MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL "looking insane" says JJ Abrams

JJ Abrams and has seen some of the footage from Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and he says it "is looking insane".  SlashFilm was at an event where Abrams and composer Michael Giacchino spoke at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Apparently, Abrams had nothing but good things to say about Brad Bird‘s live-action directorial debut after seeing the IMAX footage.

Here is what Abrams had to say about what he'd seen:

It’s going great. Brad Bird directed an incredibly fun movie. To watch him do his first live-action movie is kind of surreal because you see these moments that are really funny, and specific and  about character — and you think, “WOW, that’s so Brad Bird”… but then you think, “God, I’ve never seen a Brad Bird live action movie, ever.” So its a weird thing to see stuff that feels… He’s a great filmmaker who just happens to have been using the tools of animation. It’s going great. And the IMAX footage in particular is looking INSANE.

Giacchino is set to to compose the score for the film, which is great. I have been a fan of the franchise since the beginning and am looking forward to this new installment. Are you getting excited to see this on the big screen?