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== 2020s ==
=== ''Broadsword'' ===
In March 2020, McQuarrie and [[Tom Cruise]] discussed collaborating on a movie together with a "harder edge,"<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |title=Christopher McQuarrie Considered R-Rated Future For Jack Reacher – And Has Plans For A Harder-Edged Tom Cruise Movie |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-mcquarrie-r-rated-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-movie/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708002713/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-mcquarrie-r-rated-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-movie/ |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |language=en |date=March 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> that they later nicknamed ''The Gnarly Movie''.<ref name="Gnarly">{{cite magazine |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |title=10 Spoiler Facts We Learned About Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One From Christopher McQuarrie |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-10-spoiler-facts-christopher-mcquarrie/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728213641/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-10-spoiler-facts-christopher-mcquarrie/ |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |language=en |date=July 28, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> During production of ''[[Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning]]'' (2025) in August 2022, it was reported that the two were planning ideas for their subsequent collaborations,<ref name=Cruise/> and McQuarrie later stated that he was writing the film with his ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning]]'' (2023) co-writer [[Erik Jendresen]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Chris |title=Christopher McQuarrie Confirms Tom Cruise's "Gnarly" R-Rated Movie Is Still Happening |url=https://collider.com/tom-cruise-r-rated-movie-christopher-mcquarrie-comments/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813124818/https://collider.com/tom-cruise-r-rated-movie-christopher-mcquarrie-comments/ |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |language=en |date=July 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> As preparation for production began, the film was titled ''Broadsword'' and linked to [[Warner Bros. Pictures]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Production Weekly – Issue 1412– Thursday, July 25, 2024 / 165 Listings – 41 Pages |url=https://www.productionweekly.com/production-weekly-issue-1412-thursday-july-25-2024-165-listings-41-pages/?hilite=Broadsword |magazine=Production Weekly |issue=1412 |date=July 25, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} – via [https://www.cineserie.com/news/cinema/broadsword-tom-cruise-film-guerre-epique-7370301/ CinéSérie]</ref> where Cruise had set up a partnership deal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Tom Cruise Sets Up Shop at Warner Bros. With New Movie Partnership |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-sets-up-shop-at-warner-bros-1235783047/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112162353/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-sets-up-shop-at-warner-bros-1235783047/ |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |date=January 9, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2024, [[Henry Cavill]] and [[Marion Cotillard]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Dan |title=Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Marion Cotillard in Christopher McQuarrie's Broadsword |url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/tom-cruise-henry-cavill-marion-cotillard-in-christopher-mcquarries-broadsword/ |website=Film Stories |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730074425/https://filmstories.co.uk/news/tom-cruise-henry-cavill-marion-cotillard-in-christopher-mcquarries-broadsword/ |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |date=July 29, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] was expected to begin on July 7, 2025, with locations including France and London, England,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Broadsword (Feature Film) |url=https://productionlist.com/production/broadsword/ |website=Production List}}</ref> under the [[working title]] ''Appalachia''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Film and TV Project Database - Production Bulletin |url=https://productionbulletin.com/database/?pages=12&projectlist_length=25 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Production Bulletin}}</ref>▼
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=== Untitled Les Grossman film ===
Cruise and McQuarrie were also reported as interested in a project involving Les Grossman, Cruise's character in ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', though it was unknown if this would be an entire film centered on Grossman or if the character would be borrowed for one of the other projects.<ref name=Cruise/> As of 2025, Cruise and McQuarrie continued to remain in discussions about the film.<ref name="HSC">{{cite video|author=@JoshHorowitz|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=KNmwfjEvXiw
▲In March 2020, McQuarrie and [[Tom Cruise]] discussed collaborating on a movie together with a "harder edge,"<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |title=Christopher McQuarrie Considered R-Rated Future For Jack Reacher – And Has Plans For A Harder-Edged Tom Cruise Movie |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-mcquarrie-r-rated-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-movie/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708002713/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/christopher-mcquarrie-r-rated-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-movie/ |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |language=en |date=March 7, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> that they later nicknamed ''The Gnarly Movie''.<ref name="Gnarly">{{cite magazine |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |title=10 Spoiler Facts We Learned About Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One From Christopher McQuarrie |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-10-spoiler-facts-christopher-mcquarrie/ |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728213641/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-10-spoiler-facts-christopher-mcquarrie/ |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |language=en |date=July 28, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> During production of ''[[Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning]]'' (2025) in August 2022, it was reported that the two were planning ideas for their subsequent collaborations,<ref name=Cruise/> and McQuarrie later stated that he was writing the film with his ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning]]'' (2023) co-writer [[Erik Jendresen]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Chris |title=Christopher McQuarrie Confirms Tom Cruise's "Gnarly" R-Rated Movie Is Still Happening |url=https://collider.com/tom-cruise-r-rated-movie-christopher-mcquarrie-comments/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |publisher=Valnet Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813124818/https://collider.com/tom-cruise-r-rated-movie-christopher-mcquarrie-comments/ |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |language=en |date=July 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> As preparation for production began, the film was titled ''Broadsword'' and linked to [[Warner Bros. Pictures]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Production Weekly – Issue 1412– Thursday, July 25, 2024 / 165 Listings – 41 Pages |url=https://www.productionweekly.com/production-weekly-issue-1412-thursday-july-25-2024-165-listings-41-pages/?hilite=Broadsword |magazine=Production Weekly |issue=1412 |date=July 25, 2024 |url-access=subscription}} – via [https://www.cineserie.com/news/cinema/broadsword-tom-cruise-film-guerre-epique-7370301/ CinéSérie]</ref> where Cruise had set up a partnership deal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Tom Cruise Sets Up Shop at Warner Bros. With New Movie Partnership |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-sets-up-shop-at-warner-bros-1235783047/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112162353/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-cruise-sets-up-shop-at-warner-bros-1235783047/ |archive-date=January 12, 2024 |date=January 9, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2024, [[Henry Cavill]] and [[Marion Cotillard]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Dan |title=Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Marion Cotillard in Christopher McQuarrie's Broadsword |url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/tom-cruise-henry-cavill-marion-cotillard-in-christopher-mcquarries-broadsword/ |website=Film Stories |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730074425/https://filmstories.co.uk/news/tom-cruise-henry-cavill-marion-cotillard-in-christopher-mcquarries-broadsword/ |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |date=July 29, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] was expected to begin on July 7, 2025, with locations including France and London, England,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Broadsword (Feature Film) |url=https://productionlist.com/production/broadsword/ |website=Production List}}</ref> under the [[working title]] ''Appalachia''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Film and TV Project Database - Production Bulletin |url=https://productionbulletin.com/database/?pages=12&projectlist_length=25 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Production Bulletin}}</ref>
In June 2023, McQuarrie told ''[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]'' that ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One|Dead Reckoning]]'' (2023) and ''[[Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning|The Final Reckoning]]'' (2025) would not necessarily end the [[Mission: Impossible (film series)|''Mission: Impossible'' series]], and that he and Cruise were developing ideas for future installments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Bradley |date=June 19, 2023 |title=''Mission: Impossible'' won't end with ''Dead Reckoning'', according to the director |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/mission-impossible-not-ending-dead-reckoning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620160233/https://www.gamesradar.com/mission-impossible-not-ending-dead-reckoning/ |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref>
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=== ''Top Gun 3'' ===
On an episode of ''Happy Sad Confused'' published on May 26, 2025, McQuarrie confirmed his involvement in the then-announced third ''[[Top Gun (franchise)|Top Gun]]'' film, stating that the story for the film had been written.<ref name="HSC"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Carson |first=Lexi |title=Christopher McQuarrie Says He's Cracked the Story for 'Top Gun 3': "It's Already in the Bag" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-mcquarrie-already-has-the-story-for-top-gun-3-1236230106/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 26, 2025 |access-date=May 26, 2025}}</ref>
=== ''Days of Thunder'' sequel ===
Also in May 2025, McQuarrie stated that he already knew what the premise would be for a planned sequel to the 1990 [[Tom Cruise]] film ''[[Days of Thunder]]''.<ref name="HSC"/>-->
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