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Who doesn't know or hasn't heard of the first 'Mission Impossible' movie, which marked the beginning of a long journey for Ethan Hunt, who was left alone after the rest of his team died. From that moment on, he was ed by vital characters such as Benji, Isla, Julia and Luther Stickell, played by Ving Rhames, who has been present in all the films in the saga, although not with the same prominence on all occasions. Well, one of his appearances of just 40 seconds made him a millionaire
This was Ving Rhames' brief appearance to earn a fortune
Ving Rhames appeared for 39 seconds in 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol', which was the fourth installment of the saga. This one in particular was directed by Brad Bird and marked a before and after in all of them, as it combined mastery, action, humor and spy thriller.
In 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol', there were memorable scenes such as Tom Cruise climbing the Burj Khalifa. But, beyond that, the appearance of Ving Rhames was going to be striking as he was, as we say, barely 40 seconds, sharing only a beer with the team
This was no coincidence, as Rhames asked for no less than $7.7 million to appear in the film, a figure that is only in line with high-profile actors.
Similarly, the film's production team said that this could not be the case, as they only had a budget of five million dollars. It is not known for certain if he finally ended up collecting those 7.7 million, but he has appeared again, such as in 'Final Sentence', the last film in the saga.