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Tom Cruise is back on the big screen with the latest instalment of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise: ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.’ T he seventh ‘Mission: Impossible’ film is directed by Tom’s long-time collaborator Christopher McQuarrie and also stars Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Pom Klementieff, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames. The blockbuster was shot on location in Rome, Venice, Norway, the UK and the United Arab Emirates. Excited cinema-goers can expect the trademark blend of action, suspense and wit as Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt, and the rest of the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all- powerful enemy, Cruise says: “Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission - not even the lives of those he cares about most. The film premiered in Rome, Italy, where Cruise spoke with us about his latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ outing and gave our readers a glimpse into one of the hair-raising stunts that audiences can expect in the film. Simplyoneofthebiggestmoviestarson theplanet,TomCruise,talksabouthislove ofworkinginternationallyonhismovies, whyheisachampionforthecinema experience,what’snextforthe‘Mission: Impossible’ franchiseandmore. Simply Abu Dhabi | 105