Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
10:15 pm - 12:45 am, Saturday, February 28 on Channel 4 (4)
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Secret agent Ethan Hunt and his team are implicated in a bombing at the Kremlin, forcing the American president to declare them fugitives. The spies plan to clear their name by abducting the real terrorist, which leads them into a pursuit around the globe. However, Hunt cannot be sure his colleagues are trustworthy. Action adventure sequel, starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Paula Patton
2011
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Adventure
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Cast & Crew
Tom Cruise
(Actor)
.. Ethan Hunt
Jeremy Renner
(Actor)
.. William Brandt
Simon Pegg
(Actor)
.. Benji Dunn
Paula Patton
(Actor)
.. Jane Carter
Michael Nyqvist
(Actor)
.. Kurt Hendricks
Josh Holloway
(Actor)
.. Trevor Hanaway
Vladimir Mashkov
(Actor)
.. Anatoly Sidorov
Ivan Shvedoff
(Actor)
.. Leonid Lisenker
Brad Bird
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Tom Cruise
(Actor)
.. Ethan Hunt
Born:
July 03, 1962
in
New York
Best Known For:
His blockbusting movies.
Early-life:
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born in New York on July 3, 1962. His mother was a teacher, his father, whom Cruise later described as 'abusive', was an electrical engineer. He has three sisters. Cruise spent part of his childhood in Canada before returning to the US after his parents separated. While at high school, Tom caught the acting bug and abandoned his plans to enter the priesthood. At the age of 18, he returned to New York, where he landed his first film role in Endless Love.
Career:
Within five years of his big-screen debut, Cruise was one of the hottest actors of his generation, having starred in the likes of Risky Business and Top Gun. The likes of Rain Man, The Color of Money, Interview with the Vampire and Days of Thunder followed. He has also turned his hand to producing and made the smart move of taking a share of several of his film's profits, making him one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. Recent hits include Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Jack Reacher, Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow. He has been Oscar-nominated three times, for his performances in Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia, but has yet to win. His next major film is Mission: Impossible 5.
Quote:
'I believe in life. I know that life comes in at your heart and it doesn't matter if you're an actor, a film-maker or a gentleman on the street, it comes at you.'
Trivia:
Cruise was awarded The Legend of Our Lifetime at the 2014 Empire Awards.
Jeremy Renner
(Actor)
.. William Brandt
Born:
January 07, 1971
in
Modesto, California
Best Known For:
The Hurt Locker
Early-life:
Born January 7, 1971 in Modesto, California where he grew up with four younger siblings. He graduated from Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. After studying computer science, criminology and psychology, he was drawn to acting. Renner also honed his skills as a drummer, guitarist, pianist and song-writer. He eventually moved to San Francisco to study at the American Conservatory Theater, before relocating to Hawaii and eventually Los Angeles. His work on acclaimed theatre project Search and Destroy paved the way for 1995 movie Senior School, and in 2002 he gave a memorable turn as a serial killer in Dahmer.
Career:
Commercial success came in 2005 thriller SWAT, and he also gave a memorable turn as a soldier in 2007 offering 28 Weeks Later. The same year he starred in critically acclaimed Western The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford. In 2008, Kathryn Bigelow cast Renner in her war drama The Hurt Locker, which landed him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. He gave a fine turn in Ben Affleck's Boston-based crime thriller The Town. His recent work includes Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and American Hustle.
Quote:
On The Hurt Locker: 'I'm proud to be recognized for something like this rather than doing The Green Lantern or something.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, he runs a house-renovating business.
Simon Pegg
(Actor)
.. Benji Dunn
Born:
February 14, 1970
in
Brockworth, Gloucestershire
Best Known For:
Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Star Trek.
Early-life:
Born Simon John Beckingham in Gloucester on February 14, 1970, to a civil servant and a jazz musician. He took the surname of his stepfather. In 1991, he graduated from Bristol University with a degree in theatre, film and TV - David Walliams was in the year below him. Simon ditched any musical ambitions to follow his alternative dream of becoming a comedian. He started out doing stand-up at various clubs in Bristol before heading for London in 1993.
Career:
Pegg quickly gained a fanbase and performed his acclaimed one-man show at major venues in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. His first TV appearance was in 1995's Six Pairs of Pants, followed by Saturday Live and a two-year stint in ITV sitcom Faith in the Future. Other early projects include Big Train and Is It Bill Bailey? He co-wrote cult, award-winning sitcom Spaced with friend Jessica Stevenson. He has since reinforced his standing as one of Britain's leading performers with appearances in Band of Brothers, 24 Hour Party People (2002), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), Hot Fuzz (2007), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Star Trek (2009) and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Paul (2011) and The World's End (2013).
Quote:
'Comedy has got a lot more self-reflexive in the past 15 years. Our lives are so heavily constructed by the media, how could you not talk about it?'
Trivia:
He was the drummer in a band when he was 16.
Paula Patton
(Actor)
.. Jane Carter
Born:
December 05, 1975
in
Los Angeles
Best Known For:
A string of movies.
Early-life:
Paula Maxine Patton was born in Los Angeles on December 5, 1975 to Joyce and Charles. Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up. She spent a year at UC Berkeley before transferring to USC Film School. After graduating, she secured a three-month assignment making documentaries for PBS.
Career:
Patton made the switch to acting and her first role was a small part in Hitch (2005). Her big break came a year later when she was cast in Denzel Washington-fronted action thriller Déjà Vu. She went on to star in Swing Vote (2008), Mirrors (2008), Precious (2009), Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) and 2 Guns (2013).
Quote:
'If you have the capacity to love, you have the capacity to love anyone.'
Trivia:
Patton has song-writing credits on a number of Robin Thicke albums (Patton and Thicke separated in February 2014 after a relationship lasting 21 years).
Michael Nyqvist
(Actor)
.. Kurt Hendricks
Born:
November 08, 1960
in
Stockholm, Sweden
Josh Holloway
(Actor)
.. Trevor Hanaway
Born:
July 20, 1969
in
San Jose, California
Best Known For:
Playing Sawyer in Lost.
Early-life:
Joshua Lee Holloway was born in San Jose, California, on July 20, 1969, but grew up in Free Home, Georgia, after his family moved there when he was two years old. The second eldest of four brothers, he became hooked on movies as a youngster. On graduating from high school he enrolled at the University of Georgia. After a year's study, Josh dropped out and became a successful male model, a job which enabled him to travel the world.
Career:
On deciding he wanted to be an actor, Holloway moved to Los Angeles. Early roles came in Aerosmith's video for their song Cryin', and the film Cold Heart (2001). He also had a small part in an episode of Angel. He first came to prominance in the US thanks to the TV movie Sabretooth in 2002. Other projects around this time included the films Moving August (2002), Mi Amigo (2002) and Doctor Benny (2003), and series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Lyon's Den and NCIS. But it was playing Sawyer in mega-hit Lost which turned him into a household name. He starred in 116 episodes between 2004 and 2010. Since then, he has starred in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), Paranoia (2013) and Sabotage (2014). In 2014, he played a lead character in short-lived action TV series Intelligence.
Quote:
"People don't see me as a character actor. They see me as a leading man or nothing, which makes it really hard to get work."
Trivia:
He is of Dutch and Scottish heritage.
Vladimir Mashkov
(Actor)
.. Anatoly Sidorov
Ivan Shvedoff
(Actor)
.. Leonid Lisenker
Brad Bird
(Director)
