Did you know that Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible 2, directed by John Woo, wouldn't exist without a little help from one of the Star Trek movies?
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As the old saying goes, "necessity is the mother of invention," and it certainly held true when the creative minds behind the action-packed Mission: Impossible II found themselves looking to the Star Trek universe for some visionary inspiration.
Ever wonder who helped turn this single movie into a multi-billion dollar blockbuster? Enter Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga, the writing wizards who mesmerized us with their 1996 blockbuster Star Trek: First Contact. This film not only brought out the wildest imaginations of Star Trek fans, but also captured Cruise himself.
The actor, along with his then-producing partner Paula Wagner, enlisted Moore and Braga to rewrite the script for Mission: Impossible 2 after talks with the film's original writer, David Marconi, fell through.
