Director Christopher McQuarrie had considered de-aging Tom Cruise 'MI7'
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irector Christopher McQuarrie had almost considered de-aging Tom Cruise for one of the opening sequences of 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One', in order to appear as his 1989 version of the franchise protagonist Ethan Hunt, however he ultimately decided against it arguing that the results of de-aging are very inconsistent.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, during an interview with GamesRadar+ and Total Film, director Christopher McQuarrie said that the creative team behind 'Mission Impossible 7' had considered to de-age Tom Cruise for one of the opening scenes in the film.
Originally, there had been a whole sequence at the beginning of the movie that was going to take place in 1989, he explained. We talked about it as a cold open, we talked about it as flashbacks in the movie, we looked at de-aging.
One of the big things about I was looking at while researching, I kept saying, 'Boy, this de-aging is really good' or 'This de-aging is not so good.' Never did I find myself actually following the story, he said. I was so distracted by an actor that I had known for however long was now suddenly this young person.
However, McQuarrie hasn't ruled out using de-aging in the future and is looking to incorporate it into future projects once he is more certain about its outcome.
✔️ Director Christopher McQuarrie had considered de-aging Tom Cruise 'MI7'
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