Half the Picture’s guest this episode is film editor extraordinaire Eddie Hamilton, the man responsible for cutting some of the biggest movies of the last fifteen years such as Top Gun: Maverick, four Mission Impossibles, Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: First Class and Kick-Ass amongst so many others.Eddie joined Billy on the pod’ to chat about his experiences working closely with Tom Cruise on both Top Gun: Maverick and the Mission Impossible series, the intense enthusiasm that they share for the filmmaking process and reminisced about the time he houseshared with Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie during the shooting of The Final Reckoning. He also broke down some of the most iconic sequences he’s cut, such as the infamous church fight in Kingsman which was originally even more violent, the crossover between being a good editor and a good psychologist, the hardest movie he’s ever cut and why film editing is the best job in the world. For all this and more, listen on!Note: This interview was recorded on 7th April, 2026.Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews!Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcastListen to the podcast online...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1gAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211Follow us online!Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the PictureTikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the PictureTwitter/X: @HalfThePicPodBilly on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96‘EDDIE HAMILTON ACE talks Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible & Housesharing with Tom Cruise (4K)' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.