But in the kinetic, headlong world of “Mission: Impossible,” the pressure to keep upping the ante — like the films’ always-running star — never stops. “Dead Reckoning” was just days away from beginning production in Venice when COVID-19 cases began skyrocketing in Italy, an early epicenter. “Mission: Impossible” was one of the first major productions to be shut down by the pandemic. “What we didn’t anticipate was the level to which it would accelerate.”In “Mission: Impossible,” what you see is rarely what you get. But for McQuarrie and company, the only way to make a “Mission: Impossible” movie is full tilt.

Source: The Nation July 06, 2023 14:04 UTC