'Mission: Impossible IV - Ghost Protocol': Tom Cruise 'Lives For' Insane Stunts, Says Brad Bird

Animation has no practical limits, and so putting a cartoon legend in charge of a stunt-filled movie may just be a stroke of genius. Tom Cruise certainly has no problem with it.Animation bigwig Brad Bird, a longtime "Simpsons" and "Pixar" honcho and director of "Ratatouille," and "The Incredibles," brought his lively imagination to "Mission: Impossible IV - Ghost Protocol," for his first live-action film directorial effort. That included injecting some crazy stunts to the equation — and says Cruise, reviving his Ethan Hunt character, loved every minute of it."He actually lives for that stuff. He loves it," Bird told MTV News. "Loves it. The day we finished shooting on the Burj, everyone suddenly relaxed because nothing had happened, no one had gotten injured or died, and the only one who was bummed out was Tom because he had to come down from the building. He loves that stuff."According to producer JJ Abrams -- who

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