As Tom Cruise descends on Dubai to shoot the fourth Mission Impossible film, the debt-laden city hopes its emergence as a canvas for Hollywood blockbusters will help shift its narrative arc from crisis to opportunity.
Cruise, the film’s star and producer, last week dangled off the side of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, in a stunt for one of several action sequences that will make Dubai the “centrepiece” of Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
Ahmed al-Shaikh, who runs Dubai’s state-owned broadcaster, opened discussions with Paramount about the film in March. He is in talks with three other studios that want to use the city’s modern skyline as a backdrop, drumming up business for its hotels and commercial film sector.
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