With "Mission: Impossible – Fallout", Tom Cruise offers himself Paris

On July 12, Paris was in turmoil. The capital hosted the world premiere of the summer blockbuster, Mission: Impossible – Fallout . And the coming of his superstar, Tom Cruise. The exceptional session was organized at the Théâtre national de Chaillot, a key stage of the film takes place on the esplanade of Trocadéro, facing the Eiffel Tower, and a Imax screen 16 meters high, specially installed on stage, the never-seen . True to his reputation, Tom Cruise, who arrived in advance, spent three hours on the red carpet doing selfies with his fans and signing autographs.

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The actor spoke at the official presentation alongside his team, including director Christopher McQuarrie. Both were eager to attend the screening, punctuated by bursts of applause during the brave moments of the hero, many in the streets of the capital.

Turn after the attacks

A year earlier, in April and May 2017, the whole team had settled in Paris for four weeks, caning very spectacular action scenes around the Arc de Triomphe, the Avenue de l'Opera, the Grand Palais , the district of Bercy, the quays of the Seine, the Palais-Royal and its gardens, the cbad Saint-Martin … "After having finished Rogue Nation the fifth part of the saga, in summer 2015, tells Christopher McQuarrie, we wondered where we could locate the plot of the next episode.In November, there was the bombings in Bataclan.The chaos reigns, we can not ignore the society in which we live: a long feature can evoke contemporary perils without becoming a political "There was evidence to shoot Fallout in Paris."

Arrived in scouting the following spring, the director found the streets terribly empty and silent. "I felt a great sadness, and I was even more determined to show on the screen the city I know and love." Some have discouraged him from coming. "It pissed me off, we were told that we would not be safe, Tom Cruise cut short the discussion and said that was exactly why we would go! nothing would happen to us, the irony is that we brought another form of chaos to Paris! "

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We can neither control nor stop Tom Cruise. (…) When I see the spark in his eyes, I know he will go into a spin

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Especially during a sequence in which Tom Cruise back the roundabout of Etoile against motorcycle. We hold our breath, especially when we know the Parisian traffic … "I asked the two Frenchmen who were crisscrossing the city with me when we were looking for iconic places. was a real mission impossible to shoot, but they got the authorization! We arrived in Paris one morning half an hour before sunrise, we rehearsed and filmed for two hours before the police come in and put an end to our delirium, we were very lucky. " And Tom Cruise concludes: "This film is my declaration of love to this city and its people, I felt very humble the first time I came back after the attacks. I've been to Paris, but I'm sure there are still streets where we have not shot.The opportunity to come back I thank the police headquarters for its help and support, it closed my eyes when I started in danger, and I did not have a single PV! "

The game was worth the candle because Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a total success and is a spy story whose action never slackens for two and a half hours. Perfectionist, director Christopher McQuarrie now imposes a level of performance that ringsard James Bond and Jason Bourne. Following an operation that went wrong, Ethan Hunt must face the Apostles, the followers of his arch-nemesis, Solomon Kane, who want to spread chaos to impose a new world order. They find the way to do it: three nuclear bombs. His mission, if he accepts it, is to put out of harm's way the terrorists and their arsenal. He is joined by an elite agent of the CIA in which he does not trust.

A totally disheveling show

Fasten your belts: you will attend a riotous spectacle, loaded with adrenaline and highly jubilant. Christopher McQuarrie conceals Ethan Hunt's mission statement in a copy of Homer's Odyssey . Wink to tell the magnitude of the task that awaits his hero, and that was his during the shooting. Running-chases on foot, by motorcycle, by car with a camera flush with the bitumen or helicopter; melee fights, shootings, explosions, waterfalls. With an estimated budget of $ 150 million, he does not skimp on the means to provide a grandiose entertainment.

#MissionImpossibleFallout deepens the psychology of the hero and favors emotion to humor in a darker adventure and lyrical. But especially the special effect is @TomCruise ! The actor has no limit, gives the dizziness and administers sacred discharges of adrenaline. pic.twitter.com/Ax0IYDXdR8

– Stephanie Belpêche (@StephBelpeche) July 28, 2018

Its best special effect? Tom Cruise. Age does not seem to have any grip on her energy or muscles, and the 56-year-old star seems to know no limits. Here he is piloting a helicopter in the mountains, climbing a rock wall hanging from a rope above the void, or going to battle with a martial arts expert in a public restroom. "It's my job to offer the best to the public who pay for it," said Christopher McQuarrie, "when you're in charge of Mission: Impossible you can afford anything." to distinguish that it is well Ethan Hunt who performs the cascade, in order to propose a total immersion to the spectator For the high-altitude parachute jump over the Grand Palais, the cameraman equipped with a maxi-GoPro fixed on his helmet preceded Tom, who did not hesitate a second to follow him.When I think about it, it was completely surreal. "

The filmmaker turned white when his actor told him he would perform most of his stunts on screen himself. "It scares me a lot: Tom Cruise can not be controlled or stopped, he broke his ankle by leaping from a roof in London, and I kept the hold at his request because you feel his pain, intense. You know the first thing he told me after the accident? 'She's good?' I was livid, I felt a tremendous tension while Tom was having fun, he's only afraid of one thing: to be bored, when I see the spark in his eyes, I know he's going to leave. spin. "