Mission Impossible 4: The secret code is hidden in 14 minutes and 42 seconds!

While special agent Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, will soon be back in cinemas Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 will focus on Ghost Protocol, the fourth part of the famous action saga, which will be broadcast tonight on M6.

If you like to have fun looking for the winks and easter eggs that sometimes feature certain movies, I recommend being very careful when you (re)discover it, and especially at the beginning. If you pay attention, you can definitely see a familiar detail found in many feature films, especially animation.

In a flashback set in the first part of the feature film, we see Mission Impossible Force agent Hannaway, played by Josh Holloway, trying to recover the launch codes before murdering Sabine Moreau (Léa Seydoux). After finding his target at the Budapest train station, he uses a ruse to put him to sleep and steal his suitcase.

It is at this point, at 14 minutes and 42 seconds, that you will have to press pause. Take a close look at the ring he wears on his right finger, which actually hides a small needle to neutralize the courier. There is indeed a code written on the ring that you may know: the famous A 113.

As animation lovers no doubt know, this code originally corresponded to the number of classrooms at CalArts University, near Los Angeles: the one where many famous artists such as Pete Docter, Glenn Keene, Tim Burton or even John Lasseter used to cut their classes. Teeth before working at Disney or Pixar.

Thus, we can find the code A 113 everywhere in films and animated series that highlight their careers or those of their counterparts. For example, Andy’s license plate in Toy Story, Tiana’s car accident at the beginning of The Princess and the Frog, or many episodes of The Simpsons.

But what is A 113 doing in the fourth installment of Mission Impossible? To be clear, it should be remembered that the film is signed by Brad Bird, the director of The Incredibles and Ratatouille, who is taking his first steps in cinema here live. So the hint seems logical.

Did you spot any other hidden details in Ghost Protocol?