Christopher McQuarrie confirms directing "Mission: Impossible 6"December 1, 2015 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Christopher McQuarrie officially returns for the next installment of "Mission: Impossible" movie series. The director, who helmed "Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation", took to Twitter to announce that he would direct "Mission: Impossible 6", AceShowbiz reports. "Mission: Accepted #MI6," McQuarrie wrote on Twitter. He will direct the film and also write the screenplay. His decision to tackle the project makes McQuarrie the first director who returns for a second movie in the franchise's history. McQuarrie will also produce alongside J.J. Abrams, David Ellison (Skydance), Dana Goldberg and Tom Cruise, who will reprise his role as agent Ethan Hunt. Production is expected to commence in August 2016, although there is still a possibility to change the date. "Rogue Nation" cast members like Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin and Paula Patton are also expected to return for the follow-up movie. This summer's "Rogue Nation" was successful at the box office, earning $682.3 million globally. It came slightly behind the franchise's biggest money maker, "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol", which grossed $694.7 million in 2011. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |