Mission: Impossible 2 is a 2000 action spy film directed by John Woo and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. The sequel to 1996 film Mission: Impossible, it is the second installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. It follows Ethan Hunt as he is tasked by the Impossible Missions Force to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called "Chimera" from rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose with the help of love interest Nyah Nordoff-Hall, Ambrose's ex-girlfriend. Mission: Impossible 2 was released in theaters worldwide on May 24, 2000, to strong box office results, and grossed over $546 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2000. The film was followed by Mission: Impossible III in 2006.
| Director | John Woo |
| Produced by | Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner |
| Screenplay by | Robert Towne |
| Story by | Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga |
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Šerbedžija, Ving Rhames |
| Music | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Edited by | Christian Wagner, Steven Kemper |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Released | May 24, 2000 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States, Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125 million |
| Box office | $546.4 million |
About Mission: Impossible 2
The second film in the franchise sees Ethan Hunt travel to Australia to destroy a genetically modified disease. It was the highest-grossing film of 2000, earning $546 million worldwide.
Achievement of Mission: Impossible 2
Anthony Hopkins appears in an uncredited role in the film as Mission Commander Swanbeck.
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Latest information about Mission: Impossible 2 updated on July 28 2021.
