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Second Opinion – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, 2015. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the […]

Jerry Bruckheimer and Tom Cruise have met to discuss Top Gun 2

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For the past few years now, there’s been increasing talk about the long-gestating Top Gun sequel finally becoming a reality, and now producer Jerry Bruckheimer has given fans another tease, taking to Twitter to reveal that he’s recently met up with Tom Cruise and Top Gun 2 was on the agenda… Just got back from […]

Christopher McQuarrie talks Edge of Tomorrow 2

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A couple of weeks ago Tom Cruise revealed that he has an idea for a sequel to last year’s sci-fi Edge of Tomorrow, and now his Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation director Christopher McQuarrie – who penned the script for Edge of Tomorrow – has been speaking about a potential follow-up during an interview with […]

Michael Chabon to write new screenplay for Bob The Musical, Tom Cruise circling

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The Hollywood Reporter has revaled that the long-gestating Bob The Musical may finally be coming to the screen thanks to Wonder Boys scribe Michael Chabon and Oscar winner Brett McKenzie (The Muppets), with Tom Cruise said to be circling the film. Chabon, who worked on Spider-Man 2 with Sam Raimi and Disney’s John Carter, is […]

Tom Cruise has an idea for Edge of Tomorrow 2, Emily Blunt would probably return

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Although it seemed to get lost in the shuffle when it was release last summer, those who saw the Tom Cruise-led action film Edge of Tomorrow would most likely agree that it was well worth the price of admission. The film certainly set-up an interesting world and fascinating characters, and although following up with another […]

Mission: Impossible 6 may shoot next summer

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Rumours began to surface a few months ago that a sixth instalment in the Mission: Impossible series was already in development and now star Tom Cruise has confirmed during an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show that MI:6 is definitely going to happen. During the interview Cruise said: “We’re starting to work on it […]

The Last Samurai director Ed Zwick reteams with Tom Cruise for Jack Reacher sequel

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Though prospects of a sequel to Jack Reacher looked dim, it’s now being reported that Paramount is indeed looking to get Tom Cruise behind the wheel of Reacher’s Chevelle once more, and are looking at The Last Samurai and Blood Diamond director Ed Zwick to make it happen. According to Deadline, Zwick is currently in negotiations with the studio and Skydance […]

Tom Cruise is being courted for the Highlander reboot

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According to TheWrap, Summit Entertainment is looking to court Tom Cruise for the role of Juan Ramirez in the Highlander reboot. The role was last played by Sean Connery. The site notes that, while Cruise is very much on the studio’s radar for the part, “the interest appears to be one-sided.” Cruise, who starred in this year’s […]

Tom Cruise keen to return as Maverick for Top Gun 2, as long as there’s no CGI on the jet sequences

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Last month Skydance Productions CEO David Ellison confirmed that there’s a role for Maverick in the planned sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, and now speaking at the premiere of his latest film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Tom Cruise has revealed that he’s open to a return for Top Gun 2, on the condition that […]