Last month it was reported that Alias‘ scribes Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec had turned in their script for the Brad Bird-directed Mission: Impossible 4, but would the box office for Cruise’s action/comedy Knight and Day effect the upcoming spy action sequel? Knight and Day pulled in a mildly disappointing $61.8 million domestically after a month of release, and it now appears that Paramount might be reworking the script to introduce “a young operative” for Ethan Hunt to mentor (ie another, more bankable star, to put on the poster and sell in tv spots and trailers).
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We’re in speculation-ville here, so don’t take this all too seriously yet. The short answer to the headline’s question: probably not in a huge way. Mission: Impossible is an established franchise with an audience base and an appeal that goes beyond Tom Cruise, so even if Cruise’s action comedy Knight and Day doesn’t find an audience, the prospects for Mission: Impossible 4 shouldn’t be ruled out.
But with a new draft of the script in hand at Paramount and the final green light decision approaching, there’s a speculative report that Paramount is thinking hard about how to approach the fourth film in the super-spy franchise. Read More »
When it was first announced that JJ Abrams and Tom Cruise were reteaming to co-produce a fourth Mission Impossible film, a lot of factors were unknown. Would it be a reboot, a spinoff? Would Tom Cruise return as Ethan Hunt? Would JJ Abrams also direct? Well now we finally have our answer — Paramount Pictures has signed a deal with Tom Cruise to reprise his role as Ethan Hunt in M:I-IV. The bad news is that JJ Abrams is sitting this one out.
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