Tom Cruise officially signs up from the fourth installment
"Tom and J.J. are great talents and we are excited to be working with them to re-launch this legendary franchise," said Paramount Pictures Chairman & CEO Brad Grey.
Screenwriters Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec are attached to write the script, from an original idea by Cruise and Abrams. The studio, Cruise and Abrams are in now the process of identifying a director for the film.
Abrams's last project with Paramount was Star Trek, which he produced and directed. The film grossed $385 million globally. Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise has grossed over 1.4 billion globally.
Mission: Impossible IV will be co-financed by David Ellison's Skydance Productions.
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol was released December 21st, 2011 and stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Samuli Edelmann, Ivan Shvedoff. The film is directed by Brad Bird.
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Josh
I agree with Illuminati. I think the movies get slightly worse in quality from the first to the third, but I do like how they've all had their own stlye due to switching directors every time. In a series like this without a running narrative it works.
2 years agoby @shuabertFlag
Chad Vital
I'm down. I don't mind these films, they are good action films.
2 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
Remy72883
i like the 2nd one the best i dont know if it is just me but im a true john woo fan the 3rd was ok hopefully with Abrams helping out here the 4th will be good
2 years agoby @remy72883Flag
Illuminati
the first movie had the best story! it was did have slight issue with the pace, but it was a true espionage spy story with defactors double/triple agents/ multiple villians, plus the best break in scene in a long time! Bryan De Palma did it in style! No MTV editing of the 2nd 3rd film!
the 2nd was a typical John Woo film, and decent within his relam. but can't be take too seriously, but fun none the less.
the 3rd lacked a good villian. they truly underused the brilliant Seymor Hoffman on that! Action was good, and overall film was fun...but the ending and the whole wife angle was COMPLETELY useless and unnecessary. Infact it unhinged the feel of IMF and lefts a sequel quite shady.
An easy alternative would have been keep the focus on HUNT trying to rescue Kerri Russell character, and after she's killed to make it a revenge plot.
just kill the wife and make it a rough revenge story for the sequel.
2 years agoby @illuminatiFlag
JonSpidey07
ooh awesome
here's my take on this franchise:
1st movie: boring until the end
2nd movie: ridiculous but action packed and fun
3rd movie: pretty straightforward and a great summer flick
the 4th movie better keep going with the slickness and action
Tom Cruise, wonder what he can do next
2 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
The Serial Killer
I wasn't expecting the "Mission: Impossible" trilogy to continue! I thought the 3rd film was the last one to conclude the series, but I'd love to check this movie out since I enjoyed the other 3 movies.
2 years agoby @traeFlag
ZanyZap
Ha! at Soy. So true.
I liked the last one, and say what you want, but I always thought Tom was perfect for the role.
2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
Jcberry526
hell yea, love ALL the IM movies :D i would LOVE a Die Hard 5, hes not that old i really enjoyed the last one ALOT of action
2 years agoby @jcberry526Flag
Null and Void.
Five bucks says that in two weeks or so, we're going to get a story stating "Mission: Impossible to Be Rebooted!!!"
2 years agoby @soylentgreenFlag
Brian
Craziness. 3 wasn't that bad... 2 was bad.
2 years agoby @brianFlag
HighCaliberINC
Still haven't seen the 2nd one because I thought it looked bad..but the 3rd one I thought was very entertaining. I'm definitely excited to see what happens with this one.
2 years agoby @highcaliberincFlag
Josh
Nice. I like this franchise.
2 years agoby @shuabertFlag
Cripple
Sweet.
2 years agoby @crippleFlag