Tom Cruise is once again watching Wimbledon!
The 59-year-old star joined his Mission: Impossible crew – director Christopher McQuarrie, and co-stars Esai Morales and Greg Tarzan Davis – to watch the men’s Singles Final match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Matteo Berrettini at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Sunday (July 11) in London, England.
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There has been a change of plans for the Mission: Impossible franchise, though it might not have any effect on the release calendar.
Tom Cruise is almost done filming the upcoming Mission: Impossible 7 and the original plan was to immediately begin production on Mission: Impossible 8. Now, filming will have to wait because of delays caused by the pandemic.
Tom‘s movie Top Gun: Maverick was supposed to be released last summer, but now it is scheduled to hit theaters on July 2, 2021. Assuming that date doesn’t move, Tom will likely be on a press tour for several weeks and won’t be able to film M:I8. It’s not clear yet when production will begin for that movie.
Deadline reports that there have been no “pandemic-related travel issues” for filming, as has been reported in some tabloids. The production team just wrapped a shoot in the Middle East and they’re traveling back to London for the final shots.
Mission: Impossible 7 is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 19, 2021 and the eighth film is scheduled for release on November 4, 2022.
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Hayley Atwell is on board for Mission: Impossible 7!
The 37-year-old Captain America and Agent Carter actress will join Tom Cruise for the next sequel, THR reports.
While Tom is reprising his role as Ethan Hunt, it is unclear what role Hayley will take on.
Writer and director Christopher McQuarrie shared on Instagram, “@wellhayley … Should you choose to accept…”
Hayley Atwell replied on her own Instagram, writing, “@christophermcquarrie Mission: Accepted. Though I’m not the sort to follow orders…”
Christopher will write and direct the next two installments in the franchise, which will premiere on July 23, 2021, and August 5, 2022.
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Christopher McQuarrie is opening up about his Superman and Green Lantern films that he says Warner Bros. rejected.
The 51-year-old screenwriter recently took to Twitter to explain the situation to fans.
“Too complicated to explain,” Christopher wrote (via CBR). “It tied into the Superman movie that [Henry] Cavill and I were proposing. No takers. The studios have never cared for my original ideas. They prefer that I fix their broken ones.”
Besides the Superman pitch, Christoper said he also penned a Green Lantern proposal.
Christopher McQuarrie added that the discussions took place ahead of the premiere of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and that they were for a sequel to Man of Steel, though Warner Bros. chose not to go forward with his idea.
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Tom Cruise is all smiles as he poses alongside Christopher McQuarrie on the red carpet at the 2019 Lumiere Awards held at Warner Bros. Studios on Wednesday (January 30) in Burbank, Calif.
The 56-year-old actor was in attendance to help honor the 50-year-old Mission Impossible: Fallout director for achievement in filmmaking with the Harold Lloyd Award.
Tom and Christopher also accepted the trophy for Best Scene or Sequence, for Mission: Impossible — Fallout‘s final helicopter chase sequence.
“[Christopher] applies cutting edge technology beautifully,” Tom said during his speech (via THR). “Like Harold Lloyd, respects the audience … and understands that story is everything.”
“Our single greatest piece of technology is Tom Cruise,” Christopher continued. “I have an unfair advantage. Whatever we come up with, Tom’s response is ‘Yeah, I’ll do that. How are you going to shoot it?’ That sets in motion the development of new technology.”
Two new Mission: Impossible films are in the works!
Tom Cruise – who has played Ethan Hunt in all six movies in the franchise so far – confirmed the news on social media on Monday (January 14).
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Christopher McQuarrie – who helmed the last two films, Rogue Nation and Fallout – is also on board to write and direct the two new installments.
“Missions: Accepted#MissionImpossible,” Christopher tweeted.
The movies are expected to hit theaters in the summers of 2021 and 2022, which will avoid conflict with Tom‘s Top Gun: Maverick.
They’ll be shot back to back in order to maximize production schedules and ensure that the studio can release them in consecutive years, Variety reports.
Production would likely start this year!
Henry Cavill is all smiles as he hits the stage to speak at the special midnight fan screening of his hit film Mission: Impossible – Fallout held at the Wanda CBD Cinema on Thursday (August 30) in Beijing, China.
The 35-year-old actor was joined at the event by his co-star Simon Pegg, as well as writer-director Christopher McQuarrie as they all introduced the flick to the audience.
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The day before, Henry and Simon were joined by their leading star Tom Cruise at the Chinese premiere of Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
The sixth episode of the franchise so far has earned roughly $538 million in worldwide box office returns. The film is scheduled for release in Chinese cinemas on August 31!
