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'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' premieres in Paris
The sixth installment of spy movie franchise "Mission: Impossible", which sees actor Tom Cruise leap from a military plane 25,000 feet above Paris, premiered on Thursday in the city.
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Cast members Tom Cruise, Alix Benezech, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby pose in front the Eiffel Tower during the world premiere of the film 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' in Paris, France, July 12, 2018. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
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he sixth installment of spy movie franchise Mission: Impossible, which sees actor Tom Cruise leap from a military plane 25,000 feet above Paris, premiered on Thursday in the French capital.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout tells the story of a mission gone wrong. Agent Ethan Hunt, played by Cruise, is hunted by assassins and former allies as he races against time to prevent a terrorist organisation from provoking a global catastrophe.
Cruise, who is known for doing his own stunts, also races a motorbike helmet-less through oncoming traffic round Paris' Arc de Triomphe and pilots a helicopter though mountain ravines in Kashmir.
Hundreds of fans queued for hours to see the actor arrive at a movie theater close to the Eiffel Tower.
"I have been attending Cruise's premieres for the past six years and it still has the same effect; I am just as happy," fan Julia Margot told Reuters.
Cruise told reporters that filming in the city had often been difficult.
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"It is always a challenge but I am never afraid," he said. "I chose to shoot in Paris because it is so beautiful, it is a city of cinema."
Rebecca Ferguson, returning as Hunt's love interest -- a government agent sent to track his enemies down -- said she was happy women were involved in the action.
"We shouldn't bring women in films just to create an equality ... women need to be there," she said.
The film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, will be released in movie theaters worldwide from July 25th.
The first five Mission: Impossible movies have raked in $2.8 billion at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo, putting it in the top 20 movie franchises of all time.
