Tom Cruise is out, and Brad Pitt is reportedly in. The handsome blonde hunk is reportedly set to replace Tom Cruise in the latest installment of the "Mission: Impossible" movies - "Mission: Impossible IV."
Tom was recently dropped by Paramount Studios dropped because of his "unacceptable conduct" in public and the bombing box office results of his third movie in the franchise.
Now it seems the studio bosses are set to turn to Brad to rescue the ailing franchise.
One industry insider told Britain's London Light newspaper, " 'Mission: Impossible IV' will not include Tom's character, agent Ethan Hunt. They're considering a brief mention, saying Hunt retired to live a safe life with his new wife.They're set on Brad taking over as a gutsy new head operative who puts together his own unique team of specialists."
Studios bosses are allegedly considering offering Brad over $26 million to take on the role in the fourth movie - the biggest salary ever paid to an actor for one movie.
The actor is no stranger to the genre having already had big screen success in a number of action movies, including "Mrs and Mrs Smith" and "Spy Game" opposite Robert Redford.
Brad - who has two adopted children, Maddox, five, and 18-month-old Zahara, and one biological daughter, four-month-old Shiloh Nouvel, with partner Angelina Jolie - is currently filming the latest addition in another successful franchise, "Ocean's Thirteen," in Los Angeles.
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