Ving Rhames has been part of the Mission Impossible film series since the first installment came out in 1996. The 64-year-old actor plays the role of Luther Stickell in the film series. Rhames has been a significant part of the movie but his screen time has been limited in a few installments of the series.
In Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Luther arrives in the last scene after all the action storm. The Baby Boy actor reportedly demanded a high fee even for the short sequence.
Ving Rhames was paid $7.7 million for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Without a doubt, the cast and crew of the Mission Impossible series have made a ton of money from the famous film series. Thanks to Tom Cruise and the makers of the series. Reportedly Rhames demanded $7.7 million for his 3 minutes appearance in the movie Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. In the 2011 action-adventure movie only Cruise, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, and Jeremy Renner had significant parts to play.
Luther who is often seen as the mastermind behind hacking multiple systems arrived at the end of the movie. In the end, the actor is seen conversing briefly with Cruise. According to reports, the Pulp Fiction star received a big amount for those few minutes in the movie. Reports also suggest that before Ghost Protocol, the 64-year-old was paid $3 million to play Luther in the Mission Impossible series.
Ving Rhames wants Tom Cruise to stop doing his stunts in his movies
During an interview, Rhames talked about how incredibly blessed he feels to be a part of such a successful film series for such a long time. The actor also revealed that his character Luther was supposed to die after 10 pages of the script. The Holiday Heart actor went to Cruise and Brian De Palma and asked “Why does the black man have to die in the first 10 pages of most movies?” Soon Cruise and Palma made the changes and Rhames was part of all the installments from the film series.
While talking about the lead actor of Mission Impossible Cruise, the Dawn Of The Dead actor said he wants the 60-year-old actor to stop performing his stunt scenes in the movie, the 64-year-old actor said in an interview,
“I was in Los Angeles, getting ready to go to London. I’m sorry he got injured, but McQuarrie got more time to work on the script and I stayed home. Tom’s getting older now. I know he loves doing his own stunts, but as a friend, after we get the close-up, maybe we should let the stunt guy do it. Maybe.”
Rhames recalled the first time he met Cruise was at the premiere of the movie Pulp Fiction. The Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation actor recalled that the Top Gun actor hugged him after the premiere like he always knew him. Soon after that meeting, Rhames was offered the movie Mission Impossible.
Source: What Culture; Cinema Blend; Spotlight Report
