Factual error: Gabriel kills the engineer and sets the train to full speed, then locks the control room. Without the engine being resupplied with coal it would lose power and stop before too long, never getting as far as the bridge.
A nameless member
30th Jul 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (2023)
Suggested correction: It is known for firemen to fill the loco up to allow it to run for 15-20 minutes without new coal. However, it could not run that long at that speed without the boiler being refilled with water, so the boiler would have exploded well before the fire reduced.
30th Jul 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (2023)
Trivia: Nicholas Hoult was originally cast as Gabriel. Delays and interruptions to filming meant he was replaced by Esai Morales.
30th Jul 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (2023)
Trivia: The French language version features Pom Klementieff dubbing herself.
30th Jul 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (2023)
Trivia: The actor playing new IMF agent "India Zulu 254" is Alex James-Phelps - possibly a deliberate casting choice given a main character in the series and original film is called Jim Phelps.
30th Jul 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (2023)
Trivia: After a delay caused by positive covid tests, Tom Cruise personally paid half a million pounds for a cruise ship for the cast and crew to isolate themselves on during filming.
30th Jul 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning (2023)
Trivia: Final budget was $291m, in large part due to the delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, making it one of the most expensive films of all time. Filming was scheduled to start in February 2020 with a planned release date of July 23, 2021. Filming eventually started on September 6, 2020 and wrapped in September 2021 - the film was released in July 2023.
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