Cruise takes impossible mission to NY

By M&C News Apr 13, 2006, 12:14 GMT

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Tom Cruise, Paramount Pictures and the Tribeca Film Festival have designated May 3 as “Mission NYC” as ‘M:i:III preems at the Festival.

The screening of the highly anticipated actioneer will cap a day of activities beginning with Cruise appearing live on ‘TRL’ in Times Square.

“We’re thrilled that Tom Cruise is bringing ‘M:i:III’ to the Tribeca Film Festival and New York City,” said Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro.
 
Cruise’s mission – “should he choose to accept it” – will begin at 3:30 pm at MTV’s “TRL” studios in Times Square.  Traveling by motorcycle, speedboat, taxicab, helicopter, sports car, and subway, Cruise will crisscross the island, making his way to premieres in Tribeca and Harlem before heading to the U.S. premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre (141 West 54th St.), hosted in conjunction with the Tribeca Film Festival.
 
“We’re thrilled to be bringing ‘M:i:III’ to the Tribeca Film Festival as a part of ‘Mission: NYC,’” said Paula Wagner, producer of the film. “Tom has always enjoyed finding new ways to connect with the fans and we’re both excited to be sharing the movie with them on this incredible stage.”

“Having the support of Tom Cruise and Paramount is a gift to us and the community," said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Festival. “We are delighted to host Director J.J. Abrams, Tom and the cast as we celebrate our own mission impossible--the fifth Tribeca Film Festival in only four years."

“Mission: Impossible III,” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and brief sensuality.
 
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Now entering its fifth year, the Festival’s mission is to promote New York City as the world’s independent film capital and to foster the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan through an annual celebration of film, music, and culture.

The 2006 Festival, presented by American Express, will take place from April 25 - May 7, 2006. The 2006 Festival will feature screenings, special events, concerts, a family street fair, and panel discussions with noted filmmakers