J.J. Abrams Producing 'Mission Impossible IV'

From Screen Rant:
One of this year’s biggest names in Hollywood is getting a little bit bigger. Last month, we finally saw the release of "Star Trek," the film that set out to rekindle the near-dead sci-fi franchise and succeeded beyond anyone’s imagination. The man responsible for this success is of course, J.J. Abrams.

If you follow film or television news, then you know this man. On our TV sets, he brought us "Felicity," "Alias," "Lost" and "Fringe" on the silver screen, he engineered movies such as "Cloverfield," "Mission: Impossible 3" and of course, "Star Trek."

A god amongst the geek world, Abrams got his first gig as a feature film director directly from Tom Cruise. Cruise watched his show "Alias" on DVD and fell in love with it. That led to Tom asking J.J. to direct "M:i:3" and it turned out very well for the both of them. The film helped erase some of the negatives many folks had with the prior installment and went over well amongst the critics.

Since that time, there’s been plenty of speculation about a Mission: Impossible 4. Back in March we heard a tidbit of information about another M:I where Cruise revealed that he was working out a story for another movie. All three movies made boatloads of cash at the box office and it’s a sure-fire way for Tom to star in blockbuster action flick that’s guaranteed to sell – it was only a matter of time till we saw more movement on this project.

Well, that time has come and we now know that J.J. Abrams will be back to help. However, his involvement as of this time will be of a different sort than that of the last movie. According to the latest issue of TV Guide, Cruise invited Abrams back to produce the next film. There’s no word yet on whether or not he will direct.

“I am incredibly honored that Tom has invited me back as a producer on Mission: Impossible 4… Tom and I have come up with a really cool idea we are pursuing.”

Are you excited that we’re getting another "Mission: Impossible" and that J.J. will be a part of it?

Sources: Spoiler TV
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