Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningwill supposedly mark the last time Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie team up for this long-running action franchise, but it certainly won’t be their final collaboration altogether.They have worked together multiple times over the past few years,with McQuarrie writing the script forTop Gun: Maverickand directing Cruise inJack Reacher. AlthoughMcQuarrie has offered some updates onTop Gun 3in recent months, there’s another upcoming project that some audiences are even more excited about.
McQuarrie has made some great moviesthroughout his career, and most of those highlights have been in collaboration with Cruise. Whether it’s theMission: Impossiblefranchise or his work onTop Gun: Maverick,the filmmaker clearly knows how to get an audience engaged with a story. That’s exactly why the pair’s upcoming projects are so exciting; not just because they’ve got the portfolio to prove how talented they are, but because they’re constantly pushing the boundaries of filmmaking forward. McQuarrie has recently spoken about his upcoming movieBroadsword,which seems full of potential for more movie magic.
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McQuarrie has said in his own words that audiences should take any rumors aboutBroadswordwith a pinch of salt, but one of the few details that he’s recently confirmed is that Cruise is currently attached to star in the lead role. It was previously rumored that Henry Cavill was going to be involved, butthe director has seemingly debunked that ontheHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, saying:“don’t believe anything you read about any of that stuff.”
Broadswordwill reportedly take place in France during World War II, following Cruise’s protagonist as an American pilot who crashes in enemy territory and must team up with a local girl to reach safety. ThoughMcQuarrie has been careful to reveal as little as possible about the project, he recently confirmed that he wanted to make this movie beforeThe Final Reckoning, but decided to wrap things up with that franchise first.
The filmmaker described himself as “excited to take everything I’ve learned from [Mission: Impossible], unburdened by everything I had to put into [it].”McQuarrie has spoken about what makes a greatMission: Impossiblemovieat length, expressing his belief that exposition is a huge part of this genre, and that spy movies can’t really exist without it.
He’s already confirmed that he’s going to cut down the dialogue and exposition hugely inBroadsword, revealing that Cruise’s character has “fewer than 500 lines in the whole movie.”
That’s whyit’s so exciting to see him branch out into different genres, potentially trying out new things and stepping away from theMission: Impossibleformula. He’s already confirmed that he’s going to cut down the dialogue and exposition hugely inBroadsword, revealing that Cruise’s character has “fewer than 500 lines in the whole movie.”
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AlthoughThe Final Reckoningreceived mixed reviewsbecause of its heavy exposition, the film also had plenty of very quiet scenes where the subtle character work is really given a chance to shine. McQuarrie clearly understands this, admitting that “if you look at Mission: Impossible,most of the dialogue is exposition[…] what I’m most proud of in this movie is the scenes that aren’t exposition.”The director goes on to explain that this doesn’t just mean large set pieces like the submarine heist. It’s also the quieter moments where emotions are communicated with quiet glances and expressions.
Although there’s plenty to love aboutThe Final Reckoning, it seems fair to say that it’s the right time for McQuarrie to step back from this long-running series and display his screenwriting talents in a new way.
This is exactly what McQuarrie seems to be leaning into withBroadsword, and that’s hugely exciting. The director recognizes that his “relationship with dialogue has evolved 180 degrees from where I began,” withBroadswordhopefully marking a huge stylistic departure from his work onMission: Impossible. Although there’s plenty to love aboutThe Final Reckoning, it seems fair to say that it’s the right time for the filmmaker to step back from this long-running series and display his screenwriting talents in a new way.
