The follow-up to last year's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, which grossed over $680 million at cinemas globally, had been due to start shooting in the New Year.

However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Cruise and the studio are still in talks over what cut of the film's eventual profits the actor will receive.

Cruise is said to want a payment package that matches his deal for the upcoming reboot of The Mummy, which is due to hit cinemas in June 2017.

Paramount was originally eyeing a late 2017 release for Mission: Impossible 6, whose full title has yet to be announced. At the moment, however, the film has no specified release date. Alongside Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Rebecca Ferguson are expected to reprise their roles from Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, which narrowly failed to match the box office takings of the franchise's most successful outing, 2011's Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.