Bird, Cruise fete 'MI4' preem in Dubai

Tom Cruise, right, attends the Dubai fest for your preem of Pars Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. There has been no hints from the economic crisis this year within the eighth Dubai Film Festival, which attracted out all the stops for your world preem of Paramount's "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" at its opening soiree.Global industryites collected inside the city's Madinat Jumeriah resort on Wednesday evening for your event, attended by helmer Kaira Bird and cast people Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton and Anil Kapoor.Opening our prime-octane actioner in Dubai was fitting: many of the fourth pic inside the $2 billion franchise was lensed inside the city, with Cruise, recognized for undertaking lots of their very own stunts, dangling in the Burj Khalifa, our planet's greatest tower, in one scene.But festgoers, including UAE v . p . and pm, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, required to wait for privilege.The fledgling fest, like lots of its options, experienced business difficulties as well as the program went nearly an hour or so approximately late.The cast grew to become part of Bird, the pic's professional producers and scribes on stage to unveil the film, with Bird saying because of individuals of Dubai for "helping us make the thing that was a very demanding shoot."Veteran Egyptian thesp Gamil Ratib, who starred in "Lawrence of Arabia," and Indian composer A.R. Rahman both received lifetime achievement honours.Carrying out a screening, participants meandered towards the beach with an after party that went prior to the early several hours. While rain rained round the glitterati -- a distinctive occurrence for your desert region -- it didn't dampen the climate or perhaps the spectacular fireworks display.Fest runs until 12 ,. 14. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com