are you able to imagine Mission Impossible without Tom Cruise? Possibly no one can do it, as the actor and the popular franchise have complemented each other to boost each other. The first in his successful acting career, the other until establishing himself as one of the most popular action movie sagas. However, as inseparable as they may seem, there was a time when Cruise was about to be replaced by Jeremy Renner himself.
In the film industry, success is not guaranteed for anyone. Even those actors whose careers are acclaimed are always at risk of getting involved in projects that, for one reason or another, don’t end up working. In the production companies they are aware of this situation and, consequently, they prepare to face all kinds of situations, including the most unexpected ones.
In the case of Mission Impossible, in Paramount Pictures they began to have some doubts about Tom Cruise after the third installment. The reason? mission impossible 3 It did not meet expectations at the box office. It grossed $397 million worldwide, a remarkably low number considering that its investment exceeded $150 million. In addition, it was far behind its predecessor, which managed to generate $546 million.
To the above must be added that the image of Tom Cruise at the beginning of the last decade was not entirely good. A controversy that marked him, for the worse, was the visit to Oprah Winfrey’s late-night show. The actor behaved inappropriately and the driver’s discomfort showed that nothing was planned. Cruise was beside himself.
Another issue that put Tom Cruise’s career under the microscope was that Night and day (Explosive Encounter in Latin America), the film that he starred in with Cameron Diaz in 2010, was a total flop. Its box office barely made $261 million.
The production company, given the uncertainty surrounding the future of Tom Cruise, he seriously considered looking for a replacement for the lead actor Mission Impossible. The idea was to look for a figure that managed to attract the interest of the new generations. One who fit the profile perfectly was Jeremy Renner.
At the end of 2010, as well remembered in Collider, Jeremmy Renner confessed to MTV that Paramount sought him out to start the replacement process in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The company’s plan was already well underway: in that film, Tom Cruise would give up his place to an actor who, at that time, was attracting more and more Hollywood spotlight.
However, an unexpected twist came along the way. Jeremy Renner himself, while living his experience as a secondary actor in the fourth film, reflected that Mission Impossible and Tom Cruise were perfect for each other. At the time, he felt that the future of the franchise should remain in Cruise’s hands.
You might think Paramount was disappointed with Jeremy Renner’s decision, but they weren’t. To the surprise of many, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol it was a huge success at the international box office, earning $694 million. The producer, of course. he regained his confidence in Tom Cruise.
That didn’t stop Jeremy Renner from staying on board with the saga, though Mission Impossible: Secret Nation it was his farewell. Paramount counted on him for the next installments, but the tight schedule of the actor, who had multiple commitments with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, meant that he could not continue accompanying his colleague Tom Cruise.
Without a doubt, it is a curious anecdote that, if it had gone ahead, would have marked a before and after for the franchise. It didn’t happen, and now millions are waiting Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgmentstarring Tom Cruise, and whose premiere is scheduled for the July 13, 2023.
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