Cruise Again Lives ‘Dangerously’ in Fifth ‘Mission: Impossible’ Film
“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” is the fifth installment of a successful 20-year-old spy movie series. The series is based on the iconic 1960s TV series, also called “Mission: Impossible.”
As in the first four movies, Tom Cruise is the lead actor in the new film.
Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt, is part of the Impossible Missions Force, or IMF. But, the group is broken up and absorbed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Ethan Hunt is trying to prove to the C.I.A. the existence of an international crime organization called the Syndicate.
The Syndicate’s members are dissident agents. They damage the world economy and kill world leaders. Hunt must try to investigate and destroy the Syndicate without letting agency chiefs know.
As in the past ‘Mission: Impossible’ films, Tom Cruise performs the stunts himself.
Filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie wrote and directed ‘MI5,’ as this latest installment is called. He said he wanted to make the film for an international audience.
The “Mission: Impossible” cost $150 million to make. It was released July 23.
