Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995). He made his directorial debut with the crime thriller film ''The Way of the Gun'' (2000).McQuarrie is a frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise, having written and directed the action film ''Jack Reacher'' (2012), as well as four installments of the ''Mission: Impossible'' film series: ''Rogue Nation'' (2015), ''Fallout'' (2018), ''Dead Reckoning'' (2023), and ''The Final Reckoning'' (2025), in addition to uncredited rewrites on ''Ghost Protocol'' (2011). He was also a part of the writing and/or producing team on the Cruise 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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