.

The Hip-Hop mogul and actor is preparing to perform his own action sequences, placing him in the same league as Hollywood heavyweights like Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan.

The film, based on Capcom’s legendary video game franchise, is being directed by Kitao Sakurai, known for The Eric Andre Show and Bad Trip.

Jackson’s character, Balrog, is a disgraced boxer turned enforcer for a villain.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s currently undergoing intense physical training to prepare for the role.

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His decision to do his own stunts mirrors the approach taken by some of the most bankable action stars in film history.

Tom Cruise famously clung to...

Have you ever heard of a series being renewed before the first season even premiered? While it's not uncommon, it rarely happens unless that show is tied to a popular one. Outlanderis one of the most popular historical romance dramas, spanning seven seasons, with an eighth and final season on the way. Its success prompted Starz, in 2023, to order a prequel, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, in conjunction with the final season. With the show set to premiere on Aug. 8, 2025, the debut season will have 10 episodes, and fans already have high expectations. Although August is still weeks away, Starz already has an update for fans about the fate of Season 2.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Starz has ordered a sophomore season of the prequel of its long-running drama, which has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Outlander: Blood of My Blood, produced by Sony Pictures TV, began production for the second season on Monday,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Worldwide Box Office: On Track To Beat This Mi Movie(Photo Credit – Instagram)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is on track to climb the list of the franchise’s highest-grossers. Mission: Impossible 8 will beat this Mission: Impossible movie to achieve this franchise record after amassing $540.78 million at the worldwide box office. It is also the 3rd highest-grossing Hollywood movie of the year. Keep scrolling for more.

It has been performing well at the box office in foreign regions, including China and Japan. Mission: Impossible 8 became the first 2025 Hollywood film to hit the $30 million mark in Japan. In China, Mi 8 became the 17th highest-grossing Hollywood film post-covid. Therefore, it is achieving multiple impressive milestones worldwide.

How much has the film collected so far at the worldwide box office?

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning still has a stronghold at the North American box office,...

With a reported $400 million production budget, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise's last outing as action hero Ethan Hunt, was always going to struggle to return any sort of financial success for Paramount. Nevertheless, that hasn't stopped the film from proving popular with audiences, managing to battle tough competition from newer releases to finish in the top 5 on its most recent fifth box office weekend.

In total, across the latest weekend, The Final Reckoning returned $6.5 million domestically from its fewest number of theaters yet: 2,603. This has helped the film reach a global total of $540 million to date, split between a domestic haul of $178 million and a further $362 million from overseas markets. This places the final installment in the franchise just $15 million behind its direct predecessor, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, with the film now almost guaranteed to fall short of the global totals of Mission: Impossible - Fallout,...

Mission: Impossible franchise director Christopher McQuarrie has finally opened up about their decision to kill off one of the franchise’s legacy characters in the newest entry, The Final Reckoning. McQuarrie has been part of the blockbuster action franchise since 2015, beginning with Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which remains as one of its highest-rated installments.

During a recent interview with Empire, McQuarrie explained why the death of Ving Rhames’ long-time character Luther had to happen in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. He revealed that the beloved character’s death was crucial to the latest installment’s story since its theme was all about sacrifice. The filmmaker confirmed that Rhames was very supportive of the decision because it allowed his character to have an emotional and proper send-off.

“The story was about sacrifice. The sacrifice in [Dead Reckoning], the movie had no teeth without it, without some loss. It was a sacrifice Ving leaned fully into,...

The Transformers franchise is one of the more contentious ones in modern cinema. The films receive poor critical reviews but often lead to huge financial success, unless it's the highest-rated entry in Transformers One, which inexplicably defied the impressive critical reception with a disappointing box office haul. Helmed by the equally controversial Michael Bay, there's no doubting just how popular the movies have been over the past 20 years, even if they are often the source of parody.

Now, 14 years since its release, the third installment in Bay's adaptation of the Hasbro source material is a surprise hit on streaming,officially becoming one of the ten most-streamed titles on Pluto TV in the U.S. as of June 17, 2025. Transformers: Dark of the Moon, a film considered one of the worst entries in the franchise, isn't the only Transformers movie making its mark on Pluto TV, with the film joined by both...

Wade Eastwood was the stunt coordinator and second unit director on “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” his fourth consecutive film in the franchise, capping off what has been an intense 12-year collaboration with the film’s producer and star Tom Cruise.

Before linking up with Cruise, the South African-born stunt performer turned stunt coordinator had been building quite the resume, having worked with Brad Pitt on the star’s biggest pre-“F1” action films, as well as helming the action on “X-Men” and “James Bond” movies. But its been the decade-plus intense collaboration with Cruise that has represented the pinnacle of Eastwood’s career to this point, as the star pushes his team to build upon the previous film’s lessons to propel the next one to even greater heights. And in true “Mission” fashion, Cruise’s “Final Reckoning” stunts on the wing of a 100-year-old biplane and swimming...

Tom Cruise's next mission, should he choose to accept it, will be to collect an honorary Oscar.

The 62-year-old actor has been announced as one of the recipients of the 2025 Governors Awards alongside choreographer-artist Debbie Allen, production designer Wynn Thomas, and singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, the latter of whom will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. The awards will be handed out on Nov. 16 in Los Angeles.

Cruise rose to fame in the 1980s as the star of several teen movies before blowing up in Top Gun (1986) and becoming one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. He followed with a string of popcorn films that included Interview With the Vampire (1994), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005), and the Mission: Impossible franchise (eight films between 2000 and 2025). While those types of films rarely result in trophy wins, Cruise still has a storied awards history that goes back decades.

The Oscars

Cruise has been...

Tom Cruise can currently be seen in theaters in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, but one year after the release of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, the action icon starred in a controversial adaptation that’s returned to streaming charts. Cruise reprised his role as Jack Reacher in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the 2016 action film following the events of his 2012 Jack Reacher movie. Never Go Back is streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S., and the film has been one of the top 10 movies on the platform globally for the last week, charting in countries such as Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back earned “rotten” scores of 37% from critics and 42% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed $162 million at the global box office against a $60 million budget.

Both of Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher movies are based on the popular novel series by Lee Child,...

Do movie stars still exist? Film journalists, cinephiles, and producers have been debating this point for over a decade, declaring the movie star extinct.

But throughout the 2010s, Hollywood leaned into intellectual properties and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while original films starring A-list talents like Jennifer Lawrence (“Passengers”), Johnny Depp (“The Lone Ranger”), and Will Smith (“Gemini Man”) flopped, and gradually everybody seemed to be lining up to pay their respects at the grave of the movie star.

They’ve blamed the death on Hollywood’s hunger for IP, the erasure of the mid-budget movie, and the rise of television. But many of these arguments miss the forest for the trees: We not only still have movie stars today, but stardom today is very similar to what it was in the Golden Age of Hollywood. The film industry is not post-movie stars, and big-name actors still influence audiences’ viewing habits and films’ financial success.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Worldwide Box Office: 4th Weekend Update (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning soars past another major milestone at the worldwide box office. It surpassed the worldwide haul of Mission: Impossible I & III and is now set to beat the second film’s worldwide collection, which is expected to happen in the upcoming weekend. Keep scrolling for the deets.

The film will surpass the domestic haul of Dead Reckoning next weekend and become the sixth highest-grossing installment in the franchise. Tom Cruise’s Mi 8 needs to keep its momentum and become a financial success at the end of the line. It is a nostalgic goodbye for the fans as he has been playing Ethan Hunt for around twenty-nine years. In addition, Tom’s thrilling stunts from these movies never fail to impress the audience. We will surely miss these nerve-wracking stunts on screen.

How...

Mark Wahlberg movies always prove popular on streaming, with it seeming like the Hollywood veteran's entire filmography continues in a revolving door of success on streaming platforms. The latest in this long and never-ending line is Shooter, the 2007 political thriller Wahlberg starred in alongside Michael Peña, Kate Mara,Danny Glover, and many other notable names. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter, the movie holds a 47% from critics and 80% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and has now officially been fired at another successful streaming target, almost 20 years on from its release.

Officially, Shooter is currently one of Pluto TV's top 10 most-streamed titles, as of June 11, 2025. The movie is currently at ninth place on the list at the time of writing, outperforming Alicia Silverstone's Clueless at #10. Elsewhere on the list, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is the eighth most-watched movie, with...

Following the totally buggin' news that the classic Clueless would be receiving a sequel series, with Alicia Silverstone set to reprise her role as Cher, fans have been flocking in the millions to catch the rom-com once again on streaming. Thirty years after the movie's box office debut, with the anniversary celebrated by a 4K Uhd steelbook release, Clueless is still proving popular, this time on Pluto TV.

As of June 11, 2025, Clueless has joined the ranks of Pluto TV's top 10 most-streamed titles, ranking at #10 on the platform. The rest of the list contains a smorgasbord of beloved titles, including, at #9, another new entry in Mark Wahlberg's Shooter. At #8, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation proves popular with the latest entry in the franchise currently in theaters. Comedy classic Caddyshack is at #7, with the first installment in the Transformers franchise at #6. Christopher McQuarrie's Jack Reacher is at #5, with Terminator: Dark Fate...

Star Tom Cruise has spent the last several years playing in the franchise sandbox, and the move has paid off handsomely. But there was a time when he'd collaborate with some of the biggest filmmakers in the business. In the first half of his career, Cruise worked with the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Cameron Crowe, Steven Spielberg, and more. He seems to be retreating from big-budget blockbusters, with an upcoming movie directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu lined up. At the same time, Cruise's career-defining franchise, Mission: Impossible, appears to have arrived at the end of the road with the recently released eighth installment, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

The movie was marketed as the final installment of the long-running action franchise, which has generated over $4.5 billion at the worldwide box office. The Final Reckoning itself has grossed around $460 million globally, and is now among the 10 biggest hits of Cruise's remarkable career.

In less than 20 days of release at the worldwide box office, Paramount's Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning has become one of the 300 biggest hits in history. The action film recently overtook another Paramount blockbuster on the all-time global charts, as it aims to pass the coveted $500 million mark this weekend. The Final Reckoning is one of the most expensive movies ever produced, which means that it's not even close to being in the clear, but passing a film as celebrated as Gladiator should be seen as an encouraging sign.

With $454 million at the worldwide box office, The Final Reckoning has now overtaken the Ridley Scott blockbuster's $451 million lifetime haul. The only thing is that the swords-and-sandals epic was released a quarter-century ago, which means that, adjusted for inflation, its earnings would be far higher if it were released in 2025. Gladiator was headlined by Russell Crowe, who won a...

In the fine tradition of guy-cry movies such as The Shawshank Redemption and True Grit, director Nikolaj Arcel's Danish epic The Promised Land was destined to be a home video classic. The movie is proving itself consistently on Paramount+, where it continues to draw massive interest despite competition from major franchise titles. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, The Promised Land remains one of the most acclaimed films of 2023, having competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and made the Academy Awards' December shortlist in the International Feature category.

According to FlixPatrol, The Promised Land was the second-most-watched title on Paramount+ on June 9, behind long-time number one Gladiator II. The movie beat out Tom Cruise's mega-hit Top Gun: Maverick, which made over $1.4 billion at the worldwide box office in 2022. The Promised Land earned 179 points on June 9, compared to Maverick's 161 points. The movie has accumulated a total of 714 points...

Before Alan Ritchson was turning the role into his own bone-crunching phenomenon, one of the biggest actors in Hollywood history took his own crack at Jack Reacher. The film is directed by Cruise's long-time collaborator, Christopher McQuarrie, who also helms the pair's current big box office blockbuster, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The 2012 Jack Reacher movie may have faded into some obscurity given the success of future Cruise projects and Ritchson's aforementioned Prime Video series, but a recent spotlight on the pair has helped the film find sudden streaming success.

Officially, as of Sunday, June 8, 2025, Jack Reacher is one of the ten most-streamed movies on Pluto TV in the US. At #7 in the list, the film is doing battle with a host of high-profile titles, from two Mission: Impossible movies, including the first entry in the franchise and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, to the highly acclaimed horror 28 Days Later.

British filmmaker Sean Cronin sinks his teeth once more into the horror genre with Bogieville, a southern gothic vampire tale that makes its UK digital debut today, courtesy of Reel 2 Reel Films. Following festival premieres at Cannes and FrightFest, the film is now available to audiences eager for a fresh injection of creature-feature dread.

Set deep in the sweltering American South, Bogieville follows a couple on the run who find themselves ensnared in far more than a case of bad timing. Ham, played by Arifin Putra (The Raid 2), and Jody, portrayed by Eloise Lovell Anderson (Villian), stumble into an abandoned trailer park seemingly frozen in decay. Lured in by its eerie caretaker Crawford (Jonathan Hansler), they are warned to remain inside after dark. Naturally, they don’t.

The park’s outwardly derelict appearance hides a far more dangerous reality. Beneath its rusted metal and faded signage lies a vampire conclave,...

Director Christopher McQuarrie has been all things Mission: Impossible for a decade. He directed and wrote Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation in 2015 and has been working with Tom Cruiseon the films in the series ever since. The latest, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, was released on May 23, 2025, in the United States, and as usual, garnered a lot of attention, good and bad. There were positive reviews about Cruise's self-performed stunts, the explosions, and overall top-notch action, which made the final installment one to remember. However, its main criticism was the early exposition, which McQuarrie explained during an interview with The New York Times.

While backstories are appreciated by viewers who haven't followed the franchise or the previous film in the series, getting too much or insufficient information early in the production can be a lot. There are ways to provide information about the characters, the mission, and other things throughout the film's plot,...

In the battle of super spy dominance, the two names at the top of the table (unless Jason Bourne turns up with a rolled-up newspaper) are James Bond and Ethan Hunt. 007 might have a few years on Tom Cruise's Impossible Mission Force member, but since the latter arrived on screens in 1996, the competition has always been there and might never stop, even after "Mission: Impossible -- The Final Reckoning." While the argument might rage on, though, there are a handful of fortunate souls who are lucky enough to give perhaps the best comparison possible, given that they've inhabited both of those worlds. Yes, over the eight "Mission: Impossible" movies and 27 Bond films, some actors have dared to get a taste of danger by dabbling in both their worlds, crossing paths with both Ethan Hunt and James Bond sometimes mere years apart.

These appearances are comprised of some blink-or-you'll-miss-it moments...

There's no denying the impact 28 Days Later had on the horror genre. Although not technically the undead, the "infected" in the movie revitalized what was quickly becoming a tired zombie gimmick in film, breathing new life into the monsters whilst also holding a mirror up to society in a bleak and powerful way akin toDawn of the Dead. Danny Boyle's frenzied horror, led by Cillian Murphy’s breakout performance, is considered by many to be one of the genre's best.

However, fewer have indulged further into the franchise and tasted the flesh of the lesser-known sequel, 28 Weeks Later. Directed and co-written by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the 2007 installment follows siblings Tammy (Imogen Poots) and Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton), a pair of beacons in a bleak landscape with their genes thought to hold the cure to the Rage Virus. Alongside Poots and Muggleton, the movie also stars the big-name trio of Robert Carlyle,...

Tom Cruise did his first underwater scene for “Legend” (1985), followed by executing far more demanding scenes in “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014) and most famously “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” (2015), where he held his breath for six-and-a-half minutes. But when writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, who has made eleven films with Cruise, was on the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, he made clear the duo walked away from “Rogue Nation” deeply dissatisfied with the underwater set piece.

“Shooting in water is extremely challenging and very frustrating,” said McQuarrie, who at one point swore never to do another underwater scene.

According the McQuarrie, the biggest problem is how time-consuming these scenes can be to shoot, having been limited to only six setups a day working in the tank on “Rogue Nation.” He also said there were a number of mistakes made in how the underwater scenes had been designed for the 2015 “M:i” movie, including its over-reliance on visual effects.

Just last month, Shia Labeouf added another exciting new title to his ever-growing filmography with Salvable, a boxing drama also starring Toby Kebbell. Although receiving mixed reviews from critics, an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes proves that the film was a hit with audiences, with Kebbell and Labeouf's dedicated training under the tutelage of former pro boxer Carl Frochclearly paying off.

Perhaps in light of Salvable's positive reception with audiences, or simply thanks to Labeouf's enduring appeal as a committed performer, one of his forgotten former flicks has made its way into a streamer's top 10. Currently, 2008's Eagle Eye is proving popular on Paramount+, joining the list as the #7 most-streamed movie on the platform as of June 5, 2025.Eagle Eye, sadly, faced a similar mixed reception to the aforementioned Salvable, with audiences on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes awarding the film a strong 65%, but critics delivering a tragic 27% that certainly underrates this entertaining,...

Tom Cruise has always done everything he could to provide moviegoers with the best experience at the theaters, and that includes doing the stunts himself. He learned how to fly different types of planes, climbed the world's tallest buildings, ran, jumped, and held his breath underwater for many minutes, and most of them were for the Mission: Impossible franchise.

Naturally, all his hard work led to him breaking a few records. The actor returned as Ethan Hunt for seemingly the last time in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and that came with even more death-defying stunts. For one of them, Cruise jumped 16 times with a burning parachute and scored himself a new Guinness World Record.

Light the fuse. pic.twitter.com/X1i1w70VOX— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) June 5, 2025

Ahead of the official announcement, Cruise posted a clip from behind the scenes when filming The Final Reckoning's dangerous stunt.

Bogieville Official Full-Length Trailer: "The highly anticipated southern-fried vampire road movie “Bogieville”, directed by acclaimed British filmmaker and actor Sean Cronin, releases today, June 3, 2025, in North America by Level 33 Entertainment and on June 13, 2025 in the UK via Trinity Creative Partnership, on VOD via Amazon, Apple TV and Fandango at Home, among other premium digital channels.

Written by screenwriter Henry P. Gravelle, “Bogieville” unfolds in a decaying American trailer park where a young couple, Ham and Jody, are enticed to stay by the unsettling caretaker, Crawford. What they don’t realize is that Crawford is the guardian of the park’s grotesque residents - a clan of feral, hillbilly vampires. The film stars Indonesian actor Arifin Putra (“The Raid 2”), Eloise Lovell Anderson, and Cronin himself as the lead vampire, Madison.

The ensemble also features Jonathan Hansler, Ayvianna Snow, Sarina Taylor (“Reckless”), Andrew Lee Potts, along with newcomers Poppie Jae Hughe and Daniel P. Lewis.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is dominating the box office after earning over $200 million in less than a week, which has helped other installments in Tom Cruise’s action franchise find success on streaming. However, one has excelled more than others. 2018 brought on the release of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, which is not only the highest-rated entry in the franchise with a 98% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but it also introduced Henry Cavill as August Walker/John Lark to the Mi universe. The sixth Mission: Impossible film, which also netted an 89% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter, has become a global streaming sensation, topping streaming charts in more than 10 countries. The film is available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and on HBO Max in most international territories.

Christopher McQuarrie is credited as the sole writer and director of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, which is based on the 60s...

Spoilers for "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" follow.

Ethan Hunt has had his final reckoning, and "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" has become a box office win. The film is absolutely loaded with Easter eggs, call-backs, and fan-favorite characters returning to enjoy their overdue moment in the sun.

But there is one character whose absence is felt in every frame of the very long movie: Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust. First introduced in Christopher McQuarrie's "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" as the ultimate foil to Tom Cruise's superstar spy Ethan Hunt, Isla won audience's over with her uber-capable spy skills and her inability to wink. The film ended up changing the entire path of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, and Isla is no small reason why.

That's why when Ilsa died in "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning," many in the audience were just as heartbroken as Ethan Hunt.