March 29, 2024

McQuarrie On “Mission Impossible 5” & Beyond

I attended a small roundtable with writer/director and Hollywood's famous go-to scribe Christopher McQuarrie earlier this afternoon to talk about "Jack Reacher," an adaptation of Lee Child's "One Shot". During the conversation Graffiti with Punctuation asked about the status of "Mission: Impossible 5" and if he saw anything from "The Wolverine." … [Read more...]

Chris McQuarrie To Helm M:I-5?

Christopher McQuarrie has emerged as the front runner to helm the fifth "Mission: Impossible" film which is in the early stages of development at Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. McQuarrie, who helms the upcoming Cruise-vehicle "Jack Reacher", is reportedly the guy that both Cruise and producer JJ Abrams want for MI5 which has become a … [Read more...]

Directors: Yates, McQuarrie, Pink, Favreau

A bunch of interesting director-related talk today via Deadline and Moviehole. First up, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" director David Yates is said to be considering helming the "Tarzan" reboot in development at Warner Bros. Pictures. Paramount is reportedly courting Christopher McQuarrie to helm their adaptation of the Tom Clancy … [Read more...]

Chris McQuarrie Crosses The “Rubicon”

Christopher McQuarrie is set to write, produce and direct the multi platform new property "Rubicon" reports Deadline. The story is described as Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" but set in Afghanistan with Navy SEALs taking on the Taliban. The plan is to create the multiplatform properties (comic, game, movie, etc.) simultaneously, with separate but … [Read more...]