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Ving Rhames has been part of theMission Impossiblefilm series since the first installment came out in 1996. The 64-year-old actor plays the role of Luther Stickell in the film series. Rhames has been a significant part of the movie but his screen time has been limited in a few installments of the series.
InMission Impossible: Ghost ProtocolLuther arrives in the last scene after all the action storm. TheBaby Boyactor reportedly demanded a high fee even for the short sequence.
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Ving Rhames was paid $7.7 million forMission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Without a doubt, the cast and crew of theMission Impossibleseries have made a ton of money from the famous film series. Thanks toTom Cruiseand the makers of the series. Reportedly Rhames demanded $7.7 million for his 3 minutes appearance in the movieMission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.In the 2011 action-adventure movie only Cruise, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, andJeremy Rennerhad significant parts to play.
Luther who is often seen as the mastermind behind hacking multiple systems arrived at the end of the movie. In the end, the actor is seen conversing briefly with Cruise. According to reports, thePulp Fictionstar received a big amount for those few minutes in the movie. Reports also suggest that beforeGhost Protocol,the 64-year-old was paid $3 million to play Luther in theMission Impossibleseries.
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Ving Rhames wants Tom Cruise to stop doing his stunts in his movies
During an interview, Rhames talked about how incredibly blessed he feels to be a part of such a successful film series for such a long time. The actor also revealed that his character Luther was supposed to die after 10 pages of the script. TheHoliday Heartactor went to Cruise and Brian De Palma and asked “Why does the black man have to die in the first 10 pages of most movies?”Soon Cruise and Palma made the changes and Rhames was part of all the installments from the film series.
While talking about the lead actor ofMission ImpossibleCruise, theDawn Of The Deadactor said he wants the 60-year-old actor to stop performing his stunt scenes in the movie, the 64-year-old actor said in an interview,
“I was in Los Angeles, getting ready to go to London. I’m sorry he got injured, but McQuarrie got more time to work on the script and I stayed home. Tom’s getting older now. I know he loves doing his own stunts, but as a friend, after we get the close-up, maybe we should let the stunt guy do it. Maybe.”
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Rhames recalled the first time he met Cruise was at the premiere of the moviePulp Fiction.TheMission Impossible: Rogue Nationactor recalled that theTop Gunactor hugged him after the premiere like he always knew him. Soon after that meeting, Rhames was offered the movieMission Impossible.
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