Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible' will be back for its 6th installment. ''Mission Impossible 6'' is slated to be filmed summer of 2016, and many say that this could be high time for Ethan Hunt to go out on top. In what could be the last of the franchise, Paramount and Cruise expects and aims to have an even better and bigger blockbuster finale with MI6.
According to What Culture, 'Mission Impossible 6' can wrap up the successful franchise, at most a seventh instalment. Either way, critics say that tying the loose ends of Ethan Hunt's story and going out with a bang should be their plan.
Tom Cruise is not as young as when he started the Mission Impossible franchise and so Cruise's Hunt will eventually come to an end. An A-list actor, Crtuise will have to be careful not to milk and overdo the 'Mission Impossible' story of Ethan Hunt if they want to have an unforgettable 'Mission Impossible' run, and possibly a blockbuster ending.
MI6 is a greenlit project even before 'Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation' and understandably so. The 'Mission: Impossible' franchise has a string of financial success, especially overseas. According to Forbes, 'MI5: Rogue Nation' has a worldwide total of $511m, with $328.7m coming from overseas.
The previous 'Mission: Impossible' films, released in 1996, 2000, 2006 and 2011 respectively,have accumulated $2 billion at the worldwide box office. With 'MI5: Rogue Nation' going strong months after release, that number is set go higher. Comprehensibly, Paramount Pictures will definitely give MI6 a go.
In a bid to advertise the film even more, Tom Cruise and co-star Rebecca Ferguson went to China for a promotional event after the recent release of their film in the country. According to the Daily Mail UK, the fifth Mission Impossible film should surpass the $101m that the fourth earned in China in 2011.
With large successes behind it, it is not hard to imagine that 'Mission Impossible 6' will follow suit. Critics say it could be the last second to the last film of the franchise. Should this be case, Cruise and Paramount Pictures have the task of making it better than ever, and with that, hope for a the biggest blockbuster hit they've had.
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