McQuarrie completed his third feature as director in 2015. ', the fifth entry in the , which he co-wrote with Drew Pearce. The film received strong reviews and grossed over US$195 million at the North American box office and won a Golden Tomato for Best Action-Adventure Movie of 2015. McQuarrie followed it with ' in 2018, which marked his third directing collaboration with Tom Cruise. The film was a hit, and also received strong reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and other critic websites. The film was the highest-grossing film from the franchise and won the Critic's Choice award for Best Action Film and a Golden Tomato for Best Action-Adventure Movie of 2018. Initially hesitant to return to the franchise, McQuarrie finalized a deal to write and direct ' and ' in January 2019. Both films are currently shooting back-to-back in 2020 and will release on November 19, 2021 and November 4, 2022 respectively.