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Light The Fuse - The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast

Light The Fuse - The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, starts now! Whether you're a longtime fan of the series or a newcomer looking to join the mission, Light the Fuse is your ultimate companion to the “Mission: Impossible” movie franchise. Through exclusive interviews with cast and crew, Superfans Charles Hood (writer/director) and Drew Taylor (film journalist) take you inside the world of Ethan Hunt for an incredible look at the iconic characters, heart-stopping missions, jaw-dropping stunts, and behind-the-scenes secrets that have made this series a global phenomenon. Buy or rent on digital now.
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We’re back with a special episode, live and direct from Las Vegas! We break down the new “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” trailer and discuss Tom Cruise giving Christopher McQuarrie the CinemaCon Director of the Year Award! Come with us, won’t you?
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With “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning,” the series went above and beyond, featuring one of Tom Cruise’s most death-defying stunts and a climactic train chase for the ages. Learn how they pulled it off from the cast (including Tom Cruise) and crew of this amazing installment.
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“Mission: Impossible - Fallout” took the world by storm, and we’re taking an epic look at how the movie came together – every skydiving, bike-riding, helicopter-flying minute of it. Featuring writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, editor Eddie Hamilton and many more.
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We’re back with the second half of our truly epic look inside the making of “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” In this installment, you’ll hear from writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, cinematographer Robert Elswit and many more. Whatever your favorite part of the movie is, we’re breaking it down.
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Ever wanted to know what went into the making of “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation?” Well, we’re here to tell the complete story of how the movie came together, with commentary from writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, editor Eddie Hamilton and many, many more. And stay tuned for Part 2!
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We are concluding our epic look at the making of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” Get ready for some edge-of-your-seat thrills as Brad Bird, Tom Cruise, Paul Hirsch and many more break down the production – and beyond.
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“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” is an epic, and we’re dedicating two whole episodes to its insane making-of. In this first episode, we’ll cover the paths not taken, Brad Bird’s involvement, and more – with insights from Brad Bird, writers Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec, Tom Cruise, editor Paul Hirsch, and many others!
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Your next mission begins … now! We chart the making of "Mission: Impossible III," from its rocky beginnings to the movie we know and love so well! With commentary from producer Paula Wagner, stars Simon Pegg and Maggie Q, composer Michael Giacchino, and many more. Choose to accept it!
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We’re back with a high-kicking look at “Mission: Impossible II” – learn how the sequel went from techno-thriller to Hong Kong-indebted action classic, with commentary from Tom Cruise, John Woo, Christopher McQuarrie and many, many more!
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In the lead-up to the release of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (in theaters May 23), we’re doing deep-dive, making-of episodes on each installment of the franchise. This week, we’re taking a look at how Brian De Palma’s “Mission: Impossible” came together, with interviews from Brian De Palma, Tom Cruise, writer David Koepp, editor Paul Hirsch and more. It’s like a documentary for your ears. Listen up!
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The teaser trailer for “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” is here! And Drew and Charles break it all down, including all of the Easter eggs, callbacks to earlier entries in the franchise and potential reveals. We’re so thrilled to be back and to be talking about the new movie!
You can own “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” on digital and 4K HD, Blu-ray and DVD now.
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We are going back to the vaults to dig up our 200th-episode spectacular, anchored by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen and including Tom Cruise, Nick Offerman, Eddie Hamilton, Glen Powell, Greg Tarzan Davis and Mark Gatiss. What more do you need to know? Just listen!
This episode was originally released in August 2022.
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We loved our conversation with "Top Gun: Maverick" editor Eddie Hamilton so much, we just had to bring it back. Join us as we discuss how editing “Top Gun: Maverick” was like climbing a mountain, the process of approximating the look of Tony Scott’s original “Top Gun” and just how tricky the introductory bar scene in “Top Gun: Maverick” was to get right. Plus what Edgar Wright contributed to the movie and Tom Cruise’s very best note. You don't want to miss this!
This episode was originally released in June 2022.
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We’re talking to "Top Gun: Maverick" director Joseph Kosinski about what he brought to the long-simmering sequel (he pitched Tom Cruise on the set of “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”), working with Val Kilmer, the emotional core of the movie, and, of course, Tom Cruise’s hair. This episode was originally released May 2022. "Top Gun: Maverick" is available to buy on digital and on 4K Ultra HD Disc, Blu-ray and DVD.
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This week on “The Directors” we are speaking with Richard Linklater, who directed the classic Paramount film “School of Rock” and also made “The Bad News Bears” and “Everybody Wants Some!!” for the studio. Learn about his unique approach to the material, how making “School of Rock” differed from his more indie films and more. Also: we talk about his sexy new comedic thriller “Hit Man.”
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We are joined by Sean S. Cunningham for this very special, very spooky episode of “The Directors.” “Friday the 13th” director Cunningham tells us about the origins of the film, how they actually produced the movie and what it was like to kill Kevin Bacon with an arrow. Grab your popcorn, turn out the lights and listen up!
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Let’s go back to (almost) the beginning with our very in-depth conversation with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie. In this episode, McQuarrie talks about his involvement in “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” how that wound up with him directing “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” and finally about the just-released (at the time) “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” It’s a wonderful chat with one of our favorite people.
This episode was originally released in December 2018.
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We are so thrilled to be joined by Dan Trachtenberg, the filmmaker behind “10 Cloverfield Lane,” on this week’s episode of “The Directors.” We discuss working within the Bad Robot framework, how the movie was supposed to look and what J.J. Abrams contributed. Plus, get updates on Trachtenberg’s “Prey” sequel.
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Joining us on this episode of “The Directors” is Dan Trachtenberg, the director of new Paramount classic “10 Cloverfield Lane.” In this episode, learn about Trachtenberg’s origin story, how he got on board the project and how a spec script called “The Cellar” became “10 Cloverfield Lane.”
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This week we are revisiting our conversation with Oscar®-winning cinematographer Robert Elswit, who shot both “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” and “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” It was a huge thrill getting to chat with this legend, who shares details about the making of both films, including what it was like to shoot the Burj, how his background in visual effects aided in the underwater sequence and what went into the opera sequence. It's a doozy!
This episode was originally released in February 2019.
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Always endlessly entertaining and informative. Light The Fuse celebrates the ingenuity and spectacle of the Mission Impossible movies like never before, by hundreds of interviews with the people behind the movies. LTF is also a great celebration of cinema, delving deep into roles of filmmaking and the creative process of making movies. Highly recommend if you love Mission Impossible or movies in general!