Post by darkpast on Aug 5, 2018 3:28:42 GMT
still turned out pretty good, but no wonder the plot in MI films never make any sense
McQuarrie and Cruise began shooting Fallout with a script that was just 33 pages long, a move that allowed the team to be flexible and find the film along the way. That freedom also enabled them to go down intriguing avenues, some of which were ultimately deemed not right for the film.
Case in point: McQuarrie and Cruise conceived of a plot that would have seen hero Ethan Hunt assume the identity of extremist John Lark for an even longer chunk of the film, a move that would have taken the IMF agent down some dark roads in pursuit of his goal and would have forced him to do some "horrible things," notes McQuarrie. The expanded plot was eventually scrapped, as the director felt it made the film too intellectual and robbed it of the trademarks that people expect from a Mission: Impossible movie.
The director also filmed a scene in which Hunt and Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa share a kiss, a moment he excised from the movie for complicated reasons, which McQuarrie explains in a wide-ranging, spoiler-filled conversation.
Case in point: McQuarrie and Cruise conceived of a plot that would have seen hero Ethan Hunt assume the identity of extremist John Lark for an even longer chunk of the film, a move that would have taken the IMF agent down some dark roads in pursuit of his goal and would have forced him to do some "horrible things," notes McQuarrie. The expanded plot was eventually scrapped, as the director felt it made the film too intellectual and robbed it of the trademarks that people expect from a Mission: Impossible movie.
The director also filmed a scene in which Hunt and Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa share a kiss, a moment he excised from the movie for complicated reasons, which McQuarrie explains in a wide-ranging, spoiler-filled conversation.
