Paul Thomas Anderson Wanted To Direct A "Mission: Impossible" Film

Dan Lalonde
7 hours ago
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What's your favorite 'Mission: Impossible' film? For me, without a doubt, it will always be the first one. Brian DePalma set the tone with interesting angles, character twists, and a story that was a puzzle until the end.

Acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson, or PTA as he's known, is opening up about films in an interview with Le Figaro: "I would have loved to direct a Mission: Impossible, but I never got that call. I was very disappointed. I think he’s done with Mission: Impossible now, so it won’t happen."

Whether he's joking or not is the question, but he has spoken in the past about how his family watches Marvel: “Shang-Chi was good fun. There’s a terrific energy about it, but I also live in a Marvel-obsessed household, so continuing the journey of these Marvel stories is exciting to us. I liked Venom 2.”

The last two Mission films failed to live up to expectations at the box office and with critics, and it seems for now the series is over as Cruise turns to making films with auteur filmmakers like Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

What directors did you want to see do a 'Mission: Impossible' film? Comment below with your thoughts.