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DESCRIPTION: This week we are thrilled to be joined by Sean Gerace, who was one of J.J. Abrams’ assistants during the production of “Mission: Impossible III”! He tells the story of how Tom Cruise got interested in Abrams (it involves “War of the Worlds” and a box set of “Alias”), discusses the shoot in Italy, and shares a tidbit about one of the filmmakers previously associated with the project coming to set. It’s a wild trip down memory lane! Released June 4th, 2021.

SHOW NOTES: As mentioned in the episode, here’s the video we made about going to see Mission: Impossible in theaters...

And here’s the original video that Tom Cruise posted last year after seeing “Tenet”...

Here’s the shot from the bridge sequence that we discussed. They had to build a raised section of the bridge in Calabasas just for this shot...

And here’s the shot from “War of the Worlds” that we talked about. This is actually all on a soundstage...

We also discussed our Mission: Impossible collection. Here it is...

And here’s Drew’s anatomically correct Ethan Hunt doll from “Ghost Protocol”...