Only earlier today it was revealed Jeremy Renner will star alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible IV. But, don’t get attached to that name as we have more details on that and much more below (via Variety).
- It won’t be called Mission: Impossible IV. “It’s possible that the title won’t even include the familiar moniker, much as Christopher Nolan‘s Batman sequel was simply titled The Dark Knight.
- Paramount wants to “redo” the franchise.
- Renner will play as big a role as Cruise.
- Before Ethan Hunt worked with a team of agents. “In Bird’s film, there will only be two agents, Cruise and Renner.
- When Cruise is expected to return for subsequent films, Renner’s role will become the central character
- Bird’s film will not “pick up from where the last film left off.”
- The story is under wraps but it is said to “bring a fresh perspective to the action-spy franchise.”
- Due to Cruise’s shaky box office deals “have been structured to hold down upfront costs with more potential compensation from the backend.”
- The film will shoot in Vancouver, Prague, Dubai and the U.S.
Mission: Impossible IV comes out Dec. 16th, 2011.
What do you think about all these new details?