Doing The Impossible

Things have been tricky in the land of Impossible Missions recently. The departure of director Joe Carnahan has left M rudderless and, with shooting scheduled to begin next month, you'd think a directorless event movie would be cause for more than a few sleepless nights. M screenwriter Frank Darabont, however, seems resolutely unconcerned, and talking to Empire this week he divulged the exciting new direction planned for Ethan Hunt's third cinematic mission. "This is going into a very character-driven and gritty