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Denzel Washington stars in new Mission: Impossible thriller
Denzel Washington to star in McQuarrie's grounded thriller after Tom Cruise's retirement.
In brief
Denzel Washington to star in McQuarrie's grounded thriller after Tom Cruise's retirement. Denzel Washington stars in a new thriller for United Artists and Amazon MGM Studios, playing a former cop with six months to live after a brain cancer diagnosis. Originally reported by AV Club.
New thriller project
Christopher McQuarrie has signed Denzel Washington to star in a new thriller for United Artists and Amazon MGM Studios after Tom Cruise retired from the Impossible Mission Force.
Washington's role
Washington plays a former cop released early from prison after a brain cancer diagnosis gives him six months to live.
Action focus
The film will have a grounded premise, unlike Mission: Impossible, with Washington using his action skills from previous roles to handle threats.
The one thing
Denzel Washington stars in a new thriller for United Artists and Amazon MGM Studios, playing a former cop with six months to live after a brain cancer diagnosis.
