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DESCRIPTION: Of all the unmade “Mission: Impossible” movies, few tantalize like the version of “Mission: Impossible 2” helmed by Oliver Stone. It’s been a mystery… until now. We go into detail on the script for this film, written by David Marconi with revisions by Michael Tolkin. If you’ve ever wanted to know what a “M:I” movie with an evil computer looks like, here we go! Welcome to a truly fascinating alternate universe. Released April 8th, 2022.

SHOW NOTES: Here’s information about the Ron Moore Collection at the Cinematic Arts Library at USC. The collection can only be seen in person by appointment only. Charles reviewed the “Mission: Impossible 2” materials, which included David Marconi’s draft from January 1998 and several drafts by Moore and his writing partner from April 1998 to October 1999.