The official title of the fifth installment of "Mission Impossible" series is "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" as announced by Paramount Pictures. The usage of the key word "Rogue" became controversial. Meanwhile, lead actor Tom Cruise and Director Christopher McQuarrie both revealed their thoughts on the upcoming film.
Paramount's "Rogue Nation" as well as Lucasfilm and Disney's "Star Wars: Rogue One" have utilized the same key word, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
In January, Paramount registered and cleared the said title with the Motion Picture Association of America, whereas Disney reportedly was not able to clear its title. As a result, they just made an arrangement keeping Disney from mentioning "Star Wars: Rogue One" in their marketing materials this summer. However, the "Star Wars" fan event that will take place in April this year is not included in the said arrangement.
Aside from the announcement of the film's title, fans were able to see the film's recently released trailer. The trailer presents scenes full of action, from the fighting scenes to the motorcycle chases and to the breathtaking stunts outside a plane during takeoff. The film trailer teases the fans that the upcoming film will be more intense as compared to its other film predecessors.
"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" will star Cruise as Ethan Hunt, Jeremy Renner as William Brandt, Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn, and Ving Rhames as Luther Sticker.
Other members of the cast include Sean Harris, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Simon McBurney, and Zhang Jingchu.
The lead actor shared his thoughts about the stunts in the upcoming film to USA Today. He said that he has sat on airplanes, but imagined what it would be like on the wing. For the 52-year-old actor, the moment he did there was exciting while it was "nerve-racking" for others.
The film is set to be helmed by Director McQuarrie, with Bruce Geller, Drew Pearce, and Will Staples as writers. J.J. Abrams, Zakaria Alaoui, Mark Bakshi, David Ellison, Helen Medrano, and Jake Myers are the film co-producers. The film will be produced by Skydance Productions, Bad Robot Productions, and TC productions. It will be distributed by Paramount Pictures.
The director also expressed his insights about stunt Cruise did for "Mission Impossible 5". The director anticipated that fans will be comparing stunts of the upcoming film with those from the past "Mission Impossible" films, just like Hunt's scaling in the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol."
"We knew anything we did was going to be compared with the Burj. But it's not like you could wait for someone to build an even taller building," the director said.
The film will center on Ethan Hunt and the team in their most impossible mission yet, to take down the Syndicate, a highly trained organization of assassins.
"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" is slated to premiere in theaters including IMAX on July 31.