Bird, Cruise fete 'MI4' preem in Dubai

Tom Cruise, right, attends the Dubai fest for that preem of Pars Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. There have been no hints of the financial crisis this season in the eighth Dubai Film Festival, which drawn out all of the stops for that world preem of Paramount's "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" at its opening soiree.Global industryites collected within the city's Madinat Jumeriah resort on Wednesday evening for that 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: a lot of the 4th pic within the $2 billion franchise was lensed within the city, with Cruise, noted for carrying out a lot of their own stunts, dangling from the Burj Khalifa, the earth's highest tower, in a single scene.But festgoers, including UAE v . p . and pm, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, needed to wait for a privilege.The fledgling fest, like a lot of its alternatives, experienced business difficulties and also the program went nearly an hour or so late.The cast became a member of Bird, the pic's professional producers and scribes on stage to unveil the film, with Bird saying thanks to the folks of Dubai for "helping us make that which was a really demanding shoot."Veteran Egyptian thesp Gamil Ratib, who starred in "Lawrence of Arabia," and Indian composer A.R. Rahman both received lifetime achievement honours.Following a screening, participants meandered to the beach to have an after party that went before the early hrs. While rain rained around the glitterati -- a unique occurrence for that desert region -- it did not dampen the atmosphere or even the spectacular fireworks display.Fest runs until 12 ,. 14. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com