Director Christopher McQuarrie Answers Mission: Impossible 5 Questions in Twitter Q&A

This weekend has certainly had it’s fair share of impromptu Q&A’s on social media. Yesterday, James Gunn took to Facebook for an impromptu Q&A; Today director Christopher Mcquarrie took to Twitter to answer fan questions regarding Mission: Impossible 5. Production is slowly coming to a close, despite a looming release date of of July 31st and rumors that the ending of the film was being “retooled” last minute.

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Mcquarrie is for the most part very forthcoming about Mission: Impossible 5 is his Q&A, while still being extremely coy about plot specifics. What I really love about the director’s responses here is that he isin’t afraid to tackle the negative rumors about the plot. Now I understand that it’s his job as the director to assure everyone that things are ok with a production, but It just feels like McQuarrie is being rushed too fast through the shooting of the film. Even within his slyly worded answers, I just get the feeling that Mcquarrie himself is worried about this himself when looking at his responses.

Here are some of the biggest highlights from the Q&A, along with some of his best answers:

  • Simon Pegg‘s Benji “Gets his hands plenty dirty”.
  • Jeremy Renner‘s Agent Brandt will see more action.
  • Ving Rhames will see more significant amount of screen time.
  • Paula Patton (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol)  and Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible 3) were unable to return due scheduling conflicts.
  • The Subtitle of the film and the first trailer are coming soon.
  • There will be many nods to the original “abound”.
  • The film will feel like an old episode of the T.V. series.
  • Those that are looking for an old school feel, McQuarrie assures “You won’t be disappointed”; Composer Joe Kraemer (Jack Reacher) is “playing with something retro, of course”
  • Sean Harris will indeed be playing the villain.
  • McQuarrie set a personal record for ammount of footage shot.

 

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About Taylor Salan

Taylor Salan is a independent filmmaker who currently resides in the San Fernando Valley. Since childhood, Taylor Salan had a fascination with movies. Although he was an avid fan of film as a child, it wasn’t until his years as a young adult that his passion for the art of filmmaking truly came to fruition. A current student of the film production program at California State University Northridge, Taylor studies Cinematography but ultimately has plans to direct full time if afforded the opportunity. In his spare time, Taylor produces audio podcasts and blogs about film for ageofthenerd.com. He is also a longtime musician, playing drums for over 8 years.

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