There has been much speculation over the last two years about the shaky MISSION IMPOSSIBLE franchise with the studio’s faith in Tom Cruise slipping away every second.
It was thought that a second actor would be introduce to the forth film currently filming to possibly take over the series, retiring Cruise. It has now been announced that Jeremy Renner from THE HURT LOCKER and now Hawkeye in THE AVENGERS, will fit that role especially if there is a fifth MISSION IMPOSSIBLE.
Renner told MTV;
“It’s a franchise to potentially take over… I can’t predict the future and what they want, but that’s certainly the idea.”
It’s nothing new but it’s good to hear a confirmation but the real question now is if Renner is able to play the leading man in an action flick especially with the low level of charisma he has shown in the past.
