tom cruise asked brad bird to make another mission impossible movie

How could this happen to a man whose movies had grossed $10 billion worldwide? Chinese President Xi Jinping in a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

To accommodate it, Mission: Impossible 7 was delayed from May to September 2022 (both co-produced with Skydance). Suddenly Top Gun: Maverick, the super sequel, was pushed back from November 2021 to May 2022. Paramount had earlier canceled Cruise’s deal because of an ego war with chairman Sumner Redstone, but the studio had now decided to give him whatever he wanted. That was 15 years ago and he’s never let it happen again, sustaining his successive hits, promoting each with unrelenting zeal. Suddenly, the unthinkable had happened: Tom Cruise seemingly now had nothing to do.

His own company had funded and released the movie, and its failure was a blow to Cruise’s ego as well as to United Artists, the company he had newly acquired with manager Paula Wagner. Breaking Baz: 'Barbie' Preparing To Dig Her Heels Into Box Office Reminds Of Quentin Tarantino Conversation About Modern Movie Stars

Tom cruise asked brad bird to make another mission impossible movie