Line #4 Trivia/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning


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2	* ActingForTwo: Creator/VanessaKirby played both White Widow and Grace disguised as White Widow with LatexPerfection.
3	* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/PomKlementieff confirmed that her character's white makeup and black teardrop design was her idea.
4	* AwesomeDearBoy: One reason why Creator/HayleyAtwell hasn't played more blockbuster roles outside of Peggy Carter in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse is that she's been dissatisfied with many of such roles that were proposed to her over the years. That apparently changed with the role of Grace here, which she adores.
5	* BoxOfficeBomb: While not a huge loss when compared to other bombs that year such as Film/TheMarvels and Film/TheFlash, it still underperformed due to stiff competition from ''Film/{{Barbie}}'' and ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}} that resulted in the "Barbenheimer" double viewing trend, as well as the sleeper hit ''Film/SoundOfFreedom'' gaining a wave of popularity due to its guerilla marketing tactics. Combining that with the nearly $300M budget, it's clear to see why the movie didn't make back its money despite grossing $567M.
6	* DuelingWorks: Came out one month before Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''Film/HeartOfStone'', another high octane globetrotting spy/action thriller centered around an elite secret agent, both produced by Creator/SkydanceMedia, amusingly enough. Both films have one or two sequences in UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}, a sequence in a desert, the protagonist paragliding at one point and a plot concerning a race for a MacGuffin giving access to an ArtificialIntelligence that can hack into anything on Earth and calculate outcomes with LudicrousPrecision.
7	* FakeAmerican: Brits Cary Elwes, Indira Varma and Mark Gatiss all play Americans.
8	* FlipFlopOfGod: When asked whether Ethan and Ilsa had become a couple, Creator/RebeccaFerguson revealed that she didn't know and [[CreatorsApathy wasn't really interested in depicting a romance between them]], though that their relationship could be interpreted as either a romantic or a platonic one.
9	* InMemoriam: The credits feature a dedication to Sumner Redstone, the former chairman of Viacom, CBS [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs and]] [[Creator/ParamountGlobal [=ViacomCBS=]]] (Creator/{{Paramount}}'s parent companies) who passed away in 2020.
10	* MemeAcknowledgement:
11	** The fanbase's amusement over Tom Cruise's running in the film series (and, by extension, his tendency to have at least one scene in nearly every modern film he stars in where's he's running at breakneck pace) was highlighted by Paramount Pictures themselves in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G66XxOTk2c promo video]] for this film's release, released to celebrate Cruise's birthday, which functions as both a showcase of Ethan's running throughout the series ''and'' a promo for ''Dead Reckoning'' itself.
12	** For anyone who ever thought/dreamed of an '''I'''nternational '''M'''onetary '''F'''und joke, there's one in the films now.
13	* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Creator/PomKlementieff dubbed herself in French.
14	* NoStuntDouble: As with previous ''M:I'' films, Creator/TomCruise performed many death-defying stunts himself, with the iconic BASE jump being shot to show his wind-whipped face as much as possible.
15	* TheOtherMarty: During the turnaround as the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic interrupted the filming, Creator/NicholasHoult had to drop out and Creator/EsaiMorales took over his role as Gabriel.
16	* PostReleaseRetitle: Since the sequel will not be titled ''Dead Reckoning Part Two'' anymore, Creator/{{Paramount}} released this film as simply ''Dead Reckoning'' on home video.
17	* ReleaseDateChange:
18	** ''Part One'' was originally set for release on July 23, 2021, but was delayed to November 19, 2021 and then to May 27, 2022 and then to September 30, 2022 before changing to July 12, 2023 due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Its May 27 release date was then given to ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.
19	** ''Part Two'' (which isn't titled as such anymore) was scheduled was previously set for release on August 5, 2022, then was delayed to November 4, 2022, then to July 7, 2023, June 28, 2024, and then to the current date, May 23, 2025 (the latter due to the [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike]]).
20	* RoleReprise: Creator/HenryCzerny as Eugene Kittridge. He was last seen on-screen in ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'' (the first film) way back in 1996, though he subsequently lent voice work to the ''Mission: Impossible'' level pack for ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' in 2016.
21	* TroubledProduction:
22	** The UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic caused major delays in the production several times in a row. It got so bad that Tom Cruise went on a rant against crew members who didn't comply with pandemic time production guidelines, insisting that it was also about ensuring the livelihood of everyone involved. As producer, it was important to Cruise that the production went as smoothly as possible, as a successful shoot could show other studios they could film even under protocols (Cruise even rented an entire cruise liner -- no pun intended -- for the crew to quarantine in relative comfort). That rant was recorded and leaked in mid-December 2020. Even after the rant, though, production still wound up pausing due to additional positive COVID tests in the ensuing months.
23	** The production was looking for a train bridge that would be scheduled for destruction to blow it up onscreen. They found one in UsefulNotes/{{Poland}}... until it turned out it had historical value after all, there was a misunderstanding about it being destined to be destroyed as well as strong opposition to the idea from the locals. So they headed back to the US and built one from scratch.
24	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
25	** The inital plan was to film ''Part One'' and ''Part Two'' back-to-back. The strain on production due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic cancelled those plans, with the filming for ''Part Two'' instead beginning shortly after production finished up on ''Part One''.
26	** Creator/AngelaBassett was originally intended to reprise her role from ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout Fallout]]'', but her appearance was ultimately removed due to pandemic-related filming complications. She is still referenced in the final film, however -- during an early sequence in Dehlinger's office, a portrait of her can be seen hanging on the wall behind him in several shots during the group meeting.
27	** Creator/NicholasHoult was originally supposed to be the villain of the movie until he was replaced with Creator/EsaiMorales due to a scheduling conflict with ''Series/TheGreat'' caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the production delay.
28	** Christopher [=McQuarrie=] initially floated the idea of [[DigitalDeaging Digitally Deaging]] Tom Cruise for the opening sequence, with a similarly deaged Creator/JuliaRoberts as Marie, but eventually scrapped it because he was focusing on the visual effects more than the story and realizing how expensive the scene would become. However, he has also said he may revisit the concept.

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