It appears things have come full circle for Ethan Hunt, the hero of the Mission: Impossible movies, a.k.a. Tom Cruise’s one and only movie franchise. In the first film — released 15 years ago, just to blow your mind for a moment — Hunt was “disavowed” as an IMF agent after a mission gone horribly wrong. Well, now it’s 2011, and the stakes appear much, much higher: In the new trailer for Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (out Dec. 16), we learn that no less than the Kremlin has gone kablooey. The fallout? As a grim-faced Tom Wilkinson explains, “The president has initiated ‘ghost protocol,’” meaning every single IMF agent everywhere has been disavowed. Burn.
After that, the trailer is a whirlwind of international action and intrigue, including appearances by Mission: Impossible III alum Simon Pegg, and M:I newbies Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-him Josh Holloway. It all ends with an extended look at what is sure to be a climactic stunt on the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world — which is to say, no, that building is not CGI. Check out the trailer for the film, produced by J.J. Abrams and directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles), below:
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… but this looks awesome
DITTO.
Wonder if his wife from the third film is in it?
Wonder why Maggie Q isn’t in it? To busy with Nikita?
holy moley! that looks amaaaaaazing! well constructed trailer
it needs more cowbell……and Josh Holloway, but overall it seems entertaining. Im not sold on Jeremy Renner – I would rather have Josh as the heir to the franchise
“Ghost Protocol”.
They sound desperate and ridiculous.
Quick way to kill a movie is to give it a title that only sounds “cool” to 9 year olds.
@Jenn – Like “Quantum of Solace.” I remember hearing that one and thinking, “Huh?”
Awesome. Can’t wait.
OMG!!! JOSH F*UCKIN” HOLLOWAY!!!!!
I spotted Holloway like 4 times in the trailer, the hat, roof running and jump, stairs fight, explosion scene. Granted quick clips but noticeable
Now this looks very good…
Can’t stand the midget either, but I’ll download it for Sawyer.:-)
Yes – so glad to see Josh in there, and Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton….good cast.
Cruise still has the worst running gait. He looks likes he’s trying to hightail it to the bathroom before he sh!ts himself.
Cruise has a horrible running gait, but in my opinion, Matt Damon is even worse. The first time I saw The Bourne Identity, I was distracted by how weird he looked every time he ran.
Tom Cruise is 5’9″ tall. Hardly a midget. Grow up Clarisse.
Actually, 5’7″
He just looks short compared to his wives….and his kids.
Agreed. Josh Holloway is really the ONLY reason I will be seeing this.
Cruise is definitely not 5’7.I met him in the 90s and i would say he is closer to 5’5. I also saw Vin Diesel and he is around 5’10.
There is a chance that this might not be crap.
I love crap. Just like Roger Ebert.
i’m in love with the trailer simply for using “won’t back down”. hate tom cruise but might have to see this one….
Where’s Ving Rhames?
my thoughts exactly!
Mine too! They can’t leave him out. At least I hope they didn’t…
Where’s Michelle Monaghan?
does anyone really believe that Cruise is gonna pass the torch to anyone?
I don’t know. That torch is nearly flaming!
I don’t see the need. Is this series really that big of a franchise?
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This cast is stacked. It’s produced by JJ Abrams. It’s scored by Michael Giacchino. It’s directed by Brad Bird.
Can I buy my ticket right now?
Can you go ahead and put on your nerdy glasses too? What a dork you are LOL…yeah go ahead and buy the ticket
Says the guy commenting on an online message board.
@Jon, you try too hard. #FAIL
@Jon I’d rather be friends with the “dork” than the @sshole
Reading your comment Jon immediately made me picture the comic shop guy from the Simpsons. Are you the comic shop guy?
Nah, nah, it’s cool to put LOL in your posts.
l’ll be right behind you in line, Frank, for all of the same reasons!
I’m there in line too! Love the entire cast. Looks terrific!
OMG…I can hardly wait for this movie. It looks great.
Could this trailer show less of Cruise? Not hard to understand why, given his lessened star status and now mostly negative baggage (and this was the case to some degree with advertising for Valkyrie as well), but it’s funny to see a trailer apparently put so much effort into deemphasizing its purported lead.
The Mission Impossible movies are always at their best when it focuses on the dynamics of the team anyway. It doesn’t need to be all Cruise. It’s a great trailer. I’m excited to see it when it comes out.
I’d watch it again. He’s in it a lot.
Then again this movie is supposed to pass the torch to the Renner character so that he can headline the next M:I movie should this one be succesful.
See, and I was wondering why only Tom Cruise gets billing? I know he’s the star, but would it really have killed the studio to list a few of the other actors?
At first I thought Jeremy Renner was Nathan Fillion (due to the quick editing) and I thought that would be cool. After I came to my senses, I thought I noticed Cruise wearing ladies’ capri pants while he was climbing the Burj Khalifa…
I actually thought to myself that it had too much of Cruise- I wanted more Renner. (And then I remembered that it’s supposed to be a Cruise flick…)
WOW, love the trailer! MI plus Bond type feel. JJ Abrams is golden, and I love Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner is a great addition. Can’t wait!
JJ Abrams is golden? Did you SEE the last Mission IMpossible? Yikes.
I thought the first one was by far the best. It wasn’t so in your face and over the top like each one has become subsequently.
Third was better than the first, and citizen kane compared to the second.
He might not be golden, but he is pretty damn close. The third Mission Impossible was the best so far, in my opinion.
I loved the third one. As great an action film as the first one was a spy thriller.
Looks cool, better than another superhero flick at least. BUT! Holloway better be in it for a hell of a lot more than the trailer implied.
Agreed agreed agreed. Love that man.
Cool.
looks great!
Looks promising. I’ll definitely check it out. MI3 was grossly underrated due to everyone hopping on the Tom Cruise hate wagon.
Agreed. The third was my favorite by far.
Very underrated and I am always rooting for him.
This looks sooooo good. I loved the second MI, and the third one sucked, but this one looks like a winner!!!!!!!!!
The fact you loved the second excludes any comment you ever make from being taken seriously in perpetuity.
looks great but wheres ving rhames?
Holy crap, this looks good.
That is a helluva trailer. To paraphrase the Eminen lyrics, this is what Cruise does and he does it well.
The reason IMF got taken apart is because Obama pissed away their funding.
Nah, all the funds for IMF (and schools, and parks, and healthcare, and…) were blown by Bush, his ego, and his wars.
Nah the IMF was disavowed because they were getting too close to the truth about the Bush family’s connection to the same Saudis who funded 9/11.
Rick, Mike, While you 2 squabble the Bush’s have and the Obama’s are stealing and p*ssing away everything you work hard for. When the public actually understands that instead of fighting with each other, perhaps we’ll have a chance. Fighting about who’s worse is idiotic considering they’re both only interested in themselves and their cronies.
Smart as hell to play Eminem and Pink’s song as the backdrop to half the trailer; that is a badass song and the movie looks fresh.
I disagree, ziggy. I don’t think the song fits well with the scenes.
Well then you’re a moron