People really, really want to see Christopher McQuarrie write and direct a superhero film. Despite his insistence that it likely will never happen, due to a variety of factors, there are always rumors and speculation that the filmmaker is on the precipice of signing on to helm a big DC film. And despite yet another rumor that McQuarrie has been wooed over to the superhero side, the filmmaker has spoken out to flatly deny everything and let his fans know to ignore all this nonsense.
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Recently, it was announced that McQuarrie and Tom Cruise were getting the band back together for two brand-new “Mission: Impossible” films that would be produced back to back and release a year apart, beginning in 2021. Judging by fan response, due to their previous ‘M:I’ collaborations being so great, everyone was pleased with this news. But buried down in the initial report from THR lies a little nugget that seemed to get initially overlooked, but then caught fire in the days since – McQuarrie and WB were considering a DC superhero film while he was deciding what to do next.
As you might imagine, fans went wild. What superhero project did McQuarrie almost do? Will he do a DC film after ‘M:I’ is done? Does he hate WB and DC because he snubbed them in favor of two more films with Tom Cruise? And on, and on, and on.
On Twitter, McQuarrie has had enough of this speculation and set the record straight. “The stories you’re reading are not accurate. That’s all I can say,” he tweeted.
But don’t worry, that’s not all he can say.
He tweeted, yet again, “You should really assume nothing. Anything you hear or hope about DC is horseshit if you’re not hearing it from me.”
There you have it, stop trying to will McQuarrie and WB into a DC partnership. It’s not happening right now. And judging by his recent comments about past experiences, it’s likely never going to happen. Let’s just be happy he’s doing a couple more “Mission: Impossible” films and call it a day.
The stories you’re reading are not accurate. That’s all I can say.
— Christopher McQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) January 16, 2019
You should really assume nothing. Anything you hear or hope about DC is horseshit if you’re not hearing it from me.
— Christopher McQuarrie (@chrismcquarrie) January 16, 2019