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DESCRIPTION: It’s part two of our interview with costume designer extraordinaire Michael Kaplan, who made the costumes for “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” In this installment he talks about how he made costumes for the deleted snow sequence, a leopard print dress Brad Bird rejected, and Tom Cruise’s favorite suit. (And yes we bug him about “Star Wars.”) Amazingly, he also discusses his favorite Cruise haircut and ranks the movies. Released May 1st, 2020.

SHOW NOTES: Learn more about Michael Kaplan’s work here.

This is Paula Patton’s outfit that Michael designed for the snowmobile chase, which was ultimately never shot. It was originally going to be the opening sequence of “Ghost Protocol”...

And here are costume tests for Léa Seydoux in “Ghost Protocol”...

As discussed in the interview, here’s some of Michael’s incredible work in the original “Blade Runner” (1982). Click to enlarge...

We also talk with him about Snoke’s robe in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017)...

And the great outfits he did for Will Smith in “I Am Legend” (2007)...