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Tom Cruise back in ‘Ghost Protocol’

The movie: "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol"

When: Opening tonight in IMAX and other premium-format theaters; opening Wednesday at other locations

Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton

Director: Brad Bird

The story: Ethan Hunt and his team go rogue when the Impossible Missions Force is shut down after being implicated in a Kremlin bombing.

The buzz: "The Incredibles" director Brad Bird tries his hand at live action in the fourth big-screen "Mission: Impossible" adventure, which hits premium-format theaters early, setting the stage for "Mission: Impossible's" home studio, Paramount, to brag about upcharge-enhanced box-office returns.

-- CAROL CLING

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