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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Baldwin And Ferguson Pegged For "Mission: Impossible 5"

Variety says that Alec Baldwin is in talks while The White Queen star Rebecca Ferguson has landed the female lead in the action sequel Mission: Impossible 5.


Tom Cruise will star again as special operative Ethan Hunt in the sequel. Jeremy Renner is all set to reprise his role of William Brandt from 2011's "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" Simon Pegg also returns

Ferguson's character is said to be some sort of assassin. This is reportedly the role Jessica Chastain turned down to scheduling, The role requires months of intense training leading up to and during production. Baldwin on the other hand would play a high-ranking CIA official who oversees Cruise's division.

Christopher McQuarrie ("Jack Reacher") is directing MI #5 from a script by video game scribe Will Staples. Drew Pearce penned the initial script.
 
The filmmakers behind the action sequel have reportedly closed a deal to film inside the Houses of Parliament in London - the first motion picture to do so. Until this year, filming on the site was forbidden. The Shard and Olympic Stadium are also being scouted as well. This would also mark the film series' return to London since the first film in 1996 Paramount has not confirmed this report.

Cruise, David Ellison and J.J. Abrams are producing.

The goal is to begin filming in August for a Christmas 2015 release.

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