Rumor Ties Chloé Zhao to Mission: Impossible 9 as Writer-Director

Overview

• Entertainment outlets on February 18 reported a DeuxMoi tip alleging Tom Cruise approached Chloé Zhao to lead a ninth Mission: Impossible film.
• The unverified submission claims they have workshopped a treatment and that scripting is underway.
• No public confirmation or comment has come from Zhao, Cruise, or Paramount Pictures.
• If the report proved accurate, Zhao would be the first new director on the franchise since 2015 after Christopher McQuarrie’s multi-film tenure.
• Coverage frames Zhao’s credentials—including an Oscar for Nomadland and larger-scale work on Eternals, Hamnet, and a Buffy pilot—as context for the rumored hire.