英语文摘:Mission: Impossible IV could be filmed in Dubai: newspaper

ABU DHABI, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Executives from U.S. film company Paramount Pictures are in Dubai for talks regarding the possibility of shooting part of Mission: Impossible IV staring Tom Cruise, an English daily of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported Tuesday.

"I've heard they are in town and are scouting (for locations). They are in serious discussions with (Dubai) Studio City," Ziad Batal, the executive producer at All 4 Media, a film and TV production company based in the UAE, was quoted by The National as saying.

However, Jamal al Sharif, the executive director of Dubai Studio City, declined to give further details regarding Mission: Impossible IV.

"I have heard some rumors. There's not much more I can say about it," al Sharif told the paper.

Only a few big-budget films have been shot in the UAE, the most notable being the Hollywood movies Syriana and The Kingdom.

According to Paramount Pictures, the Mission: Impossible franchise has grossed more than 1.4 billion U.S. dollars globally. The fourth instalment is set for release in the U.S. in December next year.