ROTTEN TOMATOES: Brad Pitt as Ethan Hunt?

Brad Pitt as Ethan Hunt?

by Scott Weinberg | September 19, 2006

Well, we all know that Paramount's not really interested in the Tom Cruise business anymore, but JoBlo's sharing a piece of gossip from across the pond that might not be true -- but it is kinda fun. Unsubstantiated buzz indicates that Paramount wants none other than Brad Pitt to step into the lead for "Mission: Impossible 4."

From JoBlo's: "According to a report on ThisIsLondon.co.uk, Paramount is so desperate to land Pitt, they're willing to shell out more money than any studio's ever given any actor ever (close to 40 million duckets)..."

Maybe I'm confused but ... isn't it that kind of star-lust and money-flinging what soured the Cruise/Paramount relationship in the first place?

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Vauba Haoly writes:
on Sep 19 2006 02:13 AM

No Tom Cruise being out of his gord is what soured the Cruise/Paramount relationship in the first place

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 02:31 AM

Iv'e always wondered why Pitt and Cruise were never in a film together, they're both the top pretty boys in Hollywood and also happen to both be fantastic actors; but I guess there would be too much ego for the set to handle.

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dystopian future today writes:
on Sep 19 2006 02:37 AM

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[b]Brad Pitt....Tom Cruise.....in......Brokeback Moun[/b]

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Robert Fuller writes:
on Sep 19 2006 02:54 AM

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Interview With the Vampire?

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 03:06 AM

how the hell did I forget about Interview with A Vampire, (btw "Interview" already was their "Brokeback Mountain"

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Hieremias writes:
on Sep 19 2006 05:42 AM

I was under the impression that Tom Cruise actually owned the film rights to the Mission Impossible license? How can Paramount call the shots on this?

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Hellen writes:
on Sep 19 2006 05:53 AM

You're right Tom cruise does own the film right this is not true.

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Hellen writes:
on Sep 19 2006 05:55 AM

Moviehole says this

http://www.moviehole.net/news/20060919_brad_pitt_for_mission_impossib.html

September 19, 2006

G-Monks here..

So, just a brief one before my column gains more inches. It was reported in one of the free newspapers in London yesterday that Brad Pitt is to take over from Tom Cruise in the hugely successful Mission:Impossible franchise in "M:I:IV". Apparantly Mr. Pitt and partner Mr. Grey of Plan B fame (not forgetting Angelina's stake in this somewhere people) are to take the reigns from the Cruiser's Cruise/Wagner Productions, formerly housed at Paramount, where the 'B' is at.

The London Lite paper also stated Pitt won't take Cruise's Ethan Hunt character, but a new character for "Mission: Impossible 4".

Bullshit, I say.

Okay, he's my take on this. Where the hell did the info come from!! Firstly, um, Mr. C owns the series, right? Paramount and C/W are no longer, including their projects. M:I:3 still made money. Cruise needs a hit and will always have the M:I series to uh fall back on. Mr. Pitt needs a hit too, but I'm certain he wouldnt take on the "Mission franchise". No fucking way.

Should he choose to accept it? There is no offer on the table. It's as likely as Cruise, Travolta and Keanu being the new Charlie's Angels line up, with Rupert Everett as Bosley.

Believe me, there is an "MI:4" in the works - but it ain't with anyone else but Cruise.

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new12play writes:
on Sep 19 2006 06:46 AM

If nobody had any preconceived notions about Cruise before seeing M:I III, it would've gotten much better reviews. Instead, people had negative reactions against the movie for no reason. It was the most exciting and most fun movie of the summer season. It was the best of the franchise, and I personally can't wait to add this one to my collection. This movie does't deserve the hate, and no Mission Impossible would be great without Cruise.

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frogleg writes:
on Sep 19 2006 07:40 AM

M:I 3 got pretty good reviews, it just didn't make the money they expected it to.
I really liked it as well.
How do rumors like this "Pitt as Hunt" even get started? Retarded.

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Jeretic writes:
on Sep 19 2006 09:12 AM

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[b]Problem is Cruse not Pitt[/b]
Pitt has been in films with other big actors - Oceans with Damon and Clooney. I can't think of a major actor that Cruse has shared the screen with.

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h-town24 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 09:41 AM

Unlike Cruise, Pitt's films don't do very well at the box-office. So mix that with the whole "they got rid of Cruise over the money" [wink, wink] this doesn't make very much sense.

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aconline writes:
on Sep 19 2006 11:03 AM

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[b]Not like Ocean's 11[/b]
Well, for one, Dustin Hoffman, in a little film called Rain Man. You might have heard of it. Perhaps Jack Nicholson in a Few Good Men. Eyes Wide Shut, Far and Away, and Days of Thunder with Nicole Kidman. Robert Duvall in Days. That is 4 Academy Award winners, 5 if you count Cuba, 6 and 7 if you count George C. Scott and Sean Penn in TAPS. But that is before Tom was big. Oh, and Jon Voight from M:I. So, I guess you are right. Tom never plays opposite anyone big.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Sep 19 2006 11:17 AM

I really enjoy the MI movies. But they are Cruise's and I would not be happy with anyone else in the lead.

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PatrickBateman writes:
on Sep 19 2006 11:27 AM

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[b]they were in a movie together[/b]
Interview with the Vampire. 1994.

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Now it's dark writes:
on Sep 19 2006 11:44 AM

Wake up people. They were already in a movie together. Top Gun.

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nogard64 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 11:52 AM

[b]This is just plain stupid!!![/b]
Is hollywood this dense and stupid? Do they really think Pitt is more SANE more NORMAL than Cruise??

Pitt is more out there and wacky than Cruise! I know I will mis quote this but Pitt said he would never get married until everyone in US gets the right to?

What kind of a stupid idotic statement is that?

You marry because you truely love some one and you want to be a responsible MAN and take care of your wife and family, what does gay rights in America has anything to do with your own family life/marital descions??

So yeah GO get Pitt and when he starts running his mouth off lets see if anyones go sees MI 4

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Captain Future1 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 12:15 PM

[b]nogard..[/b]
your a fa.g

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Rash Hunt writes:
on Sep 19 2006 12:36 PM

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Funny - I thought he was just doing something mildly righteous by giving up his own right to marry. Not that it means anything and it is kind of silly since it's only Pitt, but it's good hearted and it's nice to see not all of his recent charity and decisions have to be demanded by Jolie as well.

If Pitt wants to vouch for gay rights, all the better... wait, does his no-marrying vow work between a man and an animal too? He might have to wait awhile.

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mat2112 writes:
on Sep 19 2006 03:25 PM

[b]fuck tom cruise[/b]
ok, the title is a little ignorant... but it's definitely an attention grabber! anyways, lets get to the bottom line, shall we? aside from any controversy surrounding mr. cruise or his relationship with paramount, the fact is that he is dramatically (no pun) over-rated as an actor. he is in fact, in many instances, an "over-actor" (there's some pun) and has no business being in a film like MI to begin with. granted, his performance in the first MI was admirable, mr. cruise is simply not the talented actor he once was. i won't attempt to speculate as to the reasons for his absence of talent over the past decade (save perhaps his actual under-rated performance in "collateral"), but i will say that brad pitt's talents would fit quite well (far better than couch jumper) with a franchise such as MI. therefore, fuck tom cruise.

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