Japan first to see Cruise movie
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December 2, 2011, Friday
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TOM Cruise yesterday launched the fourth installment of his "Mission Impossible" franchise with a limited fan screening in Japan ahead of its official world premiere next week.
Cruise, 49, returns as agent Ethan Hunt, saving the world yet again in "Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol," packed with stunts and action scenes, some featuring the world's tallest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
In the latest in the series of blockbusters that have grossed nearly US$1.5 billion worldwide, Impossible Mission Force operative Hunt and colleagues are blamed for a terrorist bombing of Moscow's Kremlin and are forced to go on the run.
The agency is dissolved and the group - with no resources or backup - must find a way to clear its name, prevent another attack and avert a nuclear war.
Major parts of the film were shot in Dubai, where it will open officially next Wednesday. Action also takes Hunt to Moscow, Budapest and Mumbai.
Paramount Pictures said Cruise chose to start the film's tour in Tokyo ahead of Dubai as a gesture to his Japanese fans and because the nation suffered so much from the March earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.
"I know this country has been through lots this year," he said after attending a red carpet event where about 1,500 noisy fans braved the cold to see him.
"But I also know the strength and courage of this country and I know you will get through it. And I want you to know how much we love you and the world is thinking of you, and we are here."
Cruise, 49, returns as agent Ethan Hunt, saving the world yet again in "Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol," packed with stunts and action scenes, some featuring the world's tallest building, Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
In the latest in the series of blockbusters that have grossed nearly US$1.5 billion worldwide, Impossible Mission Force operative Hunt and colleagues are blamed for a terrorist bombing of Moscow's Kremlin and are forced to go on the run.
The agency is dissolved and the group - with no resources or backup - must find a way to clear its name, prevent another attack and avert a nuclear war.
Major parts of the film were shot in Dubai, where it will open officially next Wednesday. Action also takes Hunt to Moscow, Budapest and Mumbai.
Paramount Pictures said Cruise chose to start the film's tour in Tokyo ahead of Dubai as a gesture to his Japanese fans and because the nation suffered so much from the March earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.
"I know this country has been through lots this year," he said after attending a red carpet event where about 1,500 noisy fans braved the cold to see him.
"But I also know the strength and courage of this country and I know you will get through it. And I want you to know how much we love you and the world is thinking of you, and we are here."
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