Mission: Impossible — Not Brian De Palma, But This Oscar Winner Was Originally Set To Direct Tom Cruise’s First Spy Outing?
Which Filmmaker Was Initially Set To Direct Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is geared up for the release of his upcoming film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. He reprises his role as the daredevil agent Ethan Hunt, and the film is all set to hit the big screens on May 17, 2025, in India and a week later in the US. Before that happens, let us take you to the first Mission: Impossible film, which came out in 1996. An interesting fact about the movie is that the Tom Cruise starrer was initially supposed to be directed by an Oscar-winning filmmaker, and it was not Brian De Palma.
The Oscar-Winner Who Almost Directed Mission: Impossible
The Academy Award-winning filmmaker who was first approached to direct the 1996 film Mission: Impossible was none other than Sydney Pollack. According to an earlier report by Variety, Sydney Pollack was...
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is geared up for the release of his upcoming film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. He reprises his role as the daredevil agent Ethan Hunt, and the film is all set to hit the big screens on May 17, 2025, in India and a week later in the US. Before that happens, let us take you to the first Mission: Impossible film, which came out in 1996. An interesting fact about the movie is that the Tom Cruise starrer was initially supposed to be directed by an Oscar-winning filmmaker, and it was not Brian De Palma.
The Oscar-Winner Who Almost Directed Mission: Impossible
The Academy Award-winning filmmaker who was first approached to direct the 1996 film Mission: Impossible was none other than Sydney Pollack. According to an earlier report by Variety, Sydney Pollack was...
- 5/15/2025
- by Pranshu Awasthi
- KoiMoi
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