After virtually 30 years , three on - filmdom death , and at least a dozenwild stunts , Ethan Hunt andMission : Impossiblehave approached some sort of end withThe Final Reckoning . The question now is “ what ’s next ? , ” which has hovered over this franchise for year , and in several unlike ways .
Tom Cruiseisthe series , and throughout the year , he’sreaffirmed his commitmentto these movies until his heart stops beating . Longtime fans know some of this served as a direct statement to Paramount : after Jeremy Renner was cast as William Brandt forGhost Protocol , rumorsbegan to swirl he ’d take over as the series ’ track if ( or , if the studio had its way , when ) Cruise opted to retire from the enfranchisement . That never materialized , but fromGhostand onward , Cruise has had another star on hand as a co - lead , include Rebecca Ferguson ’s Ilsa Faust ( introduced inRogue Nation ) , Hayley Atwell ’s Grace ( Dead Reckoning ) , and Henry Cavill ’s August Walker ( Fallout ) .
All four role player — even Cavill , at least until Walker ’s villain reveal — have felt likeMission : Impossibletaking some kind of stab at come audience on control board with potential candidate to step in for an aging Cruise . Each have been introduced as a hydrofoil or mirror to Ethan and get at least one stunt or action scene to make a case for themselves as a potential new lead . Whether that ’s been the writers ’ direct purport or not , the luck of a new protagonist coming in feel probable , even if it means some splitting the difference , like having them cover gunplay and clenched fist fighting while Ethan continues to pull off end - defy stunts , somethingFinal Reckoningalready does .
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After Ethan brings his latest squad together , he part off from them to basically perform the much - publicise deep sea stunt to enquire a shipwrecked zep while his friend go to St. Matthew ’s Island and fight against Russian special forces . This is a serial publication of movies that continually builds upon its predecessor , so it stands to cause this could be the way frontward if Cruise is adamant about head these films until his own body dictates he ca n’t .
Alternatively , Cruise now has a deal to develop and grow films for Warner Bros. , let in a moving picture withAlejandroGonzálezIñàrrituand potentially anEdge of Tomorrowsequel . If he allowed it , Paramount could potentially keepMission : Impossiblegoing without him for a movie or two so audiences have time to miss Ethan while getting invested in a new or repay set of characters . Then , it can be a proper effect when Ethan returns , giving Cruise and the studio a bequest sequel potentially as momentous asTop Gun : Maverickwas just a few years ago .
Failing that , we may get a new harvest of action spy film over the next few long time , similar to the woman - fronted ones that tried to fill the empty blank will by a nonexistent Black Widow movie until 2021.Missionis among the last of the music genre ’s big franchise — the others beingJason BourneandJames Bond , both of whichpossiblyhave new flick in the works , but nothing concrete as of yet . ( fasting & Furiousorbits the same expanse , but not quite the same way , and that next motion picture is presently TBD . ) With such a vacuity , any player or managing director could arguably hail and make a name for themselves .
Already , several actors seem to have been bite by the action bug lately : following his directorial entry with last year’sMonkey Man , Dev Patel ’s next project is the medieval activeness - thrillerThe Peasant . Simu Liu has his eye on aSleeping Dogsmoviethat’ll put his Shang - Chi training to good use , and in the most interesting of ontogeny , Florence Pugh convinced Disney to let herjump off a skyscraperfor a stunt in Marvel ’s current hitThunderbolts .
That film ’s focus on practical work , and Pugh ’s finding to do it , speaks to a hungriness among the current crop of whizz to really get their hands unsporting and do actual physical piece of work . Cruise has recommend for younger actors to make themselves viable for such work andstudy onetime pic , even going so far as to make freestanding kick camps for his respectiveFinal ReckoningandTop Gun : Maverickcostars . A direction on virtual work has been one ofMission’sgreatest strength , and a number of actors , likePom Klementieff , seem to be taking Cruise ’s ideas and insights to heart . audience also seem to be more than willing to check out a movie in theaters if it calculate worthwhile andreal , which action movies tend to excel at . Whether studio apartment will let that happen , and give actors and creatives the opportunities to supply those tactual , very material thrills , is another subject totally .
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