3Back to Homepage     mission: impossible III  Full Production Notes Cast, Crew & Technical Credits
4CHAPTERS About Tom Cruise Tom Cruise has achieved success as an actor and producer in a career spanning two and a half decades. About the Cast Ving Rhames, Philip S. Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne, Sasha Alexander, Keri Russell, Simon Pegg, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michelle Monaghan, Maggie Q About the Filmmakers J.J. Abrams, Paula Wagner, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Stratton Leopold, Dan Mindel, Scott Chambliss, Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey	CAST Ethan Hunt ..... Tom Cruise Luther Stickell ..... Ving Rhames Julia ..... Michelle Monaghan Owen Davian ...... Philip Seymour Hoffman Declan ..... Jonathan Rhys Meyers Zhen ..... Maggie Q John Musgrave ..... Billy Crudup Benji Dunn ..... Simon Pegg Ms. Kari ...... Bahar Soomekh Kimbrough ..... Michael Berry Jr. Keri Russell, Sasha Alexander, Laurence Fishburne, Greg Grunberg CREW Directed by   J.J. Abrams Screenpla   Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams Based on television series Mission Impossible (Bruce Geller) Producers   Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner Executive Producer   Stratton Leopold Director of Photography   Daniel Mindel Production Designer   Scott Chambliss Editors   Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey Costume Designer   Colleen Atwood Casting   April Webster Set Decoration   Set Decoration   Karen Manthey Art Direction   Dennis Bradford, Daniel T. Dorrance, Gary Freeman, Sean Haworth, Kevin Kavanaugh, Gary Kosko, Doug J. Meerdink, Domenic Silvestri, Yu Bai Yang Stunt Coordinator   Vic Armstrong Visual Effects Supervisor   Roger Guyett Special Effects Coordinator   Dan Sudick Original Music   Michael Giacchino Non Original Music   Lalo Schifrin (theme) OTHER CAST Jeff Chase ....  Davians Gaurd Barney Cheng ....  Janitor Antonio Del Prete ....  Vatican Video Room Guard Jonathan Dixon ....  7-Eleven guy Sally Elphick ....  Mourner at Funeral Kathryn Fiore    Jillian Fontaine ....  IMF Council Diane Gaeta ....  Brassel's Assistant Carla Gallo ....  Beth Michael Kehoe ....  Hospital employee "Mike" Eddie Marsan    Brandon Molale ....  Torture Guy Kwame Rakes ....  Precision Driver VA James Shanklin ....  Hospital Priest John H. Tobin ....  Vatican Security Sabra Williams ....  Annie Bellamy Young ....  Rachel José Zúñiga ....  Agent Pete Ben Solenberger ....  IMF/Mailroom Worker (uncredited) Jasmine Brooke White ....  Customer (uncredited) Ty Williams ....  Thug (uncredited)	3Introduction 4CHAPTERS Movie Info Short Synopsis Full Cast & Crew List Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Ving Rhames, Philip S. Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Sasha Alexander, Michelle Monaghan, and more. Production History Director David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en) was slated to direct M:i:III but dropped out in favor of another film. About the Production  “M:I:III” delivers all of the incredible action and breathtaking stunts that moviegoers expect from the franchise. About Ethan Hunt In exploring that, the filmmakers created a new life for Ethan Hunt About the Villain Writing team took special care to create a villain worthy of Ethan Hunt. About the Team Let's talk about Ethan Hunt's IMF team members. About the Stunts and Action Sequences J.J. wanted to put his own stamp on the action sequences. About the Locations The locations were chosen because they were specifically part of the story. About the Theme The theme to “Mission: Impossible” is originally written by Lalo Schifrin. About Directing Style This is J.J. Abrams's vision, with his voice as a filmmaker.