Joby Harold (Awake) adapted the novel, then Steve Kloves (Harry Potter) worked on it , then Christopher McQuarrie (Usual Suspects), and then Tim Kring (Heroes), and then Jez Butterworth (Fair Game), and finally Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

Visually it looks amazing and Blount looks kind of kick ass but I'm expecting another middling Cruise flick. Side note: I'd really love to see Tom play a villain sometime soon.