‘Call Of Duty’ Writer Will Staples To Pen ‘Mission Impossible 5’
Christopher McQuarrieis definitely directingMission: Impossible 5for returning starTom Cruise,but things have taken a slight detour. The production just hiredWill Staplesto re-write the script which was originally written by Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3). Staples has yet to have a screenplay produced, but is a vet in the world of video game writing. His biggest success is the video game equivalent ofAvatar or The Avengers:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news of the rewrite.
There’s no word on exactly who is returning forMission: Impossible 5but, most of the surviving stars of the fourth film – that being Brad Bird’sMission: Impossible Ghost Protocol– are expected to return.
Currently, Paramount and Bad Robot have the film slotted for a July 31, 2025 release, which is exactly one week afterStar Wars Episode VIIis in theaters. That film is just about to start shooting, but will likely need much more post-production than McQuarrie’s film. That suggests this news won’t have any effect on the release date. There’s time.
As for Staples, he’s a bit of an unproven commodity in Hollywood, but that’s not for lack of work. He’s been attached to, or written, numerous different scripts. Some examples areMyth, produced by Sam Worthington and James Cameron,King of Heistswith Jeremy Renner,World’s Most Wantedfor Vin Diesel, and aBen Affleckthriller. None of those have moved forward significantly though, at least that we’ve heard of, and now he’s moving over toMission: Impossible.
It’s also unclear how much of Pearce’s script is being kept, as theHollywood Reportersuggests Staples is doing a full rewrite. Plus, Pearce’s script was around before McQuarrie – himself an Oscar-winning screenwriter – came on board. He surely had plenty of input in what Ethan Hunt and his crew will have to go through this time around, and that’s influencing Staples.
What do you think about Will Staples writingMission: Impossible 5?
