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DESCRIPTION: This week we are joined by Maricel Pagulayan, visual effects producer and associate producer of “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” This week we talk about how the production was going on at the same time as “Spectre” (and how much they were competing), she lets us in on some deleted scenes dirt, and she discusses the complexity of the opera sequence. Released February 24th, 2023.

SHOW NOTES: In the episode Maricel talks about the making of the motorycle chase...

Maricel also tells us about the sequence where the BMW goes flying in the air and flips over and over. It was meant to be done practically, but Cruise and McQuarrie couldn’t get it to look the way they wanted so in the end they had to use VFX...