Looks like Tom Cruise has signed on to "Mission Impossible 5", following a report yesterday Paramount Pictures and Skydance Production have now officially confirmed he is on board. Here is the press release;
"Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions has announced that Tom
Cruise has signed-on to star and produce a 5th installment in the
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. The actor will reprise the role of Ethan
Hunt, who was first introduced to moviegoers in 1996.
The project is expected to announce a writer and also a director shortly
and will be developed by Cruise, Paramount and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot,
who served as producers on previous films in the hit series. Skydance
Productions, who served as co-financers and executive producers of the
last installment will work closely with the team in the development and
production process.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Tom on ‘Mission:Impossible’ once
again,” said Paramount Pictures President and CEO Brad Grey. “The last
installment of the Mission series was the biggest in the life of this
franchise. Tom has been at the heart of its success and we look forward
to his great talent, and the continued global appeal for another
Mission, to drive fans around the world to the next chapter of this
series.”
Tom Cruise has achieved extraordinary success as an actor, producer, and
philanthropist in a career spanning over three decades. He is a
three-time Academy Award® nominee and three-time Golden Globe Award
winner whose filmshave earned in excess of eight billion dollars
worldwide—an incomparable accomplishment. Fifteen of Cruise’s films have
grossed over one hundred million dollars in the United States alone and
nineteen have grossed over two hundred million globally, including
OBLIVION, which is currently in release.
The 4th installment in the globally successful franchise “Mission:
Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” earned nearly $700M around the world and
became Cruise’s highest grossing film to date in his storied career.
The “Mission: Impossible” franchise has earned over $2B at the worldwide
box office, making it one of the most successful franchises in movie
history."
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