What's up with 'Mission: Impossible IV'?

Here is a quick update on "Mission: Impossible IV," which Brad Bird is supposed to helm for a release planned next year: it looks like Paramount is trying to figure out how to shoot it with a reasonable budget.

Deadline Hollywood says there's talk of having Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt train a young operative this time around. Ideas like this one are coming up after the rather poor performance of "Knight and Day."

Personally, I think "Mission: Impossible IV" would still pull large audiences with the focus staying on Cruise, but you never know. Cinemagoers do indeed get tired of certain folks every now and then.

Needless to say, Paramount is certainly looking to trim the budget. The good news is that Bird is still on board. The man helmed "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles," and I can't wait to see what he does with this.