• ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ to restart filming in September after coronavirus hiatus

    ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ to restart filming in September after coronavirus hiatus

    “Mission: Impossible 7” is preparing to leap back into action again in September after the Paramount feature was forced to radically change its shooting plans in February because of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday following the publication of British Film Commission safety protocols, first assistant director Tommy Gormley said he was …
  • NASA chief ‘all in’ for Tom Cruise to film on International Space Station

    NASA chief ‘all in’ for Tom Cruise to film on International Space Station

    The International Space Station could become the set of Tom Cruise’s next high-flying flick. Later today, the SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, carrying two NASA astronauts to the ISS. The historic mission will be the first time a commercial spacecraft brings humans into orbit. The “Mission: Impossible” star …
  • NASA confirms Tom Cruise is suiting up to make a movie in space

    NASA confirms Tom Cruise is suiting up to make a movie in space

    Tom Cruise is suiting up to be a space cadet, NASA has confirmed. A NASA official announced on Twitter that the “Mission: Impossible” actor wants to film a movie above the clouds — specifically, onboard the International Space Station. “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station!” writes NASA Administrator …
  • Tom Cruise reportedly plans to shoot a film in space with Elon Musk

    Tom Cruise reportedly plans to shoot a film in space with Elon Musk

    I’m hearing that Tom Cruise and Elon Musk’s Space X are working on a project with NASA that would be the first narrative feature film — an action-adventure — to be shot in outer space. It’s not a “Mission: Impossible” film and no studio is in the mix at this stage but look for more …
  • Rob Lowe says Tom Cruise once went ‘ballistic’ over sharing room

    Rob Lowe says Tom Cruise once went ‘ballistic’ over sharing room

    Rob Lowe claims Tom Cruise went “ballistic” after finding out they would be sharing a hotel room while both auditioning for roles in the 1983 movie “The Outsiders.” “All of the LA people survived the LA auditions, and then the hand-picked people had to go to New York to face the New York version,” Lowe …
  • Here’s what 5 sci-fi movies set in 2020 envisioned for this year

    Here’s what 5 sci-fi movies set in 2020 envisioned for this year

    Lots of us have been bingeing pandemic movies, understandably: It’s perversely comforting to see that things could be worse. But what else, I wondered, did film envision for us in 2020, specifically? I looked at five sci-fi movies set this year (and available for rent on Amazon, among other platforms) to see if things were …
  • ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘A Quiet Place II,’ ‘SpongeBob’ get new premiere dates

    ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘A Quiet Place II,’ ‘SpongeBob’ get new premiere dates

    Paramount just made some release date changes given the unpredictable coronavirus climate. The long-awaited Tom Cruise Skydance sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” is now going to Dec. 23, instead of June 24. This will push the Chris Pratt sci-fi Skydance movie “The Tomorrow War” to an unset date. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” will …