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Posts Tagged ‘Brad Bird’


Check This Out: New Clip from ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’

by Chris Ullrich, Nov 23 2011 // 12:00 PM

Even though the title sounds suspiciously like a video game, the lastest installment in Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible franchise, known as Ghost Protocol, is arriving soon.

Previously, we brought you the first trailer for the film, which we thought looked pretty darn good. Now, we’ve got a clip from it to share with you today.

We won’t do much to set this one up. Suffice it to say you don’t really need any explanation about what’s going on. It should be pretty obvious.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is directed by Brad Bird. It co-stars Ving Rhames, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Vladimir Mashkov, Michael Nyqvist, Josh Holloway, Simon Pegg, Lea Seydoux and Anil Kapoor.

Check out the clip after the break. Look for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol to arrive in theaters on December 16.

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Posted in: Action · Movies · News · Paramount · Video
Tagged: Action, Anil Kapoor, Brad Bird, Mission Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Paramount, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames
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First Teaser Trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Arrives

by Chris Ullrich, Jun 28 2011 // 5:36 PM

Even though Tom Cruise occasionally does some unusual stuff in his personal and public life, that doesn’t mean his movies aren’t often entertaining. Let’s face it, he’s had some pretty good ones over the years from Risky Business and Taps to Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men and more.

So, when Cruise has another movie coming out soon, we tend to take notice. This time around it’s the fourth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise subtitled Ghost Protocol.

Of course, now that there’s new trailer for the film, courtesy of Yahoo Movies, we’ve got it for you to check out right here. The trailer is also currently playing in front of Transformers: Dark of the Moon but since you probably not dumb enough to go see that flick, we’ll save you the trouble.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is directed by Brad Bird and hits theaters on December 16th. The film co-stars Ving Rhames, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Vladimir Mashkov, Michael Nyqvist, Josh Holloway, Simon Pegg, Lea Seydoux and Anil Kapoor.

Click through for the trailer and enjoy.

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Posted in: Movies · News · Trailers
Tagged: Action, Anil Kapoor, Brad Bird, Jeremy Renner, Mission Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible 4, Movies, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames
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‘The Incredibles’ Gets A Blu-Ray Release Date

by Joe Gillis, Jan 11 2011 // 9:00 AM

While the Pixar/Disney partnership has been one for the record books, one film that touches the hearts of anyone who has ever picked up a comic book is 2004’s The Incredibles. The film withstands it’s 7 years of release, and will now be getting a brand new breath of life as it makes it’s way to Blu-Ray this April.

The release is said to be a combo pack, which means you’ll not only get the Blu-Ray disc, but a standard definition disc as well as a digital download. The Blu-Ray disc will also be state-of-the art in high definition, bringing you 6x the resolution of a regular DVD.

In promoting this release, Pixar and Disney Home Video released a new trailer, featuring the voice of director Brad Bird reprising his role as the lovable fashionista Edna E. Mode. Check out the trailer after the jump, and get ready for the Blu-Ray combo release on April 11th.

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Posted in: Action · Blu-Ray · Disney · Kids · Movies · News · Pixar · Sci-Fi · Trailers · Video
Tagged: Brad Bird, Craig T. Nelson, Disney, Jason Lee, Pixar, The Incredibles, Toy Story
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Josh Holloway Joining New ‘Mission: Impssible’ Cast

by Matt Raub, Sep 29 2010 // 12:15 PM

While things are a bit shaky in terms of what we’re calling the newest Mission: Impossible film, one thing is for sure: the cast is going to kick ass. Hawkeye himself, Jeremy Renner joined the cast a few weeks back, which was already headed by returning Cruise, Ving Rhames, and Simon Pegg, and the newly added Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Maggie Q.

Now, a brand new face of awesome is jumping in, as LOST star Josh Holloway has been signed to join Cruise’s new team of super spies. This marks Holloway’s first major role since leaving the island, or dying, or staying in purgatory, or however you want to interpret that ending.

Between this cast, Incredibles director Brad Bird taking the helm, and J.J. Abrams supplying the story, there is very little room for this film to fail, or at least we hope. Megastar Cruise even took a pay cut in order for this film to get made, so it has that going for it.

The movie is set to go into production before the end of the year, with a release date of December 16th, 2011. Expect to hear plenty more news coming out of this camp in the coming weeks as we lead up to principal photography.

Posted in: Abrams · Action · Announcements · Casting · Celebrities · Movies · News · Paramount
Tagged: Brad Bird, J.J Abrams, Jeremy Renner, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josh Holloway, Lost, Maggie Q, Mission Impossible, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames
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Jeremy Renner To Star Alongside Cruise In ‘Mission: Impossible 4’

by Matt Raub, Aug 27 2010 // 10:00 AM

It’s rare when two different pieces of news come together to form an even more awesome story. That’s the case here, as Jeremy Renner, star of last year’s critical success Hurt Locker, will be joining the ever growing greatness which is the upcoming Mission: Impossible 4 film.

Why is this such a big deal? That’s a three-part answer.

One: Renner has been a huge deal ever since working on Locker and even got cast as a fan favorite in the upcoming Avengers film helmed by Joss Whedon as Hawkeye. As if that wasn’t enough, two: he’s joining M:I4, which will be directed by Brad Bird, famous for his work on The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and The Simpsons. Three, the script comes from lord of all things geek, J.J. Abrams.  From Deadline:

Renner will star alongside Tom Cruise in the fourth installment of a franchise that will begin production in the fall. It is the second major role for Renner coming out of his  turn as the reckless explosives specialist in the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker. Renner also will star in Marvel Studios’ The Avengers, playing the role of Hawkeye. Renner will next be seen in the Ben Affleck-directed The Town, the GK Films-produced drama that Warner Bros opens September 17.

Paramount has struggled to find the right co-star to play an operative opposite Cruise, and one factor was to selecting an actor who could potentially carry the series down the line, should Cruise’s Ethan Hunt character not continue to be the emphasis.

So there you have it, Renner will be showing off his archery in The Avengers, fighting alongside the former Daredevil in The Town, and now costarring in one of the highest grossing action film franchises in the past decade. What will he do next? Let’s hope he doesn’t go the way of Vin Diesel and pull a Pacifier.

Posted in: Action · Casting · Celebrities · Drama · Movies · News · Prequels and Sequels
Tagged: Ben Affleck, Brad Bird, Hawkeye, J.J Abrams, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mission: Impossible 4, Ratatouille, The Avengers, The Town, Tom Cruise
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Pixar’s Brad Bird Possibly Directing ‘Mission Impossible IV’

by Sebastian Suchecki, Mar 25 2010 // 11:00 AM

Tom Cruise and company were all pretty quick to jump onto and set a release date for the upcoming fourth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise. The only problem was that the film had yet to sign a director. Who could possibly take the helm after sci-fi meganerd J.J. Abrams shared his vision in the last film. Well, according to THR, the studio’s number one choice is Incredibles director Brad Bird.

On the surface, Bird may seem a peculiar choice. The writer-director wrote and directed 1999’s “The Iron Giant” and 2004’s “The Incredibles” as well as 2007’s “Ratatouille” (the latter two earned Oscars for best animated picture), but he has never helmed a live-action feature.

On the other hand, nabbing Bird would be inspired. He is praised for his storytelling skills and is known for his strengths in staging thrilling and intricate action set-pieces as well as fusing the action with large dollops of heart and emotion.

Bird is just one name thrown into the hat along with others such as Edgar Wright and Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer. Brad seems the be at least Cruise’s top pick in the list.

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Posted in: Action · Announcements · Deals and Dealmaking · Movies · News · Prequels and Sequels
Tagged: Brad Bird, Edgar Wright, J.J. Abrams, Mission Impossible, Pixar, Ratatouille, Ruben Fleischer, The Incredibles, Tom Cruise, Zombieland
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