'Mission: Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol' Trailer Features Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner (VIDEO)

Ethan Hunt is back. And he has a new friend.

Or so he thinks.

Tom Cruise returns for a fourth chapter in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, the Brad Bird-directed "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol." Alongside Cruise is the eventual heir to the series, Jeremy Renner, who plays the mysterious Brandt, an agent whose allegiances Hunt is unsure of as the film takes shape.

Filmed in Dubai, it sets up Hunt and his crew on a seemingly impossible escape mission, with any slipup meaning they'll be labeled terrorists. Bird makes his live action directorial debut after helming a number of hit Pixar films, including the animated actioner, "The Incredibles."

Cruise is seen executing a number of insane stunts throughout, including some major building scaling. It wasn't tough to get him to do them, Bird said.

"He actually lives for that stuff. He loves it," Bird told MTV News recently. "Loves it. The day we finished shooting on the Burj, everyone suddenly relaxed because nothing had happened, no one had gotten injured or died, and the only one who was bummed out was Tom because he had to come down from the building. He loves that stuff."

"Mission: Impossible 3" director JJ Abrams is back as a producer.

The movie hits theaters on December 16th.

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Comments

[King Wingz]

04:51 AM on 07/13/2011

CRUZ, THIS ONE GAT MY EYES.

[littlebrowngirl]

12:16 AM on 07/03/2011

Great trailer. I like the gritty hand to hand combat.

[Nightangle]

08:04 PM on 06/30/2011

I totally 'am into this franchise. TC is an amazing actor. Luv' him in the Last Samurai too. I have MI1 and MI2.

[hema333]

12:20 PM on 07/05/2011

should see MI3...

[h1ren]

07:27 PM on 06/30/2011

First one was good, next 2 were lousy - this one I am counting on because of Brad Bird.

[Greatest Darthfruit]

03:59 AM on 06/30/2011

Definitely these last 2 decades were "the sequel decades". Isn't there a creative film director/producer in HollyBozo anymore?

[Lateef Murdock]

08:33 PM on 06/29/2011

What, no Ving Rhaymes?

[hema333]

12:19 PM on 07/05/2011

no, he is on the movie...
but not on this trailer...

[Cole 33]

04:52 PM on 06/29/2011

You gotta give it to the guy, Tom Cruise knows how to put out a good flick worth the money to see, which are few and far between these days. Even though he's got a few bad ones in there, his track record is pretty solid.

This looks fun.

[Frod43]

11:59 AM on 06/29/2011

I just never found him credible as an actor.....even back to his earliest films ...like his smiles weren't real or something..It just seems like he says something to see if you believe it or not...kinda creepy...

[Morgantheaxe]

11:57 AM on 06/29/2011

Absolutely love Tom Cruise movies. It's amazing how much the guy has contributed to movies as a whole. Great trailer as well. Gonna have to see this one one the wide screen.

Im noticing a lot a pretty pathetic haters in this thread. Id suggest you lose a hundred pounds and get out and do a few physical things. Believe me you would appreciate how physical this guys acting is a lot more. Especially at his age.

[SILVANUS]

03:22 PM on 06/29/2011

More Xenu-tia. Blah blah. We don't buy Cruise we must be poor or out of shape. Wrong. We like believable actors.

[pjlowry]

07:56 PM on 06/30/2011

Watch movies like Magnolia, Collateral, Vanilla Sky and Eyes Wide Shut before trying to say he's not a believable actor. He's got two oscar nominations for performances that were beyond believable, which last time I checked is two more nominations than anyone here...

[Nightangle]

08:09 PM on 06/30/2011

Morgan, MI3 will be the most awesome movie this summer. And the trailer . . . . .

[SILVANUS]

11:47 AM on 06/29/2011

Cheesy PR placement, HP.
Daring stunts? CGI.

[iPedro]

12:32 PM on 06/29/2011

I'm not one to defend Tom Cruise, but you come across as ignorant making baseless accusations when not only is it mentioned in the article, but there is plenty of information on the web and there were news stories months ago showing Tom Cruise himself performing these stunts on the world's tallest building.

[SILVANUS]

03:09 PM on 06/29/2011

Go tell that to Xenu.

[gx5000]

03:36 PM on 06/29/2011

pedro, you're going to encounter anti Scientologist defending this creep, that's all.

[Kid Kryptonite]

10:58 AM on 06/29/2011

They should've ended it at 3.

[Phxgwen]

10:38 AM on 06/29/2011

I am still angry that the next Star Trek movie got pushed back so that Abrams could work on this stinker. I blame Cruise if the Mayan calender thing is right and I miss out on the next Star Trek film.. I need a Quinto as Spock fix.

[shatner99]

03:31 PM on 06/29/2011

Patience. Next Trek film will be great.

[AmigaMan]

10:28 AM on 06/29/2011

Is he going to finally admit he is gay?

[SILVANUS]

11:48 AM on 06/29/2011

Only after he falls twenty stories onto a giant phallus.

[hema333]

12:21 PM on 07/05/2011

he is not gay...

[mc53]

10:22 AM on 06/29/2011

Tom's a real man. He makes the whole gay community proud.

[Morgantheaxe]

11:59 AM on 06/29/2011

Im curious. What exactly about Tom Cruise turns your sex signals on? I mean Im hetero so I don't see it. From your gay perspective what are you picking up on that makes you think Tom Cruise is one of you?

[kickinupdust]

12:20 PM on 06/29/2011

Good question. I'd like to know the answer to that. I never thought Tom was a gay guy.

[SILVANUS]

03:22 PM on 06/29/2011

It's called "having a beard."

[syds180turn]

10:11 AM on 06/29/2011

To the person who said that's Thandi Newton, it's not, the actress is Paula Patton. Anyway, this movie looks like Tom Cruise is back to what he does best and I would pay to see this. I've always liked Tom Cruise...very underestimated actor. Who cares what he does in his personal life. It's still a free country and he can participate in any religion he chooses. His movies are all pretty good. We watched Knight and Day and for the life of me, I didn't understand why critics bashed it. It was very entertaining. Not a Cameron Diaz fan, but even she was funny.

[simpleasthat1218]

02:36 PM on 06/29/2011

I agree a) it is Paula Patton, b) who cares what Tom does in his personal life, and c)I don't understand why critics bashed Knight and Day so hard either. I am excited to see MI4 in December, have been a fan of it for a long time. BTW, I still can't get over Tom Cruise role in Tropic Thunder.

[syds180turn]

03:15 PM on 06/30/2011

Thank you...Knight and Day was a good look. I also agree, that Tom Cruise was hysterical in Tropic Thunder.