May 17, 2012

On Sale Now: Brad Bird’s ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ on Blu-ray/DVD

Mission Impossible

When The Incredibles and Ratatouille director Brad Bird announced that he would be making the transition to live-action by becoming the next in a line of directors to tackle the Mission: Impossible franchise, I was intrigued. Watching his direction in the Pixar films and listening to him talk about his work in interviews and commentaries, [...]

Pixar’s Teddy Newton Cameos In ‘Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ (Updated With Video)

Teddy Newton

On the eve of the early IMAX-only opening of Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the Brad Bird film is pulling in overwhelmingly great reviews. It has already been certified “fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes and is currently sitting above 90% on the Tomatometer with more reviews continuing to roll in. The consensus seems to be that [...]

Twelve New Images From ‘Mission Impossible’ Set

Ghost Protocol - Image 6

Brad Bird’s Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol is hurtling towards us, with less than one month left until the film’s release. The respected director is taking his first crack at the live-action medium, which has many Incredibles fans anticipating the newest entry in the impossible adventures of Ethan Hunt. The Facebook page for the film [...]

New Mission Impossible 4 Photo Has Tom Cruise Looking Bad Ass + Brad Bird Interview

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL

Yahoo! Movies exclusively debuted a brand new promo photo for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol earlier today. Featuring Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise), it looks like Paramount Pictures is trying to say that the new entry in the franchise will not be a light affair…at all. The question that arises from director Brad Bird’s involvement [...]

J.J. Abrams Loves Brad Bird’s Direction On Mission Impossible 4

Director Brad Bird

Brad Bird has built up some serious cred with but a few films. The Iron Giant did not perform well at the box office, but over time it has been extremely well-receieved, with some calling it one of the best animated films ever. After coming over to Pixar, Bird brought us The Incredibles, easily one [...]

‘Mission Impossible’ Release Date Pushed Back A Week

Mission Impossible

Deadline is reporting that Paramount has pushed the release date for Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol back five days. Previously scheduled to open on December 16, the film is now set to open closer to Christmas, on December 21. The Brad Bird directed flick is sitting in a particularly crowded field, as the next entries [...]

Watch: First Look At Brad Bird’s ‘Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol’

Mission Impossible

Brad Bird has stayed within the animated film world for much of his life, directing The Iron Giant before taking up a large role at Pixar and directing The Incredibles and Ratatouille. Similar to fellow Pixar director Andrew Stanton, who is directing John Carter for Disney, the incredibly smart Bird is venturing into live-action for [...]