The Party Report: ‘Indiana Jones,’ ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Asteroid City,’ Oh My!
thewrap.com“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”The Spanish Steps, RomeIt was a gorgeous day on the Spanish Steps in La Bella Roma, as Paramount Pictures got rid of the mobs of summer tourists usually found here and rolled a red carpet all the way down the 135-step staircase to celebrate the global premiere of “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reeckoning Part One.”Of course Tom Cruise was front and center, as he’s the now 60-year-old face of the franchise that he began when he was 35; this one is the seventh in the series, and as usual is also filled with beautiful, much younger women.
They were all in Rome, too, including Rebecca Ferguson (39), who is a veteran of the “M:I” flicks, as is Vanessa Kirby (35), along with franchise newcomers Hayley Atwell (41), Pom Klementieff (37) and Mariela Garriga (34).Our favorite Farmboy, Cary Elwes, also stars (he’s 60 too, if you were wondering) and joined the glitzy celebration, as did the flick’s other male co-stars Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Henry Cznery and Shea Whigham, along with writer/director Christopher McQuarrie.
And the first reviews from the premiere screening are in, and if those are an indicator, Cruise the sexagenarian has another big action hit on his hands.“Asteroid City” Special Screening and U.S.
PremiereAlamo Drafthouse; Alice Tully Hall and Sardi’s, New YorkThe “Asteroid City” premiere hit New York City like a meteor itself with a two-day takeover.
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