Paramount Confirms ‘Mission: Impossible 6’ Development [Updated]
TheMission: Impossibleseries is a slow-burning one, unlike the fuse that accompanies each film’s opening credits, and very much unlike the typical development path for some big action franchises. (2006 through 2015 delivered threeMission: Impossiblemovies, but fiveFast and the Furiousfilms, for example.)
With the latest mission,Rogue Nation, about to hit theaters, star and producerTom Cruisesays the wait for the next film might be much shorter. He isn’t getting any younger after all, and so the wait forMission: Impossible 6might be much shorter than the interval between other installments in the series. Additionally, Cruise says he has pitched anEdge of Tomorrowsequel to couple recent collaborators.
Update: Paramount has confirmed Cruise’s announcement of theMission: Impossible 6development.
Stopping byThe Daily Showto promoteRogue Nation, Cruise was asked about plans to do a sixth movie in the series. He told Jon Stewart “We’re starting to work on it now. We’ll probably start shooting it next summer.” That might be dependent upon the financial success ofRogue Nation, but with glowing reviews that might not be an issue.
Precisely who would make the movie is open to question, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see Cruise collaborate again with writer/directorChristopher McQuarrie, and perhaps screenwriterDrew Pearce.
Update:Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount, toldVariety"We’re very happy to be developing this movie with Tom," Moore toldVariety. “There’s no question that Ethan Hunt deserves another film…. The international brand is as strong as ever.”
There’s “no question” of another film now that Rogue Nation has earned $121m globally, with $56m in the US, which is a figure 40% higher than the expected $40m opening weekend.
That would keep Cruise on a fast trot through several projects. He’s been shootingMenawithEdge of Tomorrowdirector Doug Liman, and will then get to New Orleans to shoot theJack Reachersequel with hisLast Samuraidirector Ed Zwick.
AndThe Playlistpoints out anMTVinterview in which Cruise says he concocted an Edge of Tomorrow sequel idea, then pitched it to McQuarrie and Liman:
I pitched it to [“Rogue Nation” director and “Edge of Tomorrow” screenwriter Christopher] McQuarrie and [“Edge of Tomorrow” director] Doug [Liman]. We were there one night and I was like, I’ve got an idea for it.
Sounds like that might not have anything to do with the planned manga sequel toEdge of Tomorrowsource materialAll You Need Is Kill, but regardless we’d be happy to see Cruise get back in the power suit. And he insists that Emily Blunt would have to return as well, with which we whole-heartedly agree.
