In general I like the Mission Impossible franchise. No, I wasn’t a fan of the second one at all, but the first one was quite smart in my opinion and the third one was probably the best of the franchise. The third one was of course directed by JJ Abrams who is insanely hot right now with the major success of Star Trek.
Tom Cruise is on a bit of a resurgence too with his wildly popular role in Tropic Thunder. And now it appears that the two of them have been talking about Mission Impossible 4 together. Tom Cruise (who is also the producer of the franchise) had already publically stated that he’d like JJ back from MI4, and recently Abrams said the following:
I am incredibly honored that Tom has invited me back as a producer on ‘Mission Impossible 4′…Tom and I have come up with a really cool idea we are pursuing.
So while no official green light has been given to anything, I think it’s safe to say at this point that we’ll see Cruise and Abrams together again for MI4. And personally… I’m looking forward to it if it happens. (source: screencrave)
