Tom Cruise Reportedly Blocked Mission: Impossible TV Show
Paramount reportedly wanted to develop a Mission: Impossible series for Paramount+ before franchise star Tom Cruise blocked it. While most well known now as Cruise's blockbuster film franchise, Mission: Impossible actually began as a television series that ran on CBS for seven seasons from 1966 to 1973. The show was revived in 1988 as a follow-up to the original series, this time airing on ABC, but was cancelled in 1990 after only two seasons.
Cruise first stepped into the role of Ethan Hunt in the first Mission: Impossible in 1996.The movie was a box-office hit, although at the time it did alienate some fans of the original series for turning the property's protagonist, Jim Phelps (Peter Graves in the series and Jon Voight in the film), into the film's villain. However, that controversy has long since been forgotten and the Mission: Impossible movies have since grossed over $3.5 billion with two more M:I sequels on the way. Mission: Impossible 7 is set for release on July 14, 2023, and Mission: Impossible 8 on June 28, 2024.
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With Mission: Impossible being one of Paramount's most successful franchises, the studio was apparently interested in bringing the franchise back to its roots as a television series. According to THR, Paramount wanted to develop a Mission: Impossible series for Paramount+, but the effort was blocked by Cruise. No other details are known as to what exactly Paramount's plans would have been for a series or why Cruise blocked the project.
Cruise flexes a great amount of creative control over theMission: Impossible franchise and is protective of both the brand and the theatrical experience. It was previously reported the star was
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