Vanessa Kirby on key Mission: Impossible scene she rewatched
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One sees Vanessa Kirby return as Alanna Mitsopolis/White Widow, alongside Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and the rest of the team.
Kirby's character is the daughter of Max, who was played by Vanessa Redgrave all the way back in the first film (which was released in 1996, if you can believe that).
To create that connective tissue, Kirby told Digital Spy exclusively that she went back and studied one scene from the original film many, many, many times.
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"I remember on [Mission: Impossible -] Fallout talking to Chris [McQuarrie, the director] and Tom for hours about how they were so inspired by the TV series and that's how the idea came around, but that they always wanted to remember that was the source material," she explained.
"There's a history with it and a legacy that they're building on. It's very much the same heart of it. It's totally retained that.
"What I find incredible about it is that you have Ethan Hunt, he's in the centre, he's been the common denominator in every movie, and it's so strange to think that Vanessa Redgrave played my mother and he did that incredible scene with her in the car where she's really playing with him. I watched it a thousand times to try and remotely emulate what she did."
Pom Klementieff, who joined the franchise with this film, interjected to say that she honestly thought Kirby was related to Redgrave, as their performances were so similar: "It's crazy what you did. At some point, I really thought they were from the same family. I Googled it at some point."
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"Well that's the nicest compliment, thank you," Kirby replied. "It would be a dream because she's one of my heroes.
"That was amazing and to think that Tom has looked in the eyes of Vanessa Redgrave in that car and is now looking at me as her daughter."
Tom Cruise recently stated that he wants to make Mission: Impossible films until he's at least 80, so does that mean that we might get to see another generation of Max's family in the films?
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is released in UK cinemas on July 10 and in US cinemas on July 12.
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