Vanessa Kirby

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

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Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Rebecca Ferguson
Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, New Republic Pictures, TC Productions, Bad Robot
Kent Locations Used: The Historic Dockyard Chatham

The seventh offering in the Mission: Impossible film series, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023) is an American spy film following Impossible Missions Force (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt and his team of operatives as they fight to stop enemy forces.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Top Gun: Maverick), Dead Reckoning features the return of Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Jerry Maguire) as Ethan Hunt, with other cast members including Hayley Atwell (Christopher Robin (2018), The Sweeney (2012)) as Grace, Vanessa Kirby (Genius (2016), The Crown (2016-2022)) as The White Widow, Simon Pegg (Burke and Hare (2010), The World’s End) as Benji Dunn, Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction, Bringing Out the Dead) as Luther Stickell, Esai Morales (La Bamba, NYPD Blue) as Gabriel and Rebecca Ferguson (The Greatest Showman, Dune: Part One) as Ilsa Faust.

Production visited The Historic Dockyard Chatham where they filmed a market scene in Midwife Alley and the Chain & Cable Sheds. Unfortunately, we think this scene did not make the final cut – but let us know if you spot it!

The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a 17th Century dockyard which spans over 80 acres, containing over 100 buildings from the Georgian and Victorian periods. It is one of the most popular filming locations in Kent, having recently played host to A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), Blitz (2024) and Series 2 of SAS Rogue Heroes (2025).

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023) was released in UK cinemas on Monday 10th July 2023.

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Genius (2016)

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Actor Guy Pearce wearing a beige top siting on a sofa smoking, looking away from the camera. Drinks and books can be seen in front of him.

Guy Pearce in Genius (2016) © Pinewood Films

Writer: John Logan (screenplay) A. Scott. Berg (writer)

Director: Michael Grandage

Starring: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce, Dominic West, Vanessa Kirby

Producers: James J. Bagley, A. Scott. Berg, Tim Bevan and James Bierman

Production Company: Desert Wolf Productions, Michael Grandage Company, Riverstone Pictures, Ingenious, Pinewood Pictures

Kent Locations Used: The Historic Dockyard Chatham

Genius is a drama about the complex transformative relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth), who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law).

The film stars: Colin Firth (The King’s Speech/Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jude Law (Dom Hemingway/Spy), Nicole Kidman (Grace of Monaco/Paddington), Laura Linney (The Big C/Mr Holmes), Guy Pearce (Iron Man 3/The Rover), Dominic West (Burton and Taylor/Testament of Youth), Vanessa Kirby (About Time/Jupiter Ascending). The film was directed by Michael Grandage (The Madness of King George/Bugs). The film was written by John Logan (Skyfall/Spectre) and A. Scott. Berg (The Colbert Report/Facing the Nation).

The bustling docks and streets of 1920s New York were filmed at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. The scenes mostly revolved around where Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law) lived in New York. The Dockyard is a popular location for period dramas due to it’s Georgian and Victorian buildings and cobbled streets. The Dockyard has previously featured on screen in a number of early 20th century dramas including The Crown (2016),  Suffragette (2015) and Downton Abbey (2013).

Genius was released in cinemas on 10th June 2016.

Genius trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCvcD3IBSlc

 

For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.