As you can see from the above snap, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Tom Cruise, Pom Klementieff, and director Christopher McQuarrie are continuing their Mission Impossible 80 Days Around the World Challenge and have touched down in Sydney for their next promotional photocall (and presumably premiere). I’m sure they’re all flying first class — or have been forced to socialize with Tom on his private jet — but still. This has been a lot of time zones so far; I suspect both Simon Pegg (who once again looks, as I believe one of you put it, like an old timey Southern Lawyer in his suit) and Cruise himself are hiding some eyebags. Once again, Hayley Atwell looks nice but forgettable, and once again, Pom is the person who seems to most completely grasp that she’s out promoting a major summer tentpole movie, giving us something fun and kooky to talk about. I hate the socks/shoes combo, but that dress is major and she at least seems….festive?

The back of Hayley’s dress — which seems like a lot for a photocall, kinda? — is gorge, though:

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE Photo Call, Campbells Cove floating Pontoon, Sydney, NSW, Australia - 02 Jul 2023

Remember when everyone was meant to pretend they might be dating?

But also remember what I said about fun? I literally typed it like 15 seconds ago:

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE Photo Call, Campbells Cove floating Pontoon, Sydney, NSW, Australia - 02 Jul 2023

This IS a kick.

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