Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible III” in 2006. Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection ...

“And with ‘Mission: Impossible III,’ I didn’t want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise. If you’re the bad guy in a big movie like that, audiences remember it forever ...

“With the Green Goblin, I didn’t feel like getting up at 4 a.m. for five or six hours of makeup… And with ‘Mission: Impossible III,’ I didn’t want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruis ...

Billy Bob Thornton has told how he rejected two high-profile movie villain parts, in 'Mission: Impossible III' and 'Spider-Man', because he doesn't like to portray a "bad guy in a big movie".

Billy Bob Thornton does not want to be remembered as a villain. As for declining to be in a comic book movie, Thornton's reasoning was far more practical. "With the Green Goblin, I didn't feel ...

Landman star Billy Bob Thornton has reflected on turning down villain roles in Spider-Man and Mission: Impossible III, ...

The Oscar winner recently explained why he turned down “the bad guy” roles in Spider-Man (2002) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), noting he likes to be “looser and less predictable” in ...

From Ethan Hunt's "Mission accomplished!" to Gabriel's chilling "His fate is written..." quote, the greatest Mission: ...

Billy Bob Thornton rejected the chance to play a Mission: Impossible III villain because he "didn't want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise". The Bad Santa actor wasn't interested in ...

Tom Cruise is reportedly searching for an actor to play a younger version of his “Mission: Impossible” character for the next two installments of the hit action franchise. According to the Sun ...