Drew Pearce Talks MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5, SHERLOCK HOLMES 3 And IRON MAN 4

Drew Pearce Talks MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5, SHERLOCK HOLMES 3 And IRON MAN 4

Drew Pearce offers an update on the next Sherlock Holmes, saying that it's "paused for the moment." He also discusses writing Mission: Impossible 5, and a potential Iron Man 4.

By PaulRom - May 30, 2013 06:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man
Source: What Culture
In an interview with What Culture, Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Pearce talks about being hired to tackle Paramount's next Mission: Impossible film, which will see Tom Cruise return as Ethan Hunt and may be directed by Jack Reacher's Christopher McQuarrie. He compares the franchise to Marvel's approach to its movies (primarily Phase Two), as in that both offer something different with each installment. He also says that he was initially reluctant to work on yet another sequel, but he decided to accept the job since he's a fan of the franchise. He also offers an update on Warner Bros.' next Sherlock Holmes film, saying that the threequel is "paused" right now due to his working on Mission: Impossible 5 and Robert Downey Jr. filming another movie this summer. Finally, Pearce shares his thoughts on the possibility of returning for a fourth Iron Man film, stating that he and Downey need to crack a story that would be on par with the third movie (if not greater). For What Culture's full interview with Pearce (in which he discusses the Mandarin controversy, villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, his love of Sherlock Holmes and more), click the source link below.



On His Approach To The Mission: Impossible Franchise:
[The Mission: Impossible franchise] has been doing for a while what Marvel is now doing, particularly for Phase Two, which is trying to bring a different flavour to each of the movies. To be honest, we’ve really only been working on it a week or so. J.J’s very involved, despite the fact he’s got Star Wars. I believe a Director’s about to be announced very soon. Tom is very hands-on, as is Robert [Downey Jr.] in the Iron Man franchise, but in a very different way, as you would expect as per their personalities.

There’s nothing really to talk about yet, but it’s interesting when you look back at the other four movies because there’s a fairly intimidating roster of talent- from De Palma, [Steve] Zallian… Robert Towne (Screenwriter of Chinatown) co-wrote the first film, and obviously J.J. as well. I almost hadn’t considered the lineage when I took on the job.

I’ll hold my hands up and say that I was a little bit reticent to take [on] another sequel, because I’ve got a lot of my own original projects and I want to get them out there and kick in with directing, but the bare-faced truth of it is that I’m very much just starting out and this could all just disappear tomorrow, and I do need to get a couple of movies on the score sheet. The trouble with most things these days is that they’re just very unlikely to happen. So ‘Mission’ felt like a way of working on a franchise that I really love, plus also working on a movie that is virtually guaranteed a greenlight.


On What Influences He's Looking To For MI5:
We’re just getting into that [stage], so even telling you the movies that I want to start screening for the gang would be giving too much away. I think my approach is actually kind of similar to Iron Man- what comes first is as true and genuine as possible an emotional journey for the central character. Everything else- the villain, the action sequences- has to come off of that. Like with Iron Man 3, what we tried to do with the villain was [to have him] reflect or antagonise the areas of emotional difficulty that Tony’s going through at that moment [in time]. It’s not that hard to keep secrets about Mission: Impossible 5 because I don’t have any yet!


On The Current Progress Of Sherlock Holmes 3:
To be honest, right now it’s all about ‘Mission’, and Robert has just moved to Massachusetts to shoot his next movie, which has a brilliant script, called The Judge, so right now my involvement is paused for the moment because of all that.


On The Possibility Of Returning For A Fourth Iron Man Film:
It would involve me sitting down with Robert and Kevin, and working out whether I felt there was a story we could do that could top Iron Man 3, and I know that Robert will feel the same. And by the way, there’s every chance I won’t necessarily get invited to that table- because there’s a chance that what works for Iron Man is what works for Mission: Impossible- a fresh team each time. But who knows? I adore the character- the more I work in this industry, the most I realise the importance of a genuinely magnetic leading man. So, it’s a discussion I’d love to have, but if there is a fourth movie and I’m not involved, I’ll be proud of what we did with the third one.
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AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 5/30/2013, 6:55 AM
He cant write for shit
Orphix
Orphix - 5/30/2013, 7:10 AM
DrDoom@

I don't even read the comments on IM3 articles anymore. Just sooo depressing.

It genuinely worries me that if anyone reads this who actually makes decisions at Marvel Studios will take the comments seriously.

And that will have a negative effect on the films. That film makers will no longer be able to make brave decision, experiment and get creative. That all we will be left with will be bland, by-the-numbers efforts!


I hope that won't be the case.
Xandera
Xandera - 5/30/2013, 7:10 AM
@DrDoom - happens every time... *SIGH*

SMH
Happy11
Happy11 - 5/30/2013, 7:14 AM
@bender totally agree. I can't believe I fell asleep watching IM3.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 5/30/2013, 7:15 AM
Honestly, no to Iron Man 4.

DO IRON MAN & HULK LIVE ACTION TEAM UP MOVIE!!!!
MitchConner
MitchConner - 5/30/2013, 7:15 AM
I'm so tired of people talking about IM3, it was waaaayyyy better than IM2, and much more fun. And I've said this a million times, I'm glad they put the twist at the end, Kingsley sucked as the Mandarin, he's a great actor, but the best part about him as the Mandarin was finding out he really wasn't. Everyone talks Marvel butchering the character, yea, so casting a British dude to play wasn't butchering him in the first place...lol
Happy11
Happy11 - 5/30/2013, 7:17 AM
I will give it another chance when it comes out on DVD.
JohnLamb
JohnLamb - 5/30/2013, 7:17 AM
Well it's good that J.J.'s involved again!
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 5/30/2013, 7:25 AM
I had no problem with Kingsley being Mandarin. He was amazing until you find out the twist.
SWelch
SWelch - 5/30/2013, 7:30 AM
I loved IM3 and epsecially the twist with the Mandrin. As said before it was a perfect ending to Tony's journey from the first movie to becoming the hero he was meant to be. I don't want an exact adaption of the comic. As long as they are true to the main character I'm cool with changes. And I find it extremely funny with Batman Begins I never hear any complaints when it turned out that Ken Watanabe wasn't Ra's Al Ghul as we were lead to believe. Yes I know the idea was similair but it fit for the story they were doing in IM3. We still had the Mandrin but it was just Guy Pierce who was actually the Mandrin.
MarkV
MarkV - 5/30/2013, 7:41 AM
Tony Stark's sense of humor is SO much more interesting when he is in a deadly serious situation.

Put him in a wacky, zany film full of goof ball hijinks and that dynamic is ruined. IM2 and IM3 proved that Marvel is starting to stumble under their own success. The fact that they DIDN'T LEARN from IM2 should make everyone very afraid.
kadetra
kadetra - 5/30/2013, 7:53 AM
Enough with the iron man movies.
kadetra
kadetra - 5/30/2013, 8:00 AM
LEVITIKUZ-Agreed Kingsley was terrifying in those 3 videos especially when he spoke with the president.The twist however was a waste of character.
DrBoring
DrBoring - 5/30/2013, 8:02 AM
Wow, fanboys get seriously butthurt when they don't figure out the spoiler ahead of time, huh?
94beyond
94beyond - 5/30/2013, 8:22 AM
If Mr. Pierce returns to do a forth Iron Man film, I think he should consider bringing Madame Masque as the antagonist. It would truly make a very emotional story for Tony Stark as he deals with a woman that he was one involved with Whitney Frost long before his relationship with Pepper comes back into his life to not only take over his company, steals all of his armour and nearly steals his heart! As Madame Masque she wants to take over the world as head of A.I.M. and a former associate of Killian Aldrich from IM3 she would have strong ties to elements in the third movie. Having a female villain would really be a plus in the series and would be the first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I hope Kevin Feige will consider Olivia Wilde for the role having worked with Jon Favreau in "Cowboys And Aliens" and one of the executive producers of the Iron Man films is a plus and I think she'd love to play a villain in the Marvel Universe especially working with Mr. Downey Jr. and the rest of the Iron Man cast for the first time. I hope this happens because their are some very powerful female antagonists in Marvel and their stories need to be told!
wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 5/30/2013, 8:23 AM
I do like how the Mission Impossible franchise brings in different directors and creative teams. The last two have been outta the park. I wish Brad Bird was still involved in some way but I look forward to McQuarrie's take Reacher was surprisingly good.
TelaVizion
TelaVizion - 5/30/2013, 9:03 AM
Iron Man 3 was the perfect ending to the trilogy (quadrilogy including the Avengers).... No more solo Iron Man movies... only should be guest appearances from now on. Time for new characters to get movies who haven't had movies b4.
Avenged99
Avenged99 - 5/30/2013, 9:04 AM
@ all the haters. SUCK it!! akk you do is bitch and its redundent and pathetic. get over it and enjoy the F'ing movies for what they are. just because the comic books were written a certain way doesn't mean the movies have to be the same. in fact you can't adapt a movie exactly the same as the books or it won't work you dummies. get a clue and a hobby
Avenged99
Avenged99 - 5/30/2013, 9:07 AM
also, get used to it because they will be making many more IM movies you dip TELAVIZION. the end was a twist in itself. the fact that he destroyed the suits and removed the arc from his chest only now means that he's over his past failures and doesn't need the arc to be IM. the destruction of the suits was merely to twist to the audience the potential for IM to be done and his suits will be back, maybe not as many at once but instead a better use of certain suits for certain situations.
Soze
Soze - 5/30/2013, 9:50 AM
Iron Man 3 was great fun, I've no idea what the denizens of this website have against it. In the real world it was very popular, just about everyone I know that saw it had a great time and it's still got a respectable 7.7 on IMDB (a higher score than either X2 or Spiderman 2). The idea that it's a lame duck is laughable.
Tempo
Tempo - 5/30/2013, 10:07 AM
"Ehi Drew Pierce!"

"Yes?"

"Go to hell"


See more on Know Your Meme
Soze
Soze - 5/30/2013, 10:26 AM
What is the point in me telling you why you should have enjoyed it? You either do or you don't. The reason I posted the IMDB score is to show that the opinions of a minority of excitable comic book geeks in here is not reflected by the real world.
exe
exe - 5/30/2013, 10:28 AM
[frick] you Pearce. [frick] your buddy Shame Black too for that Iron Turd 3 debacle.
mattattack
mattattack - 5/30/2013, 10:35 AM
Anyone that thinks IM3 is great is a goddamn moron.

WORST

MARVEL

FILM

(in the last decade).

I love the MI franchise so I hope he doesnt screw this up too. Ughhh
Facade
Facade - 5/30/2013, 10:44 AM
Yes to Sherlock, meh to MI and pass on IM just keep reprising for Avengers.
MitchConner
MitchConner - 5/30/2013, 11:41 AM
Lol...the guy with a kitten as his gif is calling people a moron...
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