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J.J. Abrams Will Not Direct Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible IV

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By GustavoLeao / 17:00, 9 February 2010 / General Genre/SciFi

Paramount Pictures announced today that it is making Mission: Impossible IV. The film, which will be produced by Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) and Bad Robot Productions and will star Cruise, will be released Memorial Day weekend 2011.

"Tom and J.J. are great talents and we are excited to be working with them to re-launch this legendary franchise," said Paramount Pictures Chairman & CEO Brad Grey.

Screenwriters Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec are attached to write the script, from an original idea by Cruise and Abrams.

The studio, Cruise and Abrams are in now the process of identifying a director for the film. Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" franchise has grossed over 1.4 billion globally.

Mission: Impossible IV will be co-financed by David Ellison's Skydance Productions.

The move puts the fourth installment up against The Hangover 2, while Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens a week earlier on May 20th.



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By: Capricorn Two (Odo's file, contact) @ 18:38:54 on Feb 09, 2010 | Edit History (3)

That's an impressive short amount of time to write the script (and redrafts), hire the director, pre-production tasks (hiring production teams, build sets, costumes, location scouting, etc.) and - according to DEADLINE: HOLLYWOOD - to start shooting this summer if they want to make the Memorial Day 2011 release.

BTW - back in October, Abrams told Collider that he’s considering giving Leonard Nimoy a part in the upcoming M:I IV, reprising his role as a master of disguise “The Amazing Paris”.


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RE: This summer filming by RobertB @ 23:51:16 on Feb 09
RE: This summer filming by The Magrathean @ 22:06:23 on Feb 09
RE: This summer filming by cdydatzigs @ 19:36:01 on Feb 09
    RE: This summer filming by Capricorn Two @ 20:55:08 on Feb 09

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By: Captain's Blog (Odo's file, contact) @ 17:46:26 on Feb 09, 2010 | Edit History (1)

I think he should direct the next Trek, then let someone else have a go, while obviously still producing.

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