Jeremy Renner, star of Hurt Locker, has been picked by Paramount to be Tom Cruise’s new sidekick in MI:4. Renner became well known after doing Hurt Locker, but I will always remember him as the cocky bad guy in SWAT, “F*ck you and SWAT!”
Deadline mentioned that the main reason for picking Jeremy Renner as a sidekick, is to have somebody in line to replace Tom Cruise, in case if Cruise ever wants to focus on just producing the series. Renner seems like a good choice, but I am not too excited about the director, Brad Bird. His resume includes The Incredibles, and other kiddie movies. I wonder why they picked him?