Brad Pitt Reportedly Set to Star in Next 'Mission Impossible' Movie-Ousts Tom Cruise

All Headline News ^ | Sept, 199 2006 | Maria Olivera

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Brad Pitt Reportedly Set To Star In Next "Mission: Impossible" Movie, Ousts Tom Cruise

September 19, 2006 7:52 a.m. EST

Maira Oliveira - All Headline News Reporter Los Angeles, CA (BANG) - Tom Cruise is out, and Brad Pitt is reportedly in. The handsome blonde hunk is reportedly set to replace Tom Cruise in the latest installment of the "Mission: Impossible" movies - "Mission: Impossible IV."

Tom was recently dropped by Paramount Studios dropped because of his "unacceptable conduct" in public and the bombing box office results of his third movie in the franchise.

Now it seems the studio bosses are set to turn to Brad to rescue the ailing franchise.

One industry insider told Britain's London Light newspaper, " 'Mission: Impossible IV' will not include Tom's character, agent Ethan Hunt. They're considering a brief mention, saying Hunt retired to live a safe life with his new wife.They're set on Brad taking over as a gutsy new head operative who puts together his own unique team of specialists."

Studios bosses are allegedly considering offering Brad over $26 million to take on the role in the fourth movie - the biggest salary ever paid to an actor for one movie.

The actor is no stranger to the genre having already had big screen success in a number of action movies, including "Mrs and Mrs Smith" and "Spy Game" opposite Robert Redford.

Brad - who has two adopted children, Maddox, five, and 18-month-old Zahara, and one biological daughter, four-month-old Shiloh Nouvel, with partner Angelina Jolie - is currently filming the latest addition in another successful franchise, "Ocean's Thirteen," in Los Angeles.

[Armedanddangerous]

I actually liked Mr and Mrs Smith. I thought it was kinda funny, and I liked the gunplay scenes.

He needs to make a movie of the Tom Clancy book that had the young John Clark in it. Can't remember the name of it

[freedumb2003]

IMHO, he's always playing "Brad Pitt" in whatever movie he does and Brad Pitt doesn't work in MI. At least Cruise, in spite of his wacky personal life, can appear to get into character and be believable in MI.

I have to admit I have liked Cruise in a few flicks (Top Gun, Minority Report) and he can inhabit a role (as you point out Pitt is just Pitt).

In general, I don't hold an actor or singer's politics against them or I would never have been able to enjoy the LOTR trilogy. I just figure they are too stupid to be able to form independent ideas. That is, unless they are so over the top and around the bend that it matters (Sarandon, Babs, Harrelson, Jane Fonda).

And of course, Tom isn't THAT political -- he is just a nut case.

Tom's story will make a great cautionary tale about thinking you are so big you can operate with impunity.

[TexasTransplant]

"Snatch" is hysterical from start to finish.

Great writing, acting and the cast was perfect.

TT

[Jane Austen]

Brad Pitt is too wimpy. He'd be suitable for the role of a female impersonator.

[Quilla]

Jason Stratham was The Transporter, who preformed his own stunts. Very much a man in a Hollywood of non-men.

[TexasNative2000]

The last man's man in Hollywood.

The greatness of Steve McQueen.

[gopwinsin04]

Stratham is awesome. He or Clive Owen should have been Ethan Hunt

[Quilla]

Oops, I blew it - delete the "r" - it's Statham. Sorry.

[CertainInalienableRights]

I think I take a similar same position you do vis-a-vis actors. I assume they're idiots, otherwise they'd have real jobs. As long as they aren't pushing their agenda on me, and they're entertaining, I'll let them entertain me. As a guy, there's no "eye candy" appeal for BP on my end, so if he's not believable in the role, then I'm not entertained. Even when he is believable, I find him mildly annoying in the best of films.

Speaking of Sarandon, Macy's just bought Kauffman's department stores - a popular chain in my area. Sarandon was doing one of Macy's ads.

I don't know what Macy's was thinking, but any hope of me patronizing their stores this holiday season evaporated when I saw her mug representing them. Didn't anyone there see a downside to choosing an over-the-hill, politically-polarizing shrew to represent their company?

Luckily, I have choices, and I will be choosing Dillard's over Macy's this holiday season.

[spectre]

My favorite Brad Pitt movie was "Legends of the Fall". Beautiful movie..

sw

[MD_Willington_1976]

Tom better use his witchcraft to give Brad stomach flu or something...

[spectre]

Tristan

sw

[Mr Rogers]

"Your mission, should you acept, is to get Angelina Jolie to swear off sex with women and other men..."

[calex59]

The last man's man in Hollywood. The greatness of Steve McQueen.

I greatly admired Steve McQueen, but you are also forgetting Clint Eastwood.

[b9]

Perhaps Helen Hunt.

Or Linda Hunt! Remember the cute little principal in Kindergarten Cop?

[Hildy]

Gee. I'd much rather see Cruise than Pitt. Mr. & Mrs. Smith was the DUMBEST movie I have ever seen in my life. Besides the ridiculous premise, it was just so badly acted. One of my favorites? MINORITY REPORT. Such an interesting movie, even with its faults.

[b9]

Gee. I'd much rather see Cruise than Pitt.

Especially in those yummy 'running' scenes. :::sigh:::
Nobody outruns Cruise.

[Hildy]

He's a much better actor than Pitt, INMHO. HEY, did you see that picture I pinged you of Harry Hamlin's and Ursula Andress's son??

[b9]

Yes, he's gorgeous. ~thanks!~

And you're right, Cruise was great in Minority Report, and The Firm.
Lots of running. ":^)

[KeepUSfree]

I also enjoyed him in two of my favorite movies "Legends of the Fall" and "A River Runs Through It". Of course, I have to admit that, in "Legends", Bart the Bear stole the show....