Tom Cruise’s upcoming projects, Mission Impossible 7 & 8, will drop in theatres in 2023 and 2024 respectively. We know these two MI instalments are being filmed back-to-back with Christopher McQuarrie at the helm. The makers have gone through various obstacles, including the COVID-19 pandemic, to conduct the shoot of these mega-budget action films. Currently, Cruise is busy filming the eighth part of the MI franchise. But various rumours have surfaced on the internet, suggesting that the fans will see the last of Ethan Hunt in these movies. Are they true? What will happen to Hunt after Mission Impossible 8? Let’s find out!
According to the latest reports, the eighth part of Mission Impossible is being planned as Tom Cruise’s sendoff from the franchise. It means we may witness the last of Cruise’s Ethan Hunt in this one.
Cruise will reach the age of 60 this year. We know it is hard to admit, but we cannot expect the action star to keep working in this series forever. He has been with the MI franchise for more than 25 years. That’s why the upcoming eighth instalment can serve as a proper sendoff to the character of Ethan Hunt.
Paramount has not yet revealed the official plot synopses for both MI 7 & 8. This situation has caused various rumours to pop out on the internet. One of the hottest rumours reveals that Ethan will retire after the events of MI 8. And he will become the chairman of the IMF. However, his demise in the eighth part is not off the table. Whether he lives or dies, it seems clear that the forthcoming Mission Impossible projects will bestow the fans the last of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt.
Mission Impossible: 7 is ready to dispatch on July 14, 2023. And its sequel will come out on June 28, 2024. Apart from Tom Cruise, these movies have Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham, and many more in their casts.