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Paramount Pictures to Make Mission Impossible IV: Tom Cruise & JJ Abrams to Produce; Cruise to Star
By Staff
posted Feb 18, 2010, 17:08
Film slated for release Memorial Day 2011
Film slated for release Memorial Day 2011
(Hollywood, CA) Paramount Pictures announces that it is making "Mission
Impossible IV." The film, which will be produced by Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams
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 now in the process of identifying a director
for the film.
Abrams's last project with Paramount was "Star Trek," which he produced
and directed. The film grossed $385 million globally. 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.
Cruise is represented by CAA. Abrams, Applebaum and Nemec are represented by
WME.
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