'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' trailer is here!

The first trailer for Brad Bird's upcoming "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" has just hit the Web, and it looks pretty darn awesome. If this one really works out, it could mark the relaunch of a pretty popular franchise that fans will want to see grow.

Anyway, check out the explosive preview after the jump. Tom Cruise is back in action as Ethan Hunt, and Jeremy Renner plays the guy who would be taking over the series. Tha cast also features Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Josh Holloway and Ving Rhames.

"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" will open Dec. 16, 2011. Andre Nemec and Josh Appelbaum wrote the script, but J.J. Abrams contributed ideas as well. Either way, this looks like one hell of an entertaining blockbuster, so count me among those excited about it.

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'Mission: Impossible IV' gets weird new title

It looks like "Mission: Impossible IV" now has its final title (for now at least). At a news conference in Dubai earlier today, Tom Cruise said the sequel will be titled "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol." Huh?

Sounds quite awkward, I know, but that's what we have to get used to now. AFP reported the news about the fourth film in the franchise. The flick is currently shooting in Dubai, with Moscow to follow soon.

"One of the things that I always wanted with the franchise was for it to not have a number afterwards, because I haven't made sequels of films, and I never really thought of these films as sequels," Cruise said.

Paramount Pictures will release "Ghost Protocol" in theaters December 2011. Brad Bird is directing the film, which also stars Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Josh Holloway, Paula Patton and Ving Rhames.

Look: Tom Cruise on 'Mission: Impossible IV' set

Tom Cruise is in Prague, and he's shooting Brad Bird's upcoming action sequel "Mission: Impossible IV." First photos from the set have arrived on the Web, and you can check some of them out right here.

Jeremy Renner, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Josh Holloway and Paula Patton co-star in the film. The photos here aren't very exciting (and they're bad quality), but they show Cruise in diguise.

Andre Nemec and Josh Appelbaum wrote the script for "Mission: Impossible 4," and J.J. Abrams helped out with some ideas as well. The pics popped up online at Accidental Sexiness. Click for more shots...

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Josh Holloway boards 'Mission: Impossible 4'

Josh Holloway, dude who played James 'Sawyer' Ford on TV's "Lost," has been cast in Brad Bird's upcoming "Mission: Impossible 4." He joins Jeremy Renner, Tom Cruise and Paula Patton.

Risky Business reports Holloway will play one of the good guys, aka. Cruise's team of experts. Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg co-star as well in the sequel, which will focus on the rise of a young agent.

Andre Nemec and Josh Appelbaum wrote the script, and J.J. Abrams helped out with some ideas as well. Holloway also starred in "Whisper" and "Cold Heart." "Lost" is what he's famous for though...

Paula Patton is the 'Mission: Impossible IV' girl

Paul Patton has been cast to star alongside Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner in Brad Bird's upcoming "Mission: Impossible IV," a film Paramount hopes will act as a reboot of the popular action franchise.

Deadline reported the news yesterday, saying the film won't be titled "Mission: Impossible IV" after all. Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, and Renner will play a young operative learning from the master.

Patton last appeared in "Just Wright," in which she starred alongside Queen Latifah. She also starred in "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire," "Mirrors", "Swing Vote" and "Deja Vu."

Jeremy Renner cast in 'Mission: Impossible IV'

"Mission:Impossible IV" is still on track to shoot very soon, and now we also know who will parnter up with Tom Cruise in the fourth installment of the action series: Jeremy Renner, star of "The Hurt Locker."

Paramount Pics has been looking for a younger dude to star as a new agent joing Ethan Hunt on his missions, and Renner seems to be the perfect guy to carry the franchise if Cruise fails to pull audiences.

For now though, both will appear in "Mission: Impossible IV," which Brad Bird is directing and J.J. Abrams is producing. Word is Simon Pegg will also return. Story details are still unknown at this point.

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Simon Pegg back for 'Mission: Impossible IV'

How about some more "Mission: Impossible IV" news? Word is Simon Pegg may return as Benji in Brad Bird's upcoming "Mission: Impossible" sequel. Paramount may launch the film into production very soon.

Andre Nemec and Josh Appelbaum wrote the script, and J.J. Abrams is back on board to produce. Tom Cruise is back as well, and word is Ethan Hunt will train a young operative this time around. We'll see...

Funny man Pegg, who also starred in Abrams' "Star Trek," will soon be seen in Greg Mottola's "Paul." He's also part of the cast of "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn." (Source: Heat Vision)

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.

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'Incredibles' director doing next 'Mission: Impossible'?

Brad Bird could be moving from Pixar to "Mission: Impossible IV." Heat Vision says the director of "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille" is now a contender in the search for a director for the fourth installment in the action series, which reunites Tom Cruise with producer J.J. Abrams. The film already has a release date of May 27, 2011, and the race for a helmer is speeding up in an attempt to start shooting soon.

Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland") and Edgar Wright ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World") have also been in talks with Abrams, apparently. I personally like the idea of Bird doing this thing. It would mark his first live-action feature, but with "The Incredibles," he has shown he's not afraid to create superb action. And hey, that's that this franchise is now all about, right? Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec wrote the script for "IV."

Screenwriters set for 'Mission: Impossible IV'

A couple of months ago, we found out J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise decided to team up to produce "Mission: Impossible IV," and now, the sequel has found its screenwriters.

Writing the fourth installment in the action series are Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, whose credits include "Alias," "October Road" and "Life on Mars."

Variety says Abrams and Cruise are only set to produce the film at this point. Ethan Hunt's character, however, will also somehow be involved in the film. Not so sure what that means at right now, but I'm sure we'll figure it out once casting takes off.

Appelbaum and Nemec will write a script based on an idea they developed with Abrams. Abrams most recently directed "Star Trek," and Tom Cruise was last seen in "Valkyrie."