Brad Bird (“The Iron Giant”, “The Incredibles”, “Ratatouille”) has signed on to direct “Mission: Impossible IV” for Paramount, confirming long-running rumors.<\/p>\n
Tom Cruise is returning in the role of Ethan Hunt, super-spy and agent of the Impossible Missions Force, and is producing with J.J. Abrams. No other casting news or plot details have been involved. <\/p>\n
Originally slated for release May 27th, 2011, “Mission: Impossible IV” has been bumped back to a release date of December 16th 2011.<\/p>\n
The “Mission: Impossible” franchise began in 1966 with the original TV series that featured the now-famous signature of the series, the voice recording detailing the mission that would explode when finishing.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “Mission: Impossible IV”.<\/p>\n
By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Empire)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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