BLACK IN FOCUS
AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
VING RHAMES IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’S SECRET WEAPON
FOR ALL OF Ethan Hunt’s impressive exploits, he wouldn’t have completed so many successful missions without the help of his teammates. And over the franchise’s 27 years (and counting), while the roster has changed, there has always been one constant member. Luther Stickell — expert computer hacker — is the guy who Ethan calls when he’s in a jam (and sometimes when he’s not). And though he doesn’t always get the most screen time, Ving Rhames ensures that every moment he’s on screen is maximised. “I’m in all eight [films] because Tom likes me as an actor,” he recently told Empire. “We have a very good chemistry on film, and we have a good chemistry in life.”