News

Lalo Schifrin, the legendary Argentine-American composer best known for creating the iconic "Theme From Mission: Impossible," died Thursday at the age of 93.

In 1966, Bruce Geller, the creator of the Mission: Impossible TV series, tasked Schifrin with a simple, yet daunting directive: "Make something exciting." Despite having little time and no script to work with, Schifrin composed the now-famous piece, originally titled "Burning Fuse," in just minutes. Influenced by his jazz background, the theme’s distinctive 5/4 time signature — rumored but never confirmed to be inspired by Morse code for the letters "M" (dash-dash) and "I" (dot-dot) — gave it its unique tension and swing.

“It was a bit of a production panic because they were so late with their deadlines,” Schifrin said in a 2018 interview with The Independent. “I didn’t have a clue what the television show was at first. I had never been to a TV shoot.”

Forced to come...

Lalo Schifrin, the legendary composer best known for writing the iconic Mission: Impossible theme and various popular film scores, has died. According to Variety, the Grammy winner died on Thursday, June 26, of complications from pneumonia. The Argentine pianist and composer was a trailblazer, becoming one of the first to blend a wide range of musical sounds into both television and film scores that ranged from many genres, including rock and jazz. Schifrin's notable credits include composing music for Bullitt (1968), The Amityville Horror(1979), Here's Lucy (1971), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Money Talks (1997), the Rush Hour film series (1998-2007), and hundreds more. He was 93.

His Mission: Impossible work came as a result of praise from previous projects. In fact, the composer had no idea what the Mission: Impossible production was about before getting invited onto the set by producer Bruce Geller. During an interview with SoundTrack Fest, he said that he was invited...

The Mission: Impossible theme is one of the most iconic (and hummable) pieces of cinematic music. Sadly, it’s been announced that the man behind the classic tune, Lalo Schifrin, is dead. He was 93.

Schifrin told the New York Post in 2015 that it took him just three minutes to create the Mission: Impossible theme, and he did it without seeing any footage from the show. “Orchestration’s not the problem for me. It’s like writing a letter. When you write a letter, you don’t have to think what grammar or what syntaxes you’re going to use, you just write a letter. And that’s the way it came,” Schifrin said. “Bruce Geller, who was the producer of the series, put together the pilot and came to me and said, ‘I want you to write something exciting, something that when people are in the living room and go...

Lalo Schifrin, the six-time Oscar-nominated composer, pianist and conductor renowned for his electric, jazz-infused themes and music for Mission: Impossible, Mannix, Starsky & Hutch and Bullitt, died Thursday. He was 93.

Schifrin, who received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November 2018, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Los Angeles, his son Ryan Schifrin told The Hollywood Reporter. He lived for the past few decades in a Beverly Hills home once owned by Groucho Marx.

A native of Argentina whose father was the Buenos Aires Philharmonic concert master for more than three decades, Schifrin was trained in the world of classical music before being hooked on American jazz when he was a teenager.

He artfully blended the two genres, and the combustible energy and rhythmic vitality of his compositions were especially well-suited for action-suspense movies and TV shows.

The workaholic Schifrin received Oscar nominations for his scores for Cool Hand Luke...

Lalo Schifrin, the Grammy-winning composer of “Mission: Impossible” and film scores including “Cool Hand Luke,” “Dirty Harry” and “Bullitt,” died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 93.

The Argentine musician was among the first to apply a broad range of musical ideas to film and TV scores, from jazz and rock to more modern and complex techniques of orchestral writing. His heyday was the 1960s and ’70s, when he produced several film and TV scores that are now regarded as classics.

In November 2018, Schifrin became only the third composer in the history of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences to receive an honorary Oscar. Clint Eastwood, for whom Schifrin composed eight scores, made the presentation “in recognition of his unique musical style, compositional integrity and influential contributions to the art of film scoring.”

Actress Kathy Bates said at the event: “His work cannot be easily labeled. Is what he creates jazz?...

Before creating Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry worked on a number of shows, but he wrote the most for a Western called Have Gun – Will Travel. In fact, while Roddenberry served as a showrunner for his legendary series, he only wrote fifteen episodes across three seasons, while for Have Gun – Will Travel, he wrote 24 episodes across six seasons.

Roddenberry had worked on Westerns before, after transitioning to a writing career from being a soldier and later a policeman. The writer was known for his adamant vision on his series and had frequently butted heads with studio executives as well as writers over his rules and guidelines for Star Trek. However, the show’s roots can be vaguely found in his previous works.

Gene Roddenberry Wrote 24 Episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel Before Trek Took Off William Shatner in Star Trek | Credits: Paramount

Gene Roddenberry’s hopeful vision for the...

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,...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in theory brings the franchise to a close. Some spoiler-filled thoughts on what next.

With the long-running Mission Impossible franchise reaching a climactic end, we ponder how impossible the next mission to find a new lease of life might be. Careful of spoilers within about Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, or Tom Cruise might throw you out of a plane…

That’s it then. The end of a cinematic era as Tom Cruise’s super agent and almost certainly certifiable Ethan Hunt asks us to trust him one last time in Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning to save the world and… well, spoilers, but you probably won’t be too surprised to learn that he does.

Yet the last of his impossible missions, half of which he has powered through alongside Christopher McQuarrie behind the camera , really is billed as the last. No longer the...

It was way back in 1996 that the first Mission: Impossible film was released, introducing us to Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, the Impossible Mission Force agent who seems to save the world from Armageddon at the last second, quite literally.

For nearly three decades, the franchise has captivated audiences with its high-octane action, intricate espionage plots, and Cruise’s death-defying stunts as the indomitable Hunt. The film series has come a long way since its debut, evolving into a stylish adaptation of the 1960s TV show. It has grossed more than 4 billion dollars at the global box office (via The Numbers) and redefined the modern action genre as a whole.

With the release of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on May 23, 2025, many have been left wondering if this would really be Ethan Hunt’s swan song. Originally conceived as the second part of a two-part finale, this eighth installment...

Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible film series has been amusing viewers for almost three decades now, based on the original titular TV series from 1966, created by Bruce Geller. Though there have been quite a few commendable installments released to date, the fifth movie, Fallout, is widely regarded as the most critically acclaimed one to date.

That respective 2018 flick, of course, deserves that recognition. But there’s one other movie from the saga that merits even more credit, especially for saving Cruise as well as his franchise when his other movies were pretty much underperforming at the box office. This movie was none other than his 94% rated masterpiece from 2011, Ghost Protocol.

Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol deserves more credit Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. | Credits: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol / Paramount Pictures.

Although the Mission: Impossible film series was based on the titular hit TV show, they were initially...

Ever catch yourself daydreaming about something so wild it feels like chasing a lightning bolt? That’s Tom Cruise, at five years old, conjuring a vision of soaring off a cliff on a motorcycle. He was so captivated by the audacious exploits of the Imf agents in the original Mission: Impossible series that he vowed to one day be part of such thrilling escapades.

Now at 62, and he’s not just dreaming; he’s doing it, heart and soul, in the Mission: Impossible saga. We’ll also unpack the clever roots of the 1960s TV series that sparked it all. Let’s jump in.

How Tom Cruise turned a five-year-old’s dream into reality A still from Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning | Credits: Paramount Pictures

While the rest of us were falling off bikes in our driveways as kids, Tom Cruise, who’s now 62 but moves like time missed his address,...

While The Dick Van Dyke Show is remembered as an all-time classic sitcom, few would describe its comedy as “edgy.” But a few of the show’s plot lines did break new ground. “Carl (Reiner) was excellent at pushing the boundaries in subtle ways, like acknowledging that Rob and Laura were intimate, as husbands and wives are, or allowing others to venture into new and dicey territory,” Van Dyke wrote in his memoir, My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business.

New and dicey? Those modifiers applied to one episode in particular, and “we fought the network tooth and nail,” Van Dyke recently told People. “They just didn’t want us to do it.”

Bill Persky and Sam Denoff penned the script for “That’s My Boy,” a flashback episode in which Rob and Laura reminisce about the day their son Ritchie was born. Misdelivered flowers at the hospital give...

Tom Cruise is back, and boy, is he back with a banger. After 25 long years, his run in the Mission: Impossible franchise might well be coming to an end, but the last film is far from a disappointment, as the early reviews are saying.

As Ethan Hunt, Cruise has become the face of a series that redefined the action genre, delivering iconic moments like the Burj Khalifa climb, the famous driving the bike off the cliff stunt, and the Halo jump. Now, Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning, the eighth and reportedly the last film for Cruise, promises to close Ethan Hunt’s saga with a bang.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the film picks up right after 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and introduces new stakes, including a daring underwater mission. Filled with complex characters, a formidable world-ending threat, and the emotional weight of a potential farewell to Ethan Hunt,...

Exclusive: Paula Wagner, the onetime budding actress-turned-superagent-turned studio owner in partnership with Tom Cruise, who helped produce the first three Mission: Impossible movies, was asked a question several years ago by students at DePaul University in Chicago that she was amply qualified to answer: What is a star?

A star, Wagner explained that day, “lights up the sky and gives heat and light and energy, and then they burn out.”

Greta Garbo, she observed, “retired at 30.”

Where does Wagner place Cruise, I ask, just as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning was having its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Related: ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Review: The Sky’s The Limit In Ethan Hunt’s ‘Last’ Adventure – Cannes Film Festival

“He’s Tom Cruise, he is a phenomenon. He really is. And from the moment I met him in July of 1981, he exuded that quality. The difference...

Tom Cruise Salary For Mission Impossible Film Series( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Tom Cruise is one of the biggest stars in the film industry and has become a global sensation over the years. His Mission: Impossible franchise is one of the main reasons behind his unparalleled success. His Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning, aka Mission: Impossible 8, is set to be released, and this series has earned him millions. Although the salary for the 8th installment has not been disclosed, you can get the idea as we reveal his salary for the previous Mission Impossible movies. Keep scrolling for more.

The franchise was inspired by the 1966 TV series by Bruce Geller and was mainly produced by Tom Cruise. Therefore, the actor also reaps the back-end profits from the movies. It is reportedly the 17th highest-grossing franchise ever, grossing more than $4.14 billion worldwide. This glorious collection has surely added great value to...

Mission Impossible Poster Featuring Spy Gadgets(Photo Credit –YouTube)

The eighth installment of the Mission: Impossible film series, titled ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ starring Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise, will be released in US theatres on 23rd May 2025 and a week earlier in Indian theatres on 17th May 2025. But did you know that long before Tom Cruise stepped into the shoes of the daredevil agent Ethan Hunt, there was a Mission: Impossible television series bearing the same name? Read on to know all about the series.

Created by Bruce Geller, the first season of the spy action television series Mission: Impossible aired in 1966. It was followed by six more seasons, which concluded in 1973. The basic plot of the show, spanning more than a whopping 170 episodes, revolves around an elite team of secret agents known as the Impossible Missions Force (Imf). They are assigned different missions and have to deal with unethical businessmen,...

Exclusive: Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed actor Mel Rodriguez for representation in all areas.

Most recently, Rodriguez was seen recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series The Residence as White House engineer Bruce Geller, a deceptively central figure in the show’s murder mystery. The actor is perhaps best known for his role as Todd on Fox’s Emmy-nominated comedy The Last Man on Earth, which ran for four seasons.

Rodriguez first came to prominence for his Critics Choice-nominated performance on HBO’s Getting On, alongside Laurie Metcalf and Niecy Nash. He was a series regular on the Netflix animated series Carol & The End of the World, as well as Showtime’s On Becoming a God in Central Florida, and appeared as Marco Pasternak on AMC’s Better Call Saul.

In film, Rodriguez’s credits include MGM/UA’s Overboard, as well as Fat, writer-director Mark Phinney’s film in which he stars as Ken,...

Paramount Pictures has released no less than 15 character posters for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. The Motion Picture Association has not yet rated the film, though all the other movies were rated PG-13.

The eighth installment opens in theaters, Dolby Cinema, 4Dx, ScreenX, premium large formats, and IMAX on May 23, 2025.

The film is officially described as follows: “Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” All the previous Mission: Impossible movies are currently streaming on Paramount+.

Directed again by Christopher McQuarrie, the new movie stars Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, and Mariela Garriga.

Tom Cruise

Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk, and Angela Bassett round out the cast.

Based on the...

Paramount Pictures has released the new trailer and poster for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. The eighth installment opens in theaters, Dolby Cinema, 4Dx, ScreenX, premium large formats, and IMAX on May 23, 2025.

The film is officially described as follows: “Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” All the previous Mission: Impossible movies are currently streaming on Paramount+.

Directed again by Christopher McQuarrie, the new movie stars Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, and Mariela Garriga.

Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk, and Angela Bassett round out the cast.

Based on the television series created by Bruce Geller, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is produced by Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie.

Is there a more apt name for a franchise than "Mission: Impossible?" While there are numerous film properties that are (impressively) still going after nearly 30 years or more, there are far fewer that've maintained a consistent level of overall quality during that period, let alone kept a single star at the helm with each installment. This longevity can be chalked up to several factors: the template set by the original Bruce Geller 1966-1973 TV series, the various directors who've been invited to play in the films' sandbox, and most of all, the tenacity of Tom Cruise, who's proven his dedication to the franchise time and again, demonstrating his craft and risking his life with each successive entry.

Up until recently, however, the "Mission: Impossible" films have enjoyed a rather loose continuity, with a one-shot structure not only mimicking the original TV show but also best serving the revolving door of...

[This story contains major spoilers from the season one finale of Netflix’s The Residence.]

Sometimes it only takes a blink to tell a detective everything — or at least it does for Uzo Aduba’s Cordelia Cupp and Randall Park’s Edwin Park in the finale of Netflix’s The Residence.

Throughout the eight-episode Netflix series, the murder mystery is maintained until the very end, as the audience eagerly waited to learn who killed White House chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito). Though red herrings and multiple suspects appeared to be at fault for the murder — including housekeeper Elsyie Chayle (Julieth Restrepo), engineer Bruce Geller (Mel Rodriguez) and even the rising White House assistant usher Jasmine (Susan Kelechi Watson) — the actual killer was revealed in the season finale to be (spoiler alert!) Lilly Schumacher (Molly Griggs), the White House Social Secretary.

While taking her likely suspects on a tour of the events of the murder, Aduba’s Cordelia assessed the...

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains major spoilers from “The Residence,” now streaming on Netflix.

Before writing a single word of Netflix’s latest murder mystery “The Residence,” creator Paul William Davies knew exactly who the killer and the victim would be.

Over the course of eight episodes, the new screwball whodunit series — inspired by Kate Andersen Brower’s non-fiction book “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” — unraveled the mystery surrounding the demise of White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter on the night of an Australian state dinner at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

After conducting a whirlwind investigation on the night of the murder, during which she interviewed 157 suspects and potential witnesses to the crime and its attempted cover-up, Detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) returns to the White House, where she gives all of her remaining persons of interest a tour of the house while explaining the many...

Note: This story contains spoilers for “The Residence” Episode 8.

“The Residence” followed as ace detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) put together the seemingly endless thread of clues for the murder of White House chief usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito).

Episode 1 saw as Cordelia ruled out the death being a suicide, after quickly realizing that A.B.’s wrists had been cut, but there was no knife. She also deduced that he had been moved into the Game Room, where the body had been found. Through the six episodes, Cordelia and FBI agent Edwin Park (Randall Park) worked together to interview the many staffers and guests at the White House to find the killer — as a Senate Committee assembled months after the death also looked into the facts of the controversial case.

By Episode 8, Cordelia met with the Senate Committee for the first time to tell her side of the story,...

The Residencemaintains its murder mystery until the very end. As all the major players settle into the Yellow Oval Room, there are still multiple suspects in the murder of A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito): the dubious “third man” Patrick Doumbe (Timothy Hornor), engineer Bruce Geller (Mel Rodriguez), and housekeeper Elsyie Chayle (Julieth Restrepo) all seem to be likely candidates.

But, the true culprit is someone else entirely. Lead detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) reveals the killer is Lilly Schumacher (Molly Griggs), the White House social secretary. The woman who hated the White House murdered the person who most embodied its values. Griggs was thrilled to “push the boundaries” with Lilly.

“Getting to crawl into Lilly’s demented head was really fun,” the actor says. “It was really satisfying to make her as kooky as possible. Then it’s actually quite scary when you see how calculated she can be...

The "Mission: Impossible" movie franchise has been going on for close to 30 years now, and with the seven films in the property soon to become eight at the time of writing (with the release of this summer's "The Final Reckoning"), there's more than enough to catch up on prior to May. When it comes to "Mission: Impossible" rankings and recaps, you hardly ever see a key entry being included at all: the original TV series that kicked off the entire thing (in its normal episodic or even movie-length form). That series ran for a whopping seven seasons and 171 episodes from 1966-1973, and that's not even counting the revival series from 1988, which lasted 2 seasons on its own. Clearly, there are a ton of impossible missions that precede the film series, so why aren't they discussed very often?

The uninformed answer is that the films have no connection to the TV series,...

Netflix has debuted the full official trailer for the screwball comedy whodunnit series ‘The Residence.’

The movie is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.

Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department. Known for her wry humour, relentless pursuit of truth, and sharp eye for human behaviour, Cupp is the most sought-after detective in the world—and an avid birder to boot.

Joining her is Randall Park as Special Agent Edwin Park of the FBI, who is tasked with partnering with Cupp during a high-stakes State Dinner. While Park harbours scepticism about Cupp’s unconventional methods, their dynamic promises to be as intriguing as the mystery they seek to unravel.

Created by Paul William Davies, the cast also includes Giancarlo Esposito (A.B. Wynter), Edwina Findley...

It’s been a turbulent flight getting here, but we’ve finally got the trailer for “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” (fka “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two” and colloquially known as “Mission: Impossible 8”). Thank goodness Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) can still sprint.

In “M:i 8,” Hunt needs his team to trust him “one last time.“

In the trailer, which is shown in ultra wide format, we see Hunt — as one has come to expect — running very fast. It also features footage of the sunken submarine that kicks off the events of “Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning,” as well as a callback to the first film that even many who haven’t seen it are more than likely familiar with. As previously teased, the big stunt for this entry will involve Cruise hanging outside of a functioning 1930s biplane, shots of which are also seen in the teaser.

The...

Paramount Pictures has released the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Super Bowl spot. The eighth installment opens in theaters, Dolby Cinema, 4Dx, ScreenX, premium large formats, and IMAX on May 23, 2025.

The film is officially described as follows: “Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” All the previous Mission: Impossible movies are currently streaming on Paramount+.

Directed again by Christopher McQuarrie, the new movie stars Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, and Henry Czerny.

Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, and Frederick Schmidt round out the cast.

Based on the television series created by Bruce Geller, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is produced by Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie. McQuarrie wrote the script with Erik Jendresen.

We’re just a few months away from the release of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which is supposedly the last installment in the film series that began as a spy thriller about stealing floppy discs, then somehow morphed into Tom Cruise’s big budget take on Jackass.

But we would have never gotten any joy out of seeing Cruise routinely endanger his life for our amusement if not for the actions of one of the most famous comedic performers of all-time: Lucille Ball.

Ball’s production company Desilu produced a number of famous TV shows, including Star Trek and the original Mission: Impossible series. And Ball didn’t simply greenlight the pitch and walk away either. As one of the show’s stars, Barbara Bain, revealed in an interview, Lucy had the “final word on the casting.”

Bain had to meet with Ball after others became “concerned” about...

Netflix has released the first teaser for the murder mystery series “The Residence.”

The Shondaland series will premiere on Netflix on March 20. Uzo Aduba stars as detective Cordelia Cupp, who must investigate a murder at the White House. It is inspired by the book of the same name by Kate Andersen Brower. It will consist of eight episodes.

Watch the teaser below.

The official logline for the show states, “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.”

Along with Aduba, the ensemble cast of the series include: Giancarlo Esposito as A.B. Wynter), Edwina Findley as Sheila Cannon, Molly Griggs as Lilly Schumacher, Jason Lee as Tripp Morgan, Ken Marino as Harry Hollinger), Al Mitchell as Rollie Bridgewater,...

Next month brings bad news for action, Tom Cruise, and Mission: Impossible fans, courtesy of Netflix. Beginning back in 1996, the Mission: Impossible is now on its eighth installment and has since become one of the most popular action movie franchises of all time. Thanks in large part to Tom Cruise and his dedication to putting his own life on the line at any given opportunity for the sake of our cinematic entertainment.

But, while Mission: Impossible 8, Aka Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is due to hit theaters later this year, audiences don’t have long to catch up with the beginnings of the franchise, as Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible II, and Mission: Impossible III are all set to leave Netflix in February. All three movies, which introduce audiences to Tom Cruise as Imf agent Ethan Hunt in a reboot of the 1966 TV series created by Bruce Geller, will...

One of the most consistent trends for franchises is the disappointing sequel to the first movie. Of course, there are movie franchises where each successive movie is better than its predecessor, but that's considerably rarer. However, a less consistent trend is the worst movie sequels of all time being followed by better third movies that allow franchises to bounce back. Some of these terrible sequels surprisingly don't kill their franchises, buoyed by a better follow-up that revitalized people's faith and interest in the series.

Movie franchises that rebounded after a disappointing sequel often have a pattern in the creative choices. The disappointing sequel usually fails to live up to the standards of the original because creators are trying to recapture the magic of the original film by treating the first movie as a blueprint. The third movie on which the franchise's future hinges is often where people take the biggest risks,...

Netflix has a new murder mystery series coming out and new details have been revealed!

Titled The Residence, the streamer unveiled a first look photo of Uzo Aduba and Randall Park in the upcoming series, which hails from Shonda Rhimes‘ Shondaland.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a synopsis: 132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.

Uzo will star as Cordelia Cupp, who is described as “a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department. Wry, funny, relentless, intensely focused, supremely confident, an astute observer of human behavior, and a legendary birder, Cupp is the most sought-after detective in the world.”

Randall plays FBI Special Agent, Edwin Park, who is a “federal agent assigned to...

Netflix has shared a first look at The Residence, a new murder mystery series from Shondaland that will premiere on March 20, 2025.

132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.

Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp, a consulting detective for the Metropolitan Police Department. Known for her wry humor, relentless pursuit of truth, and sharp eye for human behavior, Cupp is the most sought-after detective in the world—and an avid birder to boot.

Joining her is Randall Park as Special Agent Edwin Park of the FBI, who is tasked with partnering with Cupp during a high-stakes State Dinner. While Park harbors skepticism about Cupp’s unconventional methods, their dynamic promises to be as intriguing as the mystery they seek to unravel.

Paramount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning has received a new featurette and set photo, teasing one of the major stunt sequences in the upcoming eighth installment of the hit action franchise. This comes ahead of the movie’s current theatrical release on May 23, 2025.

The behind-the-scenes video provides Mission: Impossible fans with a glimpse at a major underwater sequence, teasing one of the most challenging stunts that Tom Cruise has done for The Final Reckoning. The photo also highlights the next-level training that Cruise has undergone in order to prepare for the said scene. “The training and preparation we put into this film is a culmination of all before it,” Cruise wrote in a post shared on X. “From the depths, to the skies, I can’t wait to share more with you.”

Related Glen Powell Addresses Reports That He's Being Eyed to Take Over Mission: Impossible From Tom...

Mission Impossible 8 Teaser Trailer: Tom Cruise Makes Fans Emotional With This Latest Clip (Photo Credit – YouTube)

Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 8 teaser trailer and title dropped recently, and it’s now officially being called Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning. Although the last film was not as successful as one hoped it would be, that did not diminish the fans’ excitement for the next part at all. As soon as the trailer came out, the reactions poured in in the comment section. Scroll below for the deets.

For the uninitiated, the film series is based on a 1966 TV series by Bruce Geller, and Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, an agent of the Impossible Missions Force (Imf). The first movie in the series came out in 1996, and the MI8 trailer indicates that it might be the last installment in the franchise. But are the fans ready to say goodbye to their favorite...

When the need for certainty is absolute

And the odds are deemed impossible

The mission falls to him

Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in the follow-up to 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and to start the week, Paramount Pictures has released a first poster and teaser for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Official Synopsis: “Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.“

In 2024, Cruise appeared in the Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony to promote Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, by jumping from the roof of the Stade de France stadium in Paris. He took the flag from Mayor Karen Bass and athlete Simone Biles to Hollywood.

As seen in the trailer, Cruise wears the same wardrobe as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning that he did performing the epic stunt on August 11, 2024.

Mission: Impossible...

Paramount Pictures has released the official teaser trailer and poster for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the highly anticipated eighth installment opening in theaters on May 23, 2025.

As seen in the trailer, Tom Cruise wears the same wardrobe as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning that he did performing the epic stunt for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony on August 11, 2024.

The film is officially described as follows: “Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” All the previous Mission: Impossible movies are currently streaming on Paramount+.

Directed again by Christopher McQuarrie, the new movie stars Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, and Henry Czerny.

Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, and Frederick Schmidt round out the cast.

Good things come to those who wait, and we’ve been waiting a long, long time for “Mission: Impossible 8” to get a title. Well, we got that and more on Monday. (Ethan Hunt is an Army alum — Happy Veterans Day to all!) If you need a catch up on the previous films, here’s IndieWire’s ranking of the “Mission: Impossible” movies.

In the new film’s teaser trailer, Hunt (Tom Cruise) can be seen sprinting through a variety of landscapes and hardscapes — you simply do not mess with the Cruise formula. At one point, Hunt is running after an airplane that he presumably catches. At another he’s knife-fighting in his underwear; if you weren’t already reminded, from him rappelling into the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, Tom Cruise is in his 60s.

“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” will be released in theaters on May 23, 2025. As the teaser trailer,...

The title for Tom Cruise’s eighth “Mission: Impossible” movie has finally been revealed, along with the first trailer.

“The Final Reckoning” is now the official title for “Mission: Impossible 8,” which was originally slated to be the “Part Two” to 2023’s “Dead Reckoning.” It’s scheduled to be released on May 23, 2025. The film originally was set for 2022, but was delayed multiple times by the pandemic and SAG-AFTRA actors strike.

Cruise revealed the title and a poster Monday morning, along with the caption “Every choice has led to this.”

In the action-packed trailer, Cruise scuba dives and explores a wrecked submarine, flies and falls out of a biplane and does a lot of running. Angela Bassett is also revealed to be back as CIA Director Erika Sloane, after she first appeared in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.”

In “Dead Reckoning,” Cruise’s Ethan Hunt finds himself up against a dangerous AI...

There's nothing more impressive than a spotless filmography, and while directors and producers have huge amounts of control over the artistic products they create, the same can't be said about every person that makes up the cast and crew. Actors, in particular, can't carry a film all alone and, therefore, can't be blamed if the final product is less than adequate. An actor can put forth an Oscar-worthy performance every time they step on screen, but it doesn't matter if the rest of the film isn't at the same level of quality.

Even though he is one of the premier stars of his generation, Henry Cavill has struggled to attach himself to critically acclaimed projects despite brilliant performances. It's unclear who is at fault in this situation. Some fans point the finger at his agent or the directors of the critically panned films, while others put the blame directly on Cavill.

Mission: Impossibles final entry, the sequel to Dead Reckoning, has had a very costly production with a budget of nearly $400 million. This makes it the most expensive entry in the franchise by well over $100 million. The 2023 Hollywood strikes contributed to the ballooning budget.

This news comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter. The sequel is due to see Tom Cruise reprise his role as Ethan Hunt for another epic adventure. The plot is expected to follow the previous film and have Hunt and his team find and defeat the A.I. called Entity. However, plot details have not yet been officially revealed.

Related How to Watch the Mission: Impossible Movies in Order

The Mission: Impossible films are some of the most popular action flicks of all time, and their watch order is a vital part of their experience.

The Mission: Impossible franchise has never been one to blow anything out...

Paramount Pictures has a lot riding on Mission: Impossible 8, which reportedly will be one of the most expensive movies ever made. Mission: Impossible 8 has had a long road to the big screen. Filming began in March 2022, and despite being over a year ahead of the start, the film was halted due to the SAG-AFTRA strike in July 2023. Production then resumed in March 2024 but faced more delays due to a malfunction with a submarine. After nearly two years in production, the budget for Misson: Impossible 8 was always going to be high, but just how high could spell disaster for Tom Cruise's latest mission.

The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Mission: Impossible 8 production budget is approaching $400 million. While no exact number was given, if the budget is $400 million, that would make Mission: Impossible 8 the fourth most expensive movie ever behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($447 million), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom...

Mission Impossible 8 Budget Keeps Growing (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 8 is trending in the media, especially because of its ballooning budget. It has now gone north of $300 million. Christopher McQuarrie will reportedly direct the last movie in the franchise. Scroll below for more.

The action spy films are based on the 1966 TV series created by Bruce Geller. The first film in the series came out in 1996, establishing Tom as an action star and making him a global sensation. It is one of the most popular franchises that Tom has led. They have grossed around $4.09 billion worldwide. Unfortunately, Mi 7, released in 2023, had an underwhelming performance at the box office. It suffered because of the films Barbie and Oppenheimer. They overshadowed every film, even Cruise’s Biggie. It was the first film in the series to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.

Now,...

When you purchase through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Canary Black is a spy action thriller film directed by Pierre Morel from a screenplay by Matthew Kennedy. The Prime Video film follows Avery Graves, an exceptional CIA agent whose husband is kidnapped by terrorists to blackmail her into stealing sensitive information that would betray her country. Canary Black stars Kate Beckinsale in the lead role with Rupert Friend, Ray Stevenson, Saffron Burrows, Ben Miles, and Michael Brandon starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the explosive action, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Canary Black here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Salt (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Columbia Pictures

Salt is a spy action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer. The 2010 film follows Evelyn Salt, an exceptional CIA agent who is wrongfully accused of killing the Russian president.

When you purchase through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Keri Russell is a brilliant actress who has wowed everyone by using her acting chops for more than 30 years. Russell made her acting debut with a Disney series The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. Since then she has been a part of many brilliant movies and shows including both indies and blockbusters. So, if you also love Russell’s performances here are the best movies and shows starring Keri Russell you should check out.

10. Antlers (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Searchlight Pictures

Antlers is a supernatural horror film directed by Scott Cooper who also co-wrote the screenplay with C. Henry Chaisson and Nick Antosca. Based on the short story The Quiet Boy by Antosca, the 2021 film follows the story of a teacher and her brother, a sheriff discovers that one of her students is harboring a dangerous secret...

It wont come as too big a surprise to some, but Tom Cruise is now being accused of having a crazy invincibility complex. Its true that the 62-year-old actor exquisitely continues to do his own stunts, as the Hollywood A-lister was clearly spotted performing some wicked aerial work back in July, while shooting next summers highly anticipated Mission: Impossible 8.

However, an unnamed source has voiced their opinion in the press and is worried that Cruise isnt taking into account his age, to say nothing of all the variables that could go wrong during those jaw-dropping daredevil stunts the Oscar nominee continues to mesmerize audiences with. The film source told RadarOnline:

Toms got this crazy invincibility complex and truly believes hes a superior human being wholl be able to pull off these stunts well into his senior years. The reality is theres always the chance something could go horribly wrong.

Tom Cruises appearance at the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony became one of the big talking points of the event, with the actor making a special and dramatic appearance to collect the Olympic flag and deliver it to its next destination of Los Angeles. While the production, which included pre-recorded footage of Cruise leaving Paris by plane and skydiving down to the Hollywood sign, seemed like the kind of big budget stunt that the actors Mission: Impossible movies have become known for, Cruise himself has a surprising pay packet for his appearance. Absolutely nothing.

While Cruise has been known as one of the highest paid actors in the business, it seems that he had one simple condition to do the whole thing for free he wanted to do his own stunts. This is hardly surprising considering the actors history of throwing himself off buildings, mountains, out of planes, and fighting on top of moving vehicles.

While the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are still very much in full swing, eyes are already looking towards the 2028 ceremony that will be held in Los Angeles, California. As is tradition, the host city of the current Olympic Games will hand over the symbolic title to the next city in a big closing ceremony, this year scheduled for August 11th. With Los Angeles being a city so commonly associated with movie spectacles, it only makes sense that the ceremony has some Hollywood flair, and the rumor is that the more daring leading man will be the star of the show: Tom Cruise.

Mission: Impossible 8 ActionAdventure

The 8th entry in the long running Mission Impossible franchise. Starring Tom Cruise and Vanessa Kirby.

Release Date May 23, 2025Director Christopher McQuarrieCast Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving RhamesWriters Bruce Geller, Christopher McQuarrieStudio Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Tc ProductionsFranchise...

Tom Cruise's flair for the dramatic will be on display on the world's biggest sporting stage. The Mission: Impossible 8 star is set to perform an epic stunt during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Per TMZ, Cruise is crafting a major stunt to close out the ongoing summer games in Paris and hand over the Olympic flag to the 2028 edition, which takes place in Los Angeles. Sources claim Cruise will rappel down from the top of the Stade de France, land on the Parisian stadium's field and carry the Olympic flag. Additionally, the official Olympic TV feed will cut to a previously recorded film, with the film's first two minutes showing Cruise on a plane flying with the flag from Paris to Los Angeles, where he skydives to the Hollywood sign. The sign stunt was reportedly filmed in March, with images emerging of Cruise scaling it.

Related...