Christopher McQuarrie
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Born | [1] Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | October 25, 1968
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Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | Heather McQuarrie |
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He received the
He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film The Way of the Gun (2000). He is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action films Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and an untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film (2025). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the films Valkyrie (2008), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), The Mummy (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), the last of which received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
Early life
McQuarrie was born in
Career
McQuarrie's first feature film was the 1993 thriller Public Access, directed by Bryan Singer. It won the Critics Award at the Deauville American Film Festival and shared the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize. It was not released theatrically in the United States.[6] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it received an approval rating of 58%.[7]
McQuarrie wrote
In 2000, McQuarrie made his directorial debut with
Eight years later, McQuarrie co-wrote (with Nathan Alexander) and co-produced
McQuarrie co-wrote the 2010 film
In 2011, McQuarrie directed his second feature,
2013 saw the release of McQuarrie's fourth collaboration with Singer, Jack the Giant Slayer, co-written by McQuarrie. Critical reviews were mixed, and it was a box office failure, grossing only US$198 million against an estimated US$240 million budget (excluding promotion).[20][21] McQuarrie co-wrote the 2014 science fiction action thriller Edge of Tomorrow with Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, based on the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill. While the film underperformed at the box office on its opening weekend, earning only US$28.8 million, it received strong reviews and became a word-of-mouth hit, grossing just over US$100 million at the domestic box office.
McQuarrie completed his third feature as director in 2015. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the fifth entry in the Mission: Impossible film series, which he co-wrote with Drew Pearce. It received strong reviews, grossed over US$195 million at the North American box office, and won a Golden Tomato for Best Action-Adventure Movie of 2015.
By October 2015, McQuarrie completed a rewrite of
In November 2015, McQuarrie confirmed he would return to write and direct the sixth Mission: Impossible film, his third directing collaboration with Tom Cruise.
McQuarrie and Cruise collaborated again on Top Gun: Maverick, for which McQuarrie co-wrote the screenplay and produced the film.[26]
Initially hesitant to return to the franchise,[27] McQuarrie finalized a deal to write and direct Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and an eighth film in January 2019. Part One was released on July 12, 2023, while the eighth film is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2025.[28][29][30]
Upcoming projects
In February 2011, McQuarrie was hired by Skydance Media to write and produce a feature film adaptation of the 1970s animated television series Star Blazers (itself an adaptation of anime Space Battleship Yamato).[31] In 2013, he was selected to direct the project, with Zach Dean being hired to write a new draft of the script in 2017.[32][33] McQuarrie has also signed on to direct thrillers Ice Station Zebra, based on the 1963 novel and its 1968 film adaptation, Three to Kill, based on the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, and The Chameleon, based on a New Yorker article by David Grann about Frédéric Bourdin.[34][35][36]
In August 2022, McQuarrie announced on the Light the Fuse podcast that he was developing a new project with Tom Cruise, to be co-written by Erik Jendresen, which he claimed would be "gnarlier" than the Mission: Impossible films and described as being "something we've talked about for a really long time. It's way outside of what you're used to seeing Tom do."[37] A few days later, it was announced he and Cruise were also developing an original musical as a star vehicle for Cruise, as well as eyeing a potential project for Cruise to reprise the role of Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder, though it was unknown if Grossman would receive his own film or be included in the other films.[38]
Although the Reacher franchise has migrated to television, McQuarrie and Cruise are continuing to develop a Reacher-like thriller film.[39]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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1993 | Public Access | No | Yes | No |
1995 | The Usual Suspects | No | Yes | No |
2000 | The Way of the Gun | Yes | Yes | No |
2008 | Valkyrie | No | Yes | Yes |
2010 | The Tourist | No | Yes | No |
2012 | Jack Reacher | Yes | Yes | No |
2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | No | Yes | No |
2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | No | Yes | No |
2015 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Yes | Yes | No |
2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | No | No | Yes |
2017 | The Mummy | No | Yes | No |
2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | No | Yes | Yes |
2023 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2025 | Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Uncredited writing work
- Batman & Robin (1997)[40][41]
- X-Men (2000)[42][43][44][8]
- Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)[45][16]
- World War Z (2013)[19][18]
- The Wolverine (2013)[46][8][13]
- Rogue One (2016)[47]
Television
Year | Title | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
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1994 | NYPD Blue | Story | No | Episode: "The Final Adjustment" |
2010 | Persons Unknown | Yes | Yes | Creator and executive producer (13 episodes) / Writer (Episode: "Pilot") |
2022 | Reacher | No | Yes | 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Category | Title | Result |
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Sundance Film Festival | 1993 | Grand Jury Prize
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Public Access | Won |
Academy Awards | 1995 | Best Original Screenplay | The Usual Suspects | Won |
BAFTA Awards
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1995 | Best Original Screenplay | Won | |
Independent Spirit Awards | 1995 | Best Screenplay | Won | |
Edgar Awards | 1995 | Best Motion Picture | Won | |
Hugo Award | 2014 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Edge of Tomorrow | Nominated |
Saturn Awards | 2014 | Best Writing | Nominated | |
Golden Raspberry Awards | 2017 | Worst Screenplay | The Mummy | Nominated |
Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Writing | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Nominated |
Writers Guild of America Awards | 2022 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Top Gun: Maverick | Nominated |
Academy Awards | 2022 | Best Picture | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Golden Globe Awards | 2022 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominated | |
Satellite Awards | 2022 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | |
Saturn Awards | 2024 | Best Writing | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "Christopher McQuarrie". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
Birth Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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Two West Windsor-Plainsboro High School graduates are following in the footsteps of two other filmmakers from West Windsor, Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie. Singer, Class of 1984, and McQuarrie, Class of 1986, have recently joined together for the filming of 'Valkyrie'...
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- ^ a b c Reynolds, Simon (August 14, 2009). "McQuarrie tapped to write Wolverine 2". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Way of the Gun". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ The Way of the Gun critical reviews, rottentomatoes.com; accessed August 28, 2014.
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- ^ a b Bishop, Jackson (August 13, 2009). "Wolverine Sequel Uses Its Healing Factor and Hires Christopher McQuarrie". Collider. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Tourist". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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- ^ a b Covert, Colin (December 24, 2012). "Writer-director McQuarrie is an over-'Reacher'". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Falk, Joshua (September 9, 2011). "Tom Cruise movie 'One Shot' confirmed for Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ a b Newman, Nick (July 11, 2012). "Drew Goddard Replaced Damon Lindelof on World War Z Rewrites; Christopher McQuarrie Possibly Coming Aboard". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 21, 2013). "World War Z Helmer Marc Forster Reflects On Watching His Zombie Movie Get Fed Through The Gossip Woodchipper". Deadline. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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- ^ Pedersen, Erik (November 30, 2015). "Christopher McQuarrie Accepts 'Mission: Impossible 6' Duties". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (October 31, 2018). "Christopher McQuarrie Is Working on the 'Top Gun 2' Script". Collider. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (August 6, 2018). "Christopher McQuarrie on Whether He'll Return to Direct Mission: Impossible 7". Collider. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 1, 2019). "Tom Cruise 'Mission: Impossible' Movies Dated for Summers of 2021, 2022". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (January 14, 2019). "Christopher McQuarrie Closes Deal to Direct Back-to-Back Mission: Impossible Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 23, 2023). "'Mission: Impossible 8' Jumps To 2025; 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Goes To Summer In 2024 Theatrical Shake-Up Due To Actors Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 20, 2017). "Skydance Sets Zach Dean To Ready 'Star Blazers' For Christopher McQuarrie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Kit, Borys (May 6, 2013). "Christopher McQuarrie to Write, Direct Remake of 'Ice Station Zebra' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 20, 2013). "Christopher McQuarrie To Helm Colin Firth In 'Three To Kill'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 26, 2017). "Christopher & Heather McQuarrie Team With Rachel & Terence Winter On David Grann's 'The Chameleon' For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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Bibliography
- McQuarrie, Christopher (2000). The Usual Suspects. London: Faber and Faber. OCLC 42659852.
External links
- Christopher McQuarrie at IMDb
- Christopher McQuarrie at AllMovie