The Tom Cruise-tentpole begins previews in Imax and other large-format theaters on Dec. 16; Steven Spielberg’s two Christmas movies “Adventures of Tintin” and “War Horse” also shift dates.

Paramount is taking the unusual step of opening Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol first in Imax and other select theaters five days before it opens everywhere Dec. 21.

In another key change to its 2011 holiday calendar, Paramount said it is moving up the release of Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin by two days to Dec. 21 (including Imax theaters). That quickly promoted Disney to announce it will now open Spielberg’s second Christmas film War Horse on Christmas Day, instead of Dec. 28.

The moves reflect an aggressive effort to capitalize on the lucatrive–and crowded–Christmas frame.

Ghost Protocol, returning Tom Cruise in the marquee role of Ethan Hunt and introducing Jeremy Renner to the franchise, now launches Dec. 16 in north of 250 theaters in what Paramount are calling preview runs.

From the beginning, Bird wanted Ghost Protocol to open first in Imax theaters, since parts of the pic were shot with Imax cameras.

And from Paramount’s perspective, hosting previews should be a great way to build word-of-mouth.

“Our thought was to get the movie going heading into the Christmas. We’ve screened the entire movie, and the response has been fantastic. People also saw how great the Imax footage was,” Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore said. It isn’t the first time Paramount has used unorthodox measures to open a film. So far, they’ve worked well. This summer, Paramount held exclusive 3D showings of Transformers: Dark of the Moon the night before the movie opened nationwide. And the studio launched box office hit Paranormal Activity in 13 college towns.

With Guest Protocol, Paramount is being even more aggressive in an effort to whip up interest.

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News from the movie Horizons! I was hoping Olivia Wilde would get the part, I just adore her!

Universal Pictures has finally settled on Jessica Chastain to play one of the female leads in Horizons. We reported last month Jessica Chastain was one of five finalists, along with Olivia Wilde, Brit Marling, Noomi Rapace and Olga Kurylenko.

The story is set in a world where the Earth has become too toxic for humans, with society moving to cities built above the clouds. Tom Cruise plays one of the last men on Earth, a repair man who discovers a mysterious woman has crash landed on the planet. They both set off on a journey that causes them to question everything they know about Earth.

The two female lead roles are the mysterious woman and Tom Cruise’s wife. It isn’t known which of these roles Jessica Chastain is in talks for. It is also believed that one of the other actresses mentioned may land the other female lead.

Joseph Kosinski is directing Horizons from a script by Karl Gajdusek and William Monahan. Joseph Kosinski created the graphic novel which the project is based on. Production is scheduled to begin this winter, with a July 19, 2013 release date already set by Universal.

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Bit slow on Tom news, but here are some eye candy, Blu Ray screen captures from Minority Report, one of my favorites. I sorta of overdone with the amount of caps (almost 2000), but this movie so beautifully shot! Enjoy.

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Awesome news! I hope they make it a good 3D!

Tony Scott’s 1986 classic Top Gun is being converted for a 3D re-release, which may hit theaters early next year. Legend3D is behind the conversion, and the company recently presented a four-minute clip of the converted movie at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam earlier today. Here’s what Legend3D CEO Rob Hummel said about Top Gun in 3D.

“We think there is great potential for catalog titles in 3D, but studios have had trouble justifying the expense. As I understand it, they are planning to release it in 3D in early 2012, though I known they want to get Tony Scott’s approval before they go forward.”

Paramount Pictures, which distributed Top Gun, is fronting the 3D conversion costs. Here’s what Rob Hummel added about why the aerial classic starring Tom Cruise is ideal for 3D.

“I think Top Gun lends itself to 3D due to the aerial flight. You can have fun with 3D by bringing things off the screen if they are not attached to the edge of the screen.”

Top Gun was released May 16th, 1986 and stars Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Barry Tubb. The film is directed by Tony Scott.

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The poster for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol has been released by Yahoo! Movies.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol directed by Brad Bird, and stars a new team Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton and Simon Pegg.

Plot: The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.

The movie opens in December 21, 2011.

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