An official press release.....

TOM CRUISE TAKES MANHATTAN
FOR FULL DAY OF “M:i:III”
PREMIERES
“MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III” U.S. PREMIERE
AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO BE THE CULMINATION OF
A FULL DAY OF SCREENINGS AND EVENTS
MISSION: NYC HAS CRUISE CRISSCROSSING THE CITY –
BY LAND, SEA, AND AIR
APRIL 12, 2006 [New York] – Tom Cruise, the most exciting and successful
action star in the world, returns to one of his signature roles, Secret Agent
Ethan Hunt, in the summer’s most highly anticipated action thriller, “Mission:
Impossible III” – and Cruise will celebrate the U.S. premiere of the film on
May 3 at the Tribeca Film Festival with a full day of screenings and events
throughout Manhattan as part of “Mission: NYC.” Bringing the film and
Cruise directly to fans and filmgoers, “Mission: NYC” kicks off with Cruise
appearing live on “TRL” in Times Square and culminates nearly six hours later
with the U.S. premiere of the film at the Festival.
“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.
“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."
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.”
Paramount Pictures presents a Cruise|Wagner production, “Mission: Impossible
III.” The film is directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Tom Cruise and
Paula Wagner. The screenplay is written by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci &
J.J. Abrams, based on the television series created by Bruce Geller. The film
stars Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup,
Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Maggie Q, and
Laurence Fishburne. The film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic
violence and menace, disturbing images and brief sensuality.