The Incredibles was basically a Bond film in superhero drag, so it seems quite logical that Bird should graduate to a live-action spy thriller. Actually, it's quite logical that he should graduate to Bond, but as he's not a director of middlebrow, Oscar-winning dramas, that was never going to happen.Brad Bird, director of Pixar hit The Incredibles, is to helm the fourth Mission: Impossible film, its star Tom Cruise has confirmed.
"Everything's signed... Brad is doing it," the actor told Empire magazine, calling Bird "enormously talented".
Brad Bird to direct Mission:Impossible 4
Brad Bird to direct Mission:Impossible 4
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"He's the one that doesn't smile" - Queen Elizabeth II on Daniel Craig
Re: Brad Bird to direct Mission:Impossible 4
Oops, I've just noticed that this story is a year old I read it on another forum and assumed it was fresh. Stupid necroposters.
"He's the one that doesn't smile" - Queen Elizabeth II on Daniel Craig
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Re: Brad Bird to direct Mission:Impossible 4
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has Simon Pegg, I might see becuase he is in it. 16 December 2011 release another film for Bond to fear.
"Those were the days when we still associated Bond with suave, old school actors such as Sean Connery and Roger Moore,"
"Daniel didn't have a hint of suave about him," - Patsy Palmer
Re: Brad Bird to direct Mission:Impossible 4
He was in the last one as well. Abrams must be a fan, as he also cast him as Scotty in Star Trek.Blowfeld wrote:Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol has Simon Pegg, I might see becuase he is in it. 16 December 2011 release another film for Bond to fear.
"He's the one that doesn't smile" - Queen Elizabeth II on Daniel Craig
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First trailer now online:
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"He's the one that doesn't smile" - Queen Elizabeth II on Daniel Craig