The last few Tom Cruise movies (Valkryie, Lions for Lambs) didn’t do as well as studios were hoping. Probably because he was killing his image with all his craziness. Now that he’s calmed down a little, the solution for getting back his popularity? Another Mission Impossible movie! Tom will star in the fourth installment. By the time the film hits theaters in 2011, Tom will already be 48. Hopefully he doesn’t break a hip.
The first Mission Impossible was released 14 years ago in 1996. Tom Cruise was much more spry back then. This time around the studio should budget for nap time and whatever else it is aging celebrities like to do. Reminisce about the old days when their assistants had to trudge through three miles of snow to get them coffee?
[Cruise filming Knight and Day. Long Beach, January 27. Images via FAME.]


































