Cruise: "We're Working On MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 Right Now"

Hear this - we're barely days away from the forthcoming release of director Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation with promotion still underway and a handful of exclusive screenings taking place for lucky fans. The film was long hyped through its trailer campaign as the "last mission", which of course is no guarantee that this will be the final film, but it's still bares mentioning what with all the changes in the cast throughout the now five-part evolution of the franchise.

Cruise leads the cast with Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner as the crack superspy team resets its strategy in the wake of attacks by a rogue team of operatives equally skilled in measure. It's otherwise proved to be an exciting addition to the franchise with daring stunts and blistering action to accomapny the global scope of the saga with clever characters and worldly evil villains all in a millieu of intrigue, mystery and uncertainty with danger at literally every turn. And for this, to think that another film would be in the running would nearly sound impetuous at best...but not according to the franchise's main star.

The Wrap shared a highlight from a recent episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with John Stewart in which Cruise, who has also produced the franchise since the first film, announced the development of a sixth film with a possible start date for next summer. No other details were given in that regard as the actor sat and discussed the new film ahead of its official release set for July 31, while the film is currently poised to earn somewhere in the vicinity of $40 million dollars for its opening weekend - according to Variety, with an alluring set of reviews from various sites now online.

This could be a great weekend for moviegoers, especially for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and provided that the box office earnings meet the respective analysis' of approving critics throughout, a sixth film would no less be a sure thing. Stay tuned for more info.

Tom Cruise Gets Scared S**tless In A New MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION Featurette

So, what's a Tom Cruise action movie without Cruise performing real stunts? Answer: Well it wouldn't be director Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, and as such, they've confronted the issue head on with the award-winning star clearly in his element, and while the star is normally known for performing a lot of physical acting scenes himself, I would safely categorize his most death-defying scene in the upcoming film so far as a solid stunt that stunt professionals would be proud of.

Of course, the fear factor does settle in as Cruise illustrates in the following featurette. As for the film, it arrives on July 31. Watch the featurette below and catch a string of TV spots just beneath!

The New Payoff Trailer For MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION Is Here

The current trailer campaign for the upcoming July 31 release of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation doesn't really try to out-do itself between trailers. That may be up to the pending TV spots as spoilery as they tend to get, but all the trailers haven't exactly dimmed on excitement with Tom Cruise in high speed motorcycle chases, long vertical dives into deep water, fighting off rogue agents bent on the IMF's annihilation, and of course the whole hanging-off-of-a-plane thing. None of this is worth overlooking and it's a credit to director Christopher McQuarrie and writer Drew Pearce in making this one what may be our hero's last mission...or is it?

SYNOPSIS:

With the IMF now disbanded and Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, a new threat -- called the Syndicate -- soon emerges. The Syndicate is a network of highly skilled operatives who are dedicated to establishing a new world order via an escalating series of terrorist attacks. Faced with what may be the most impossible mission yet, Ethan gathers his team and joins forces with Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a disavowed British agent who may or may not be a member of this deadly rogue nation.

Watch the final trailer below!