Work has properly begun on the next Mission: Impossible, according to Variety.  JJ Abrams, co-producing with Tom Cruise this time around (he's unlikely to direct) has given script duties to Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec. Josh and Andre come from the stable of writers and producers who worked on Abrams' Jennifer Garner-starring TV series Alias. The gang also included Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who wrote M:I 3 and Star Trek, and Drew Goddard, who wrote Cloverfield. Note to self: must find way onto Abrams gravy train. Abrams describes the project as "off to an exciting start". No director or cast details yet though, other than Cruise. And maybe we're reading a bit too much into it, but Variety's story seems reluctant to say that Cruise is actually starring: the line is that The Cruiser "will certainly be involved in an onscreen capacity"...  Torch-passing exercise? New team of IMF agents, with Cruise in the background in the Peter Graves role? Who do you reckon would be a good replacement on the mask-wearing front line?

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if there was to be a new Point man i wouldnt mind giving that shot to Alexander Skarsgård. who stars as Eric in true blood and Sgt. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert in generation kill.. i think his a actor thats on the "One To Watch List" ... Read More dead_cell79 About me
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Chris Evans. He has Cruiser attributes. ... Read More listed1 About me
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Re: Casting suggestion
Chris Evans. He has Cruiser attributes. ... Read More listed1 About me
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RE: Alias The Movie?
L: indytim When making Alias I bet JJ Abrams always had hopes that he would be given the opportunity to bring the world of Sydney Bristow (aka Jennifer Garner) to the big screen (a wish he somewhat fulfilled by making M:I3). It wouldn't surprise me if the 'cool idea' he and Tom had for making a fourth movie was to actually bring the character of Sydney Bristow (and other Alias alumni such as Rachel Gibson) into the world of Mission Impossible, and have some kind of Mission Impossible/Ali... Read More grumpyduck About me
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I hope with JJ coming back, or at the very least being creatively involved, means we'll get a bit more continuity with the previous film, or at the very least a similar style. As much as I love the first three, it does come across as a little jarring to have a film series where each installment is completely different from the previous, even if each of the films are very entertaining. I know some will say this is good as it erases the possibility of falling into formula, but I love it when a fr... Read More 00Nothing About me
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MI3 was the best of the trilogy, and, ironically, the most underrated. With Abrams involved again, I'm looking forward to number 4. ... Read More davidjthomson About me
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If anyone replaces tom cruise, i can't even see the film. no one but him is ethan Hunt. No one can do Mission Impossible anything like him and NOTHING about the film would be worth seeing. ... Read More Alec NW About me
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RE: Robert Graves?
L: JimKing75 Ah - you must mean the shadowy poet figure who featured so heavily in the series and subsequent films - er hang on...no that can't be right. Unless you mean Peter Graves.... oh! ... Read More Forkboy About me
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Robert Graves?
Ah - you must mean the shadowy poet figure who featured so heavily in the series and subsequent films - er hang on...no that can't be right. Unless you mean Peter Graves.... But as to who would take over from Cruise in the running around and jumping over things stakes - what about Jake Gyllenhall? ... Read More JimKing75 About me
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Alias The Movie?
When making Alias I bet JJ Abrams always had hopes that he would be given the opportunity to bring the world of Sydney Bristow (aka Jennifer Garner) to the big screen (a wish he somewhat fulfilled by making M:I3). It wouldn't surprise me if the 'cool idea' he and Tom had for making a fourth movie was to actually bring the character of Sydney Bristow (and other Alias alumni such as Rachel Gibson) into the world of Mission Impossible, and have some kind of Mission Impossible/Alias crossover movie... Read More indytim About me
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