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DESCRIPTION: We’re back with the second part of our wide-ranging conversation with “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” writers and co-producers Josh Applebaum and André Nemec. In this episode we get new details about Vanessa Redgrave’s would-be return and how much she would have appeared in the movie, the original MacGuffin of “The File,” an abandoned Benji mask gag, and the subtle evolution of Tom Cruise’s character. Also, we get their hair and movie rankings! Released December 17th, 2021.

SHOW NOTES: This week we talk about how Vanessa Redgrave’s character Max from the first movie factored into Nemec & Appelbaum’s earlier drafts of “Ghost Protocol”...

We also discuss filming on the Burj, which is always a good excuse to share some amazing behind-the-scenes photos...

As mentioned at the top of the episode, here’s the smaller version of the SEGA Mission: Impossible arcade game. If you want to read more about it, click here...