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Episode 160: Mission: Impossible

Beyond the Screenplay

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The Rise and Fall of the Mission Franchise

"I think mission franchise has handled it pretty well so far," he said. "There's sort of been a sense of like trying to keep it grounded in that way, even as things get bigger and crazier" He says the more movies go from simple plot-driven moments to crazy stunts, the less interested they become for him. 'It doesn't feel like life or death' when Tom Cruise hangs upside down on top of a high speed train with his hands tied behind his back,. But there is a point where you find that to be really exciting - which I'm not sure if John Wick will ever do again.

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