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arto_j
02-26-2003, 04:45 AM
This from Coming Soon (www.comingsoon.net) :

"Paramount Pictures has tapped Narc director Joe Carnahan to helm Mission: Impossible 3 following the withdrawal of David Fincher. Variety reports the studio is in negotiations with Carnahan over the third installment, to be produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner via their Paramount-based C/W Prods. with Cruise portraying agent Ethan Hunt.

Fincher had been attached to "M:I-3" since early last year but recently committed to direct The Lords of Dogtown, centering on the surf and skate culture that took root in the 1970s, for Sony.

Robert Towne remains attached to pen the script for the third film. Dean Georgaris, who penned the "Lara Croft" sequel, Paycheck and The Manchurian Candidate, also has been mentioned as a likely scripting candidate recently."


I think it's a shame that Fincher won't be doing it after all, but perhaps he'll deliver some cool original films instead. Carnahan sounds like a good choice to me, I haven't actually seen either of his films, but Narc has been getting some rather favorable reviews...What do you guys think?

Silverload
02-26-2003, 10:49 AM
Hell yes! I for one believe he is perfect this. I really like both narc and his BMW film Ticker. This is great news for MI:3.

cky_landspeed
02-26-2003, 11:43 AM
:)



Thank Jebus Fincher left MI:3, it just didn't seem like the kind of movie he would do.

Shockwave
02-26-2003, 01:57 PM
Im really not a big fan of the MI series so im glad Fincher now has the time to do another original movie(be it bad or good) instead of this.

Scarface98.9
02-26-2003, 03:40 PM
I'm glad Fincher left. I'd rather have a movie directed by Carnahan of Narc fame than a PG-13 Fincher movie

ilovemovies
02-26-2003, 05:05 PM
Sounds cool to me. I think a David Fincher M:I movie would have been interesting but after seeing Narc I think Carnahan would make a wonderful replacement.

Strider
02-26-2003, 06:03 PM
I'm disappointed that Fincher isn't attached anymore, but I'm happy to hear Carnahan's doing it. I think he's much more than capable to direct "M:I - 3" after watching his brilliant work in "Narc".

Strider

Cyclonus
02-26-2003, 08:33 PM
I really don't care that much who directs MI3, but I'm sure glad as hell that it's not David Fincher. Being a hired gun, it would end up being another Alien 3 ficassco.

Marshall
02-27-2003, 05:18 PM
Well, I thought Alien 3 was pretty cool, much better than Aliens.

Shockwave
02-27-2003, 09:35 PM
:eek:!!!

Invincible
02-27-2003, 11:17 PM
Aww man! this sucks! i wanted to see a Fincher M:I-3 sequel, it would be more dark and with all those cool camerca techniques....awwee. :(