Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part one director Christopher McQuarrie has defended Tom Cruise’s infamous tirade on the set of the 2020 action sequel. Now, in conversation with OWMcQuarrie described it as a “very uncertain time” and is glad people “understood the intent” behind the big swipe.
“That all happened in a very complicated and very uncertain time. Obviously, we’re grateful that people took it the way it was meant to be. We fought to keep the industry alive, we fought to keep people employed, we fought for the studio, we fought for movie theaters, and we still do. We still do. I’m just glad people understood the meaning behind it.”
Cruise’s response and his reprimand from the Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part one crew came as a result of the Hollywood star seeing several of them fail to adhere to strict protocols established during the worst period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The audio was leaked in December 2020 and finds Cruise calling for “the gold standard” before yelling aggressively about how he’s “on the phone to every goddamn studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they’re looking for us and using us to make their movies. We’re creating thousands of jobs, motherfuckers. I never want to see it again, ever! And if you don’t, you’ll get fired, if I see you do it again, you’re fucking gone.”
After many more f-bombs and claims that they’re not “closing this f***ing movie” because people can’t play by the rules, five members of the crew reportedly called off production due to escalating tension.
The likes of George Clooney came to Cruise’s defense at the time, and McQuarrie equally understood why the actor felt such passion at the time.
Christopher McQuarrie reunites with Tom Cruise for Mission: Impossible 7
Director Christopher McQuarrie, who has already directed both Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation And Mission: Impossible – Falloutreunited with Tom Cruise for the upcoming seventh performance, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part one. The latest episode sees the likes of Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Frederick Schmidt reprise their roles from various episodes in the Mission Impossible franchise and will also see Henry Czerny play the role of Eugene Kittridge, the former director of the IMF who was last seen in the very first Mission: Impossible in 1996.
Mission: impossible – dead reckoning Part One also adds a few new names to the action, including Marvel stars Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff, as well as Shea Whigham, Esai Morales, Rob Delaney, Charles Parnell, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss and Cary Elwes.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part one is scheduled for release in the United States on July 12, 2023 by Paramount Pictures. Another sequel, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part twois scheduled for release on June 28, 2024.