"M:i:III'' -- Tom Cruise And An All-Star Cast Deliver In The $386 Million Box Office Hit Igniting Day-and-Date On DVD, HD DVD And Blu-Ray; The Fuse Is Lit On Mission, Monday, October 30, 2006

August 14, 2006

Tom Cruise returns as Special Agent Ethan Hunt, who faces the mission of his life in "Mission: Impossible III." Director J.J. Abrams ("Lost," "Alias") brings his unique blend of action and drama to the billion-dollar franchise. The countdown commences to Mission, Monday, October 30, 2006, when "M:i:III" hits shelves on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD with high definition bonus features for the HD presentations from Paramount Home Entertainment. "`M:i:III' delivers" (USA Today) and "pushes your pulse rate past the danger zone" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), headlined by three-time Academy Award(R)-nominated(1) actor Tom Cruise. The "big, exciting film that never stops to take a breath" (Leonard Maltin, "Entertainment Tonight") features a star-studded cast who bring to life its shadowed world of intrigue and betrayal, including Oscar(R)-winner(2) Phillip Seymour Hoffman ("Capote"), Laurence Fishburne ("The Matrix"), Ving Rhames ("M:i:II"), Keri Russell ("Felicity"), Michelle Monaghan ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"), Billy Crudup ("Almost Famous") and Golden Globe(R)-winner(3) Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("Match Point"). Director J.J. Abrams' ("Alias," "Lost") weaves a fast-paced and clever spy thriller, fusing classic espionage techniques with pulse-pounding action and rich character drama. "As a huge fan of DVDs and their special features, I'm happy to have been part of a DVD release with such extensive extra footage," said Abrams. "These are the kinds of behind-the-scenes featurettes I love: real, in-depth additional productions, not just glorified electronic press kits. I'm also thrilled that people will get a chance to see `M:i:III' with the best possible picture and audio, as Paramount is releasing the film in high definition." From a devastating air attack on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to a daring kidnapping at the Vatican to Ethan Hunt's eye-popping fulcrum-jump from a skyscraper in Shanghai, "M:i:III" spans the globe, taking audiences on the most exciting thrill ride of the year. The "M:i:III Special Collector's Edition" DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD presentations are each two-disc sets fully loaded with exciting behind-the-scenes bonus material to take viewers even deeper undercover and inside the mission. The film and the high definition special features created exclusively for the HD presentations showcase the unprecedented picture and sound quality of the new formats. Rounding out the offerings, "M:i:III" also will be available as a single-disc DVD in either widescreen or full screen, featuring commentary, the making-of segment and deleted scenes. High Definition DVDs Presenting stunning picture and sound, the Blu-ray and HD DVD presentations will each be 1080p High Definition with English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus, with English, English SDH+, French and Spanish subtitles. The high-definition special features on both the HD DVD and Blu-ray discs include "The Making of the Mission," "Mission Action: Inside the Action Unit," "Visualizing the Mission," "Scoring the Mission," deleted scenes, theatrical trailers and Easter Eggs. Enhanced commentary with Tom Cruise and director J.J. Abrams is on HD DVD. Special Collector's Edition DVD The "M:i:III Special Collector's Edition" DVD is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround and French 2.0 Surround with English and Spanish subtitles. In addition to the featurettes and deleted scenes, the features include commentary by Abrams and Cruise; Moviefone Unscripted, where Cruise and Abrams answer fans questions; tribute montages; trailers; a photo gallery; and more. Single Disc The "M:i:III" single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen or full screen with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround and French 2.0 Surround with English and Spanish subtitles and includes the commentary, "The Making of the Mission" featurette and the five deleted scenes. About Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B), a global entertainment company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment through the Paramount Motion Picture Group. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment, including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro, and home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

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