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The fourth entry in TheMission: Impossiblefranchise is remembered for a variety of reasons, including Tom Cruise’s iconic Burj Khalifa stunt and its amazing action. The movie was able to reshape the franchise after the disappointing performance ofMission: Impossible 3.
However, one of the few complaints about the fourth part was its underdeveloped villain, as he wasn’t allotted a reasonable amount of screen time to establish his character. But it was later revealed that it had to do with the casting, as originally Harrison Ford was reportedly considered for playing the antagonist in the movie.
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Tom Cruise reportedly nixed Harrison Ford’s inclusion inMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
After the colossal success ofMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,it was revealed that Michael Nyqvist wasn’t the initial choice for the role of Kurt Hendricks. While speaking on the Light The Fuse podcast, the screenwriters, Applebaum and André Nemec shared that Harrison Ford was initially considered to be the villain in the fourth movie.
According to them, Ford was supposed to play the evil scientist and following his removal from the movie, they had to limit the villain’s screen time. It was later revealed thatTom Cruisewas reportedly the reason behind the exclusion of Ford from the talks of being involved in the movie.
It was stated that Tom Cruise was reportedly not in line with the idea of facing off against Harrison Ford. He thought that fans wouldn’t want the two actors to clash, considering they are both known for being presented in a positive light in movies. But despite Cruise’s alleged nixing of the actor from the franchise, Harrison Ford didn’t back away from commending theTop Gun: Maverickstar.
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Harrison Ford commended Tom Cruise for his dedication
While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Harrison Ford shared his viewpoint on Tom Cruise’s dedication to the craft. Considering that both Ford and Cruise are known for physically demanding roles, theIndiana Jonesstar expressed his appreciation for theTop Gun: Maverickstar and his achievements throughout his career. He stated,
“He’s far deeper into physical acting than I ever was. I don’t mind running, jumping, falling down, or rolling around on the floor with sweaty guys. Tom takes it to a whole new level that’s pretty amazing.”
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AlthoughMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocolturned out extremely successful and laid the foundation for the future of the franchise. But it would have been fun to experience two of the most influential stars of their era colliding against each other.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocolis available to stream on Netflix
Source:Light The Fuse
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
