50 m. ago Tom Cruise is joined by his dazzling leading ladies Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff and Hannah Waddingham at the very A

Man of the moment Tom Cruise led the A-list arrivals on the red carpet at the premiere of his Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning during Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

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66 m. ago What's happened at the Cannes Film Festival so far — and what's still to come

This year’s Cannes Film Festival has barely started and already has been an attention-grabbing affair, from new rules for its red carpets, nerves about potential U.S. tariffs and the return of Tom Cruise

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91 m. ago Tom Cruise was just THREE minutes away from catastrophe while filming wild Mission: Impossible 8 stunt that saw the actor pass out

Cruise, 62, famously shattered his ankle leaping between two skyscrapers on the previous Mission: Impossible

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2 h. ago ‘We couldn’t tell if he was conscious’: Tom Cruise got stuck on top of biplane shooting Mission: Impossible sequel

The star, who at 62 performed his own stunts for the forthcoming Final Reckoning, tells Cannes press conference ‘I don’t mind encountering the unknown’Tom Cruise got stuck on the wing of a biplane shortly before it ran out fuel during the filming of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the director of the eighth instalment of the action franchise has revealed.Speaking to an audience at the Cannes film festival hours before the film’s premiere, director Christopher McQuarrie recounted the filming of a stunt sequence in which Cruise, in his long-running role as the field agent Ethan Hunt, walked between between the two wings of a biplane as the aircraft was mid-air over South Africa. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Simon Pegg shows off his edgy new look as he poses with a diamond gun necklace at Mission Impossible photocall during Cannes Film Festival

The actor, 55, posed for some fun photos wearing a diamond gun necklace while walking the red carpet at Palais des Festivals.

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4 h. ago Hannah Waddingham joins Tom Cruise at Mission: Impossible photocall in Cannes

Cruise, 62, sported Top Gun-style sunglasses during the event.

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5 h. ago Tom Cruise in Cannes and Panama protests: photos of the day – Wednesday

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5 h. ago Tom Cruise shows off his youthful appearance as arrives at Cannes without girlfriend Ana de Armas ahead of the Mission Impossible premiere

Tom Cruise appeared in great spirits as he waved to the crowd while arriving in Cannes on Wednesday ahead of the Mission Impossible premiere. 

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8 h. ago Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning receives mixed first reactions

The eighth, and possibly final, instalment of the Tom Cruise-led action spy films hits cinemas worldwide May 21

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8 h. ago Simon Pegg credits Mission: Impossible films for rescuing him from his alcoholism

The star struggled with depression throughout his first ‘Mission: Impossible’ film

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12 h. ago A sequel to one of Tom Cruise's most underrated movies is airing on TV tonight

Movie fans are preparing to say goodbye to actor's popular character Ethan Hunt

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14 h. ago Tom Cruise returns to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning'

Three years after Tom Cruise and “Top Gun: Maverick” flew into the Cannes Film Festival, he’s coming back Wednesday to the Croisette with “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.”

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17 h. ago Ana de Armas, 37, flashes her abs as she steps out in New York while boyfriend Tom Cruise, 62, prepares for Cannes premiere of new Mission: Impossible film

Ana de Armas cut a stylish figure as she exited her hotel in New York City while her boyfriend Tom Cruise appeared on the set of C à vous during the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. 

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20 h. ago Simon Pegg shares daughter’s sweet nickname for Tom Cruise as toddler

Simon Pegg has shared the sweet nickname his daughter has bestowed upon Tom Cruise, having grown up associating the Mission: Impossible star with a gift he once gave their family.

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20 h. ago Unbelievable response to Tom Cruise's $400 million Mission: Impossible sequel

It looks like Tom Cruise is onto another winner with Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

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30 h. ago Simon Pegg credits the ‘Mission: Impossible’ films for rescuing him from his alcoholism

The star struggled with depression throughout his first ‘Mission: Impossible’ film

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31 h. ago Simon Pegg gets emotional as he talks about Tom Cruise and reveals what made him 'shed a tear'

Speaking on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with The National Lottery on Virgin Radio UK, Simon admitted it was 'incredibly emotional.'

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33 h. ago Watch: Tom Cruise welcomes ‘extraordinary’ BFI award for contribution to UK film industry

Tom Cruise said being honoured with the British Film Institute’s most prestigious accolade, a BFI fellowship, is “absolutely extraordinary”.

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33 h. ago Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning called ‘astonishing’ but ‘bloated’ in mixed first reactions

The stunts in Tom Cruise’s new film are earning all the praise but many have criticised the ‘dysfunctional’ story

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34 h. ago Mission relatable: forget the stunts, the key to Mission Impossible’s appeal is office dynamics

From put-upon backroom schlubs to everyone-knows romances, the franchise reflects modern work culture, especially the collective banter With Tom Cruise’s reckoning upgraded to “final” in the imminent instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, it seems a strong probability that the curtain is about to fall on cinema’s leading daredevil. Unless his Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt expires mid-battle like 007 in No Time to Die, it seems likely the character will be gracefully retired. Cruise, now 62, can’t reasonably be expected to suction-cup himself to landmark architecture for much longer. Which begs the question of his IMF colleagues: what to buy the departing espionage hotshot? There’s always the trusty carriage clock (fitted with disarmable neutron bomb, just to keep his skills ticking over).The office comparison isn’t just fanciful. Along with envelope-pushing stunts and concierge-class glamour, part of the reason for the Mission: Impossible franchise’s resurgence...

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