

Regardless, the riotous sequence is guaranteed to thrill audiences. While most of the scene was shot on location, it seems highly likely that they replicated the Spanish Steps elsewhere for the scene, since Paris' truck destroys the tourist spot. Yes, Cruise and Atwell are both crammed into the tiny car as they're flung all over the streets of Rome, and they even go hurtling down the Spanish Steps. McQuarrie adds a dash of comedy to the carnage when Hunt finds an IMF car to escape in, and it's a tiny, bright yellow Fiat 500. truck, the feisty killer reveling in the chaos. The hair-raising sequence cranks up the tension, with Ethan and Grace crashing off course, and Paris hot on their heels in a hulking S.W.A.T. "Dead Reckoning Part One" aims to shock fans, creating high octane stunts that are as real as possible - including a thrilling pursuit through Rome.Įthan and Grace (Hayley Atwell) flee from the police, bounty hunters, and a ferocious assassin named Paris (Pom Klementieff) in a BMW which gets absolutely wrecked in hectic traffic. Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell next to the yellow Fiat 500 in "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One." Paramount Pictures No wonder Paramount got McQuarrie back to direct "Fallout" and "Dead Reckoning" after seeing this. It's an electrifying sequence, as cinematographer Robert Elswit puts the audience right in the action, making it one of the most visceral car chases in the series.Ĭruise oozes movie-star cool at one point in particular when he trades the BMW for a motorbike, and swoops across the road to avoid villains and civilians alike. There's so much carnage on the road, it may as well be a "Mad Max" outtake.Ĭhristopher McQuarrie keeps things fun though, especially when Cruise and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) bounce their way down a set of stairs in a BMW. This leads to a huge chase through the streets of Casablanca and onto a nearby highway. While it introduces audiences to the incomparable Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) for the first time, she betrays the IMF and steals a digital ledger for herself. "Rogue Nation" doesn't exactly give Ethan an easy ride.

Tom Cruise riding a motorbike in "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation." Paramount Pictures
