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While Martian war machines appear across the globe, the horror of the assault is depicted through the eyes of one American family who refuse to give up the fight for survival. Steven Spielberg retells H. G. Wells' seminal science fiction classic. Read more

Starring	Tom Cruise, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins
Director	Steven Spielberg
Genres	Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Cruise's fourth Mission is his biggest film ever
- WENN Newsdesk
- 05 Feb 2012
Tom Cruise's fourth Mission: Impossible film has become the star's biggest hit to date. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol soared past the £375 million mark globally on Friday (03Feb12), beating the £369 million War of the Worlds made at the international box office. It also sails past the Mission: Impossible franchise's previous best of £353 million, set by Mission: Impossible II. Read more
Spielberg made 'darker' films after 9/11
- WENN Newsdesk
- 11 Jan 2012
Steven Spielberg changed the direction of his moviemaking after the 9/11 terror attacks in America, because the disasters inspired him to create "darker" films. The director is well-known for family friendly projects such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones franchise and Jurassic Park, but he felt compelled to alter his style after the 2001 atrocities which left almost 3,000 people dead. Spielberg tells the Independent newspaper, "9/11 changed a lot for me. It changed a lot for... Read more
Steven Spielberg's Great Escapes
- 10 Jan 2012
"It's all about escapism." Steven Spielberg, discussing his trade, November 2011 In his 1982 documentary Room 666, Wim Wenders set up a camera in a hotel room in Cannes and invited his colleagues to come in, sit down and talk to the (unmanned) camera for five minutes about the future of cinema. There was no interviewer, no other prompt – it was entirely up to the filmmakers to speak their piece. Godard talked (brilliantly) about television and digital. Herzog took off his shoes and... Read more
Renner not taking over lead in Mission: Impossible
- WENN Newsdesk
- 28 Dec 2011
Jeremy Renner has dismissed rumours suggesting he is set to step into Tom Cruise's shoes and lead the Mission: Impossible film franchise, insisting "there's no taking over" from the movie superstar. The Hurt Locker actor appears alongside leading man Cruise in the new sequel, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, and he has been touted to front future installments of the film series if the Hollywood star ever steps down. But the Oscar nominee, who recently replaced Matt Damon as the star of... Read more
Fanning accepts role model status
- 16 Jan 2010
Teen acting sensation Dakota Fanning has assured fans they can rely on her as a good role model - but insists her followers must accept she will make mistakes along the way. The 15 year old came to prominence after her acclaimed turns in Man on Fire and War of the Worlds, and is the youngest person ever nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award - for her 2001 turn in I Am Sam, when she was aged just seven. And Fanning isn't fazed by the pressure put on young stars to be role models - but warns Read more

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  One cannot help but think of terrorist attacks while watching Steven Spielberg's update of the classic sci-fi fantasy THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. While the H.G. Wells story dates back to 1898, and has inspired previous adaptations, this particular version feeds off its 21st century audience's fear of a ...

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  While Martian war machines appear across the globe, the horror of the assault is depicted through the eyes of one American family who refuse to give up the fight for survival. Steven Spielberg retells H. G. Wells' seminal science fiction classic....