Mission: Impossible 5 encountered some pretty major road blocks after producers decided to speed up its release date from Christmas to July 31, 2015, so as not to compete with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
This prompted director and writer Christopher McQuarrie to totally re-evaluate the film's ending, and they were forced to put production to a temporary halt.
But it seems like things have been all sorted out now, since the director is excitedly dishing out about Mission: Impossible 5 updates.
According to McQuarrie, the title and first trailer will be revealed to fans "very soon." He added that the fifth film will be very different from previous instalments such as Ghost Protocol.
The director went for an old-school feel this time, and the fifth film will pay respects to Brian De Palma's 1996 original as well as the classic TV series.
Moreover, Sean Harris from Prometheus fame will be playing the film's villain, while Ghost Protocol characters Jeremy Renner (Avengers) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible 1-4) have juicier and more detailed roles this time around. Simon Pegg's character will be spending more time in the field and even "get his hands dirty," the director teased.
Other actors such as Paula Patton and Maggie Q were asked to reprise their roles from previous installments, but they both had to decline due to scheduling conflicts. Patton is currently busy working on Duncan Jones' Warcraft movie.
Rebecca Ferguson was then cast as "Tom Cruise's right-hand woman." McQuarrie is all praises for the actress, even describing her as "fantastic." "She's a star, a pro and a lot of laughs," the director added.
Incidentally, the finale did not have to be re-shot, contrary to what reports said. The crew simply had to "prep" it.
McQuarrie also admitted that "time" was the biggest c hallenge while shooting Mission: Impossible 5. He said that the cast were the best thing about the film, while the downside to that is that the day ends too soon.
Another challenge was actually suspense scenes. McQuarrie said that dialogue scenes were "a dream" while "the hardest here are the moments of suspense. Never enough time to shoot them."
A lot of writers also helped McQuarrie in the making of Mission: Impossible 5, since directing takes up a huge chunk of his time.
So will Mission: Impossible 5 beat its predecessors and impress audiences? Fans will have to wait until July to find out.
"We never set out to top anyone. We just went where the story told us to go"., said McQuarrie.
