Tom Cruise Wants Christopher McQuarrie To Return For ‘Mission: Impossible 7’

There is no doubt the last two Mission: Impossible films are some of the best in the series. Thanks in part of a great cast led by Tom Cruise but also a great director in Christopher McQuarrie. Cruise loves working with McQuarrie so much that he has asked Chris to come back and direct Mission: Impossible 7. Chris actually spoke about this on a recent podcast with Empire:

“[Fallout editor] Eddie Hamilton, every day in the editing room was like, ‘Come on, man, it’s obviously a trilogy you’re coming back, you have to finish it, you didn’t kill Lane,’ and I was like, ‘It’s somebody else’s problem.’ Tom has asked, the studio has asked, and I was like, ‘You know maybe I’ve got an idea for…’ and then the reviews came out and I was like, ‘Get outta here. Just stop.’ I felt so bad for the director of Mission 6 and I feel even worse of the director of 7. I’d rather have leprosy than be in the position of the person having to confront the pressure of the hyperbole of this movie on their first day of shooting the film. It’s too much to confront. I’d need a long nap before I could contemplate it.”

The latest entry into the franchise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout has been a hit with critics and fans. The film scored the biggest weekend of the franchise. It would be nice to see Chris come back and complete his trilogy. The cast loves working with him and he gets the best out of the cast. It says a lot that Cruise wants him back as well and Henry Cavill loved working with him so much he even talked to Chris about a Superman movie.

So what do you think of this news? Do you want to see Chris come back to the franchise or would you want to see someone else take over? Leave us a comment below.