Mission: Impossible — Fallout is yet another huge movie in the massive franchise. This, of course, leads to the single most obvious question in all of Hollywood, what’s the plan for the sequel? Against all odds, the Mission: Impossible franchise has managed to be one of the consistently better film series out there. With each movie, the stunts get bigger, the stakes higher, and the overall quality better, a far cry from your average movie franchise, which tends to diminish with each entry.
J.J. Abrams started this positive trend with Mission: Impossible III, but it really got kicked to a whole new level when Incredibles 2 director Brad Bird-helmed Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Then in its fifth entry, Christopher McQuarrie took the reins, bringing us Rogue Nation, and now Fallout. But will he be back for another one? McQuarrie spoke on Empire’s Spoiler Podcast, and in it, he gave us an idea of his mindset.
“[Fallout editor] Eddie Hamilton, every day in the editing room was like, ‘Come on, man, it’s obviously a trilogy you’re coming back, you have to finish it, you didn’t kill Lane,’ and I was like, ‘It’s somebody else’s problem.’ Tom has asked, the studio has asked, and I was like, ‘You know maybe I’ve got an idea for…’ and then the reviews came out and I was like, ‘Get outta here. Just stop.’ I felt so bad for the director of Mission 6 and I feel even worse of the director of 7. I’d rather have leprosy than be in the position of the person having to confront the pressure of the hyperbole of this movie on their first day of shooting the film. It’s too much to confront. I’d need a long nap before I could contemplate it.”
His mindset here is understandable. He isn’t one to so easily hop into something that will have mammoth expectations going into it, and no one can really blame him.
It seems like a foregone conclusion that Mission: Impossible 7 is going to happen. They still make a lot of money and the lead actor gets to do amazing stunts that he enjoys. The only questions are when will this movie happen, who will be the one that comes up with the story and amazing stunts, and who will direct Tom Cruise on his next mission?
Source: Empire Magazine
