Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams Reunite for 'Mission Impossible 4'
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Looks like we have some good (and possibly bad) news for fans of the Mission Impossible franchise. Mike Fleming at Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Paramount and Tom Cruise have indeed put away their past squabbles in order to pave the way for a fourth Mission Impossible film starring Cruise as Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt. The possibly bad news? MI3 director J.J. Abrams will not be captaining the ship this time out.
Deadline reports that Abrams will be producing alongside the leading man, but that the studio is actively looking for a director to hire. I suppose that means Abrams hasn't been ruled completely out - who knows, he may fall in love with the project and hop back into the directors chair - but it's not likely he'll return in that capacity. We do have two more names confirmed for the project though: writing duo Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec. The pair may not be all that well known on the cinema front, but fans of the small screen should recognize both as writer/producers on a number of television shows, including the Abrams-produced, spy-loving Alias.
There's no confirmation at this stage as to whether or not any previous cast members will be returning, but if they're keeping the streak going by bringing back Cruise they may as well bring back Ving Rhames for him to play off. Beyond that, however, the only other major bit of news is that Paramount will be shooting this summer for a Memorial Day 2011 release.
But what say you? Are you glad to see Tom Cruise reentering the IMF fold? Or would you rather see a franchise return follow the current Hollywood trend of flat-out reboot with a new cast?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-19-2010 @ 12:24AM
blam oh! said...
Too earlier for a reboot. Besides what does it matter what we say when they are in the process of making the movie. If they really haven't picked out a director, we should talk about a good pick for the directing seat if anything.
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2-09-2010 @ 8:24PM
Smiggy said...
I'm pretty sure this is the first legit sequel to be announced for anything Hollywood in months. Screw reboots. This is great news, and I can't wait.
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2-09-2010 @ 8:34PM
Stan Winstone said...
I pretty much feel I've seen every color Tom Cruise has to offer in this particular role (and maybe every role).
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2-09-2010 @ 8:43PM
blam oh! said...
how about purple? Have you seen purple? If you know what I mean... I bet you haven't seen this character go gay. That would be shocker! (i hope I haven't started something here, but i got a feeling i might have)
2-09-2010 @ 8:36PM
blam oh! said...
I think Kathryn Bigelow is good rising director who I'm sure has learned a thing or two about directoring from her former husband James Cameron (too bad that didn't work out). We can expect good things from her in the future. She could probably bring something to MI4. Why not? I'm throwing her name out there.
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2-09-2010 @ 9:07PM
donny said...
I'm in...just finished watching the first three movies yesterday and I still enjoy them all. It would be a shame if JJ doesn't direct though - his was my favourite.
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2-09-2010 @ 9:32PM
Brian Sheridan said...
GREAT NEWS! I heard rumors that the old MI TV series cast will be asked to do cameos. Unlike the awful idea of killing them off (which is why they nixed appearing in the first movie), it would be cool pay them their due.
LOVED M:I 3 and will be in line on opening day for M:I 4.
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2-09-2010 @ 10:37PM
joits said...
i would like to see a reboot-prequel for mission impossible that's more of an ensemble rather than a star vehicle that it is now.
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2-09-2010 @ 10:39PM
eugene said...
cool. I think tom is great in these sort of roles. I can't wait to see what crazy situation will call for his: what??!! face and his temple vein throbbing: I'm upset, face.
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2-09-2010 @ 11:59PM
ML said...
The good news? Maybe close-ups will be held to a reasonable level.
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