John Woo is a Hong Kong director, known for his action filmmaking in the industry. Woo was the director of Mission: Impossible II, replacing Brian De Palma.
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- Tom Cruise offered John Woo the director chair after he saw Woo's movie Face/Off.
- John Woo had disagreements with Tom Cruise over the stunts as he wanted stunt doubles, while Cruise was adamant about doing them. He told Woo he didn't like "cheating" and that it's too easy to spot when the actor is being doubled.
- John Woo is the only director of the franchise to never be offered a chance to return.