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DESCRIPTION: Once again we are joined by Ben Rosenblatt, a former Bad Robot executive who worked on “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” and “Rogue Nation.” This week we talk about getting IMAX dailies in Dubai, what Tom Cruise indulges in (food-wise), and why ILM didn’t return for “Rogue Nation.” He also takes responsibility for putting Eddie Hamilton on Christopher McQuarrie’s radar for “Rogue Nation,” accidentally deleting Rebecca Ferguson’s audition, and that initial plan to shoot “Ghost Protocol’s” title sequence in IMAX. Released October 29th, 2021.

SHOW NOTES: Here’s a behind-the-scenes video about getting the IMAX dailies, which features Ben...

In the interview Ben talks about the VFX in the underwater sequence and how it took a marathon session at the very last minute to get the effects to look as good as they do. Here’s a clip of that scene...