Another year, another controversy for "Mission Impossible 5" star Tom Cruise, and this time it involves an alleged "script theft."

Timothy Patrick McLanahan, accuses the 2011 hit film Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol for "illegally" using his 1998 script Head On for the film, and he is now seeking $1 Billion in damages.

The screenwriter filed a case against Cruise, Paramount Pictures and some other production companies last December 2013.

Star Wars Episode 7 director J.J. Abrams and Julie Smythe were among the 13 defendants from McLanahan's complain.

"Because the Ghost Protocol film generated close to $1bn, I am asking for this amount in damages," said McLanahan acquired from the court papers.

However, such allegations were already refuted by "Oblivion" actor Tom Cruise's lawyers saying:

"Tom Cruise has never stolen anything from anyone," adding that the complain will be "quickly dismissed".

Meanwhile, "Oblivion" Star Tom Cruise is all set for the fifth installment of his hit franchise "Mission Impossible."

Mission Impossible 5 release date will be on Christmas 2015, and for the whole team to reach the goal, the entire cast and crew are getting ready to start shooting in February in UK.

Paramount, Skydance and "Oblivion" star Tom Cruise tapped Will Staples to work on the script for the fifth Mission: Impossible.

Staples' previous work has been mostly in video games. He worked on Need for Speed: Rivals and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. He's attached to several films in development, including Blood & Treasure, a starring and directing vehicle for Ben Affleck set up at Warner Bros. He also wrote Myth for Fox and the Jeremy Renner vehicle King of Heists. He's repped by WME, Management 360 and Bloom Hergott.

Knowing that the fifth installment of the franchise will be up against some major competitors like the highly anticipated return of sci-fi cult Star Wars: Episode 7, the creators together with the actors are pressured to level up their production and performance.

The fans are about to see "Oblivion" star Tom Cruise together with his team members Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton reprising their roles in the film. Simon Pegg has also confirmed his return for the Mission Impossible 5.

This year will make J.J. Abrams really busy as he would be directing Star Wars Episode 7 and producing Mission Impossible 5 working hand in hand with Skydance Productions chief David Ellison and Mark Bakshi, Cruise who will be starring in the film is also part of the production.

Christopher McQuarrie on the other hand will be directing the film, which is written by Drew Pearce who penned the hit movie "Iron Man 3."

Meanwhile, J.J. Abrams is not the only member of the Mission Impossible team who will be having a busy year, it was previously reported that the lead star Tom Cruise will also be reprising his role for a sequel of Jack Reacher, based on the Lee Child's novel "Never Go Back."

He will also be starring in the high-octane film "Go Like Hell."

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