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In response to "I will say this for it, if not for MI:2, we never would have had seven more of them. -- nm" by Spawn

Alternatively, it put the franchise on ice for 5 years until Cruise decided he needed something familiar post-couch jump.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) May 3 '20, 10:38

Bond had the same gap between Dalton and Brosnan (6 years).

I love 3-5, and 6 is growing on me into that tier of stellar but this wasn't a sure thing.

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There was 4 years between MI1 and 2 though. And 5 years between 3 and 4. I think the gap had more to do with Cruise wanting to do things outside of fr - Roger More May 3, 10:59 10
- For a while it seemed like Cruise was doing a thing where he wanted to collect as many top tier directors as he could. -- nm - Reagen May 3, 11:09
- At this point the MI series is kind of like a BBC show. A season every two years, consisting of 2 or 3 great eps - except in this case it's a movie. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 11:05
- Remember when the internets wanted him for Tony Stark? - Spawn May 3, 11:01 7
  - I think it would have worked...he's extremely talented and his natural charisma could easily work for Tony's arrogance - Will Hunting May 3, 11:08 6
    - I think it would have worked for Tony Stark before he was Iron Man, but not after. -- nm - Roger More May 3, 12:38
    - Tom Cruise will reportedly make 75% of the box office of the next Avengers movie... -- nm - HR Story May 3, 11:16 4
      - Did we ever hear what RDJ got? Last I'd seen, he was up to 50mil for Civil War. -- nm - Will Hunting May 3, 11:18 3
        
        Deadline suggested $75 million, $55 million of it on the back end. Someone else I trust had indicated $90 million. - David May 3, 11:25 2
        
        "This lets me follow my dream of the dragon colonoscopy movie." -- nm - Reagen May 3, 11:59
        
        So, 3% of the worldwide gross...that's a rather solid check. -- nm - Will Hunting May 3, 11:26
6 is a masterpiece, better than any Bond or Bourne. -- nm - mud May 3, 10:41

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Alternatively, it put the franchise on ice for 5 years until Cruise decided he needed something familiar post-couch jump.

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