May 06, 2005
Mission Impossible 3 stars walked out
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Ananova is carrying a story that says both Scarlett Johansson and Carrie-Anne Moss walked from Mission: Impossible III rather than because of rewrites.
Frankly it would seriously surprise me if either of them walked knowing that Abrams was stepping in. Mind you, perhaps it's not going as well as we would think?
Screen beauty Scarlett Johansson has quit Mission Impossible III after months of confusion and delays. The Lost In Translation star was slated to star opposite Tom Cruise in the much-hyped sequel. But she pulled out after dozens of script changes and delays, Glamour magazine reports. Matrix actress Carrie-Anne Moss has also dumped her role.
Posted by Richard Brunton at May 6, 2005 02:53 PM
Comments
Posted by: Arethusa at May 6, 2005 03:20 PM
I thought that was how the MI movies are supposed to be made: Without a script.
Posted by: Mark at May 6, 2005 05:56 PM
As long as Kenneth Branagh doesn't walk, I'm still good. :P
Posted by: Jenna at May 6, 2005 08:06 PM
This post may be way out of line, and it has nothing to do with both actresses either, but I am a little bit pleased that they have left the production.
Oftentimes I feel that action movies are mellowed down with too many women characters and that it weakens the plot of the film. I dont want to sound like anything else here, I am woman and I also like to see women in action films, but I thought MI2 though very good, was weakened by the inclusion of Thandie Newton, did she really have to be there all pouting and all vulnerable?
Now if both Johansson and Moss were training for a lot of action, then that's different.
Posted by: Simone at May 7, 2005 11:27 AM
In the case of the MI series, Simone, the films suck (or "are mellowed down" if you prefer) because A) they are intentionally made and marketed for a PG-13 audience and B) they shoot them without a script -- really. In the first, the script was rewriten as they were shooting. In the second, they didn't have a complete script as they were shooting. It was written as they were shooting, quite literally, and improvised on set
Johansson and Moss probably did the smart thing in pulling out. We have no idea what characters they were going to play -- and they probably didn't either. Phillip Seymour Hoffman (who was originally tagged to play the villain) saw what was up and declined to take part in this bullshit.
Posted by: Franklin at May 7, 2005 06:57 PM
i want movies
Posted by: hassan at May 8, 2005 05:42 AM
"In the case of the MI series, Simone, the films suck (or "are mellowed down" if you prefer)"
Franklin, I appreciate your choice of words. You're a gentleman sir. :-)
Posted by: Simone at May 9, 2005 04:38 AM
isnt tom cruise gay anyway
Posted by: shrek at May 23, 2005 03:31 PM
Is that so? Well I still feel the same way: Moss and Johansson are much much better off.