Don’t worryMission: Impossiblefans, everything is fine. After a bit of a contract dispute over how much of a small fortuneTom Cruiseshould be paid for the upcoming sixth movie in theMission Impossiblefranchise, things have reportedly been worked out and all is well.Mission: Impossible 6is on track to start shooting in Spring of next year and pre-production has resumed.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that negotiations betweenTom Cruiseand the studio have gone well and that he is about to close his deal for the movie.Tom Cruisehas been starring in and co-producing the action franchise ever since the first installment hit theaters in 1996.Mission Impossiblehas turned into an absolute behemoth at the box office with the last two installments, so naturally,Cruisewanted his cut to match what the movies were bringing in. Luckily, Skydance and Paramount, who are co-financing the movie, managed to strike a deal sooner rather than later.
The movie was likely never in any real danger of not happening. Last month we reported that several employees who were hired to start pre-production on the movie had been told by the studio to stop working because there was some sort of financial related contract dispute. That has apparently been smoothed out. Paramount is relying on their bankable franchises right now, especially after the string of bombs they released this summer includingTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsandBen-Hur. The contract dispute did cause a slight stall in the actual production start date, though. Originally,Mission: Impossible 6had been slated to start principal photography inJanuary 2017. Now, according to the report, that date has been pushed back to sometime in Spring 2017.
The five movies in theMission: Impossible franchisehave grossed just under $2.8 billion worldwide at the box office and the last two installments really upped the ante.Brad Bird’sMission: Impossible Ghost Protocolbrought in nearly $700 million worldwide in 2011 and 2015’sMission: Impossible: Rogue Nationgrossed $682 million. Both movies were received incredibly well by fans and critics, as both currently have more than a 90 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Christopher McQuarrie, who directedMission: Impossible Rogue Nationis returning for the sixth installment. He wrote the script and will once again be in the director’s chair. No specifics were given about the dealTom Cruisemade for the movie, but it is pretty safe to assume the final number will include a couple of commas and a whole lot of zeroes. There is no word yet on a release date or title forMission: Impossible 6, but we will be sure to keep you posted as more details become available.
