"Chris and I came up with a great story that I love. We normally never do a sequel. I might produce it, like with 'Bourne,' but for me to direct a sequel, it's got to be better than the original," Liman explained. "And we've got a story that passes the litmus test for me of how I decide whether or not I'll make a movie which is every one of my friends knows the story of this movie because I've told it at every dinner party. I just like telling the story. It's so cool and so funny and so sharp and wicked. I constantly find myself telling the story. So I'm like, I've got to make the movie so I don't have to tell the story over and over again. And 'Swingers,' I was telling the story before I made it, 'The Wall' I'm telling the story before I make it. The movies I end up making are the ones that I am compelled to tell over and over again with words first."

As I was leaving the room I asked if everyone, including Cruise and Emily Blunt (who is absolutely terrific in the first film), would be returning, and he said yes. Then, he said, "It's going to be really cool." Cannot wait.

If you need your Liman fix, "The Wall" is in theaters this week.