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Tom Cruise to Return For <br /><i>Mission: Impossible 5</i>  

Tom Cruise to Return For
Mission: Impossible 5

Paramount Pictures has secured Tom Cruise to return as Ethan Hunt in the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise. The question now is whether the star’s frequent collaborator Christopher McQuarrie will direct.

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Review | <i>Jack Reacher</i>  

Review | Jack Reacher

Between a woefully miscast Tom Cruise, a sadly underutilized supporting cast and a litany of terrible one-liners, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie’s Jack Reacher disappoints on all fronts. The cinematography and sound design, however, are another story.

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Jack Reacher Director & Actors Talk Car Chases & Casting Cruise

Jack Reacher writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, author Lee Child and co-stars Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo discuss the controversy surrounding the casting of Tom Cruise in the lead role, working with Werner Herzog, and shooting the film’s big car-chase sequence.

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Christopher McQuarrie Eyed <br />to Helm <i>Mission: Impossible 5</i>  

Christopher McQuarrie Eyed
to Helm Mission: Impossible 5

Jack Reacher writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, who collaborates frequently with Tom Cruise, is reportedly the top choice to helm the next installment of Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster Mission: Impossible franchise.

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Tom Cruise Has Nothing to Lose <br />in <i>Jack Reacher</i> Theatrical Trailer  

Tom Cruise Has Nothing to Lose
in Jack Reacher Theatrical Trailer

Paramount Pictures has released the first theatrical trailer for writer/director Christopher McQuarrie’s Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise as the ex-military police officer of the series of crime novels by Lee Childs.

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Jack Reacher Trailer Speeds
Its Way Onto the Internet

The Christopher McQuarrie adaptation of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels gets its very first trailer showing Tom Cruise driving fast and kicking ass.

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<i>Ninja Turtles</i> Hits Christmas 2013  

Ninja Turtles Hits Christmas 2013

In a schedule reshuffling, Paramount Pictures has planted a flag on Christmas 2013 for its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, moved the Tom Cruise crime thriller to Dec. 21, 2012, and pushed back World War Z to June 21, 2013.

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Tom Cruise Promises They’re Still Working on Top Gun Sequel

Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol star Tom Cruise claims to be “working on” a sequel to his hit 1986 action movie Top Gun.

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Hugh Jackman Explains <i>Wolverine</i> Rewrite, ‘Darker’ Take On Comics  

Hugh Jackman Explains Wolverine Rewrite, ‘Darker’ Take On Comics

Heaping more praise on Christopher McQuarrie’s script, Hugh Jackman discusses why new director James Mangold brought in Mark Bomback to make changes to The Wolverine.

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<i>The Wolverine</i> Getting Retooled <br />By <i>Total Recall</i> Screenwriter  

The Wolverine Getting Retooled
By Total Recall Screenwriter

Christopher McQuarrie’s well-regarded screenplay is being reworked by Mark Bomback, who also wrote Live Free or Die Hard, Race to Witch Mountain and the upcoming Jack the Giant Killer.

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CCI: Jackman Confirms He’ll Fight Silver Samurai In <i>The Wolverine</i>  

CCI: Jackman Confirms He’ll Fight Silver Samurai In The Wolverine

Christopher McQuarrie’s screenplay apparently remains faithful to Marvel’s 1982 Wolverine miniseries, with Logan going to armored toe with the Silver Samurai.

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<i>Wolverine</i> Script Gets Thumbs Up From X-Men Writer Chris Claremont  

Wolverine Script Gets Thumbs Up From X-Men Writer Chris Claremont

The legendary comics writer, whose 1982 collaboration with Frank Miller provides the source material for the upcoming Fox film, gives his approval to Christopher McQuarrie’s screenplay.

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