Tom Cruise is showered with gifts as he’s mobbed by excited fans at Mission Impossible 7 photocall in South Korea
Tom Cruise and the Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 photocall has hit South Korea.
The movie star had a rapturous welcome at the Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in western Seoul on Wednesday.
Mobbed by an excited crowd, Tom, who is known for his dedication to his fans, happily made his way round greeting everyone.
He was showered with presents and kept hold of a large bunch of flowers as he shook hands and snapped selfies.
Tom was joined by the movie’s director Christopher McQuarrie at the event.
Movie star in town: Tom Cruise and the Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 photocall has hit South Korea
Crowd pleaser: The movie star had a rapturous welcome at the Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in western Seoul on Wednesday
After lengthy delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and an unprecedented $290million outlay, Tom has been thrilled to be celebrating the film launch around the world over the past few weeks.
The world premiere, which happened in Rome earlier this month, received rave reviews from early critics, who branded it ‘dynamite’ and tipped it to be a summer blockbuster.
The film follows Ethan Hunt and the IMF team as they track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands.
Following Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’s world premiere in Rome, critics and fans who got a chance to see the film early shared mostly fawning praise on social media.
The latest Mission: Impossible entry premiered in the iconic Italian city as part of the Rome Film Festival, after a significant chunk of the movie was filmed in the capital.
On Twitter, early reactions to the ‘impeccably made’ film were almost unanimously positive.
Gizmodo and io9 writer Germain Lussier called the new movie ‘fantastic’ and said it had a ‘dynamite, timely story.’
‘Excellent new characters. Huge variety of action and a final set piece that ranks top 2–3 all-time for the franchise,’ he added.
Fan favourite: Mobbed by an excited crowd, Tom, who is known for his dedication to his fans, happily made his way round greeting everyone
Talented duo: Tom was joined by the movie’s director Christopher McQuarrie at the event
Mobbed: He was showered with presents as he shook hands and snapped selfies
Leading man: After lengthy delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and an unprecedented $290million outlay, Tom has been thrilled to be celebrating the film launch around the world over the past few weeks
Spy: The film follows Ethan and the IMF team who must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands (pictured with Hayley Atwell)
Erik Davis, of Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes, bragged he had the ‘absolute best time’ watching Cruise’s new film.
He added it was ‘an impeccably made action film that does not stop entertaining.’
‘Each action sequence is long, crazy & intense. The story is big & sprawling, but I like how it both felt complete & left you dying for what comes next.’
Dead Reckoning Part One is a long time coming as it had production halted a number of times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
It was shot back-to-back with its direct sequel, Dead Reckoning Part Two.
The two films were initially reported to be the final chapters, as reported by several publications, including Screen Rant.
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