22: Mission: Impossible 2

Episode 22 of the The Last Star In Hollywood podcast, hosted by Next Word, titled "22: Mission: Impossible 2" was published on March 13, 2024 and runs 105 minutes.

March 13, 2024 ·105m · The Last Star In Hollywood

Summary

This week, we get as close as we can to killing a franchise with John Woo’s 2000 action drama Mission: Impossible 2! Who is this Ethan Hunt? Does the movie love Nyah like we do, or not? Why did Dougray Scott never quite make it? Content warning: violence, gun violence, objectification of women, misogyny Unanswered Questions: Is John Woo’s style a bad match for Hollywood, or just for this film? How does Nyah compare to Claire from the first Mission: Impossible movie? Is there a narrative explanation for the change in both Ethan and Luther? Further reading: Hard Target (1993) Face/Off (1997) List of James Bond movies The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord! Join us next time as we celebrate Cuise and Cruz in Cameron Crow’s 2001 Vanilla Sky! The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.Copyright © 2024 The Last Star In Hollywood. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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