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When one thinks of actor Tom Cruise, theMission: Impossiblefranchise automatically comes to mind. The first part ofMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoningis all set to hit the theatres on 12th July 2023 while the second part is scheduled for release on 28th June 2024. The actor has starred in sixMission: Impossiblemovies and rumors regarding his exit are surfacing on social media.
There are speculations that Cruise might wrap up his Ethan Hunt days after the second part ofMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. Director Christopher McQuarrie has confirmed that these two movies are not the end of the franchise as he has planned out the next installments.
TheMission: Impossiblefranchise may continue without Tom Cruise
ActorTom Cruisefirst played the role of Ethan Hunt back in the firstMission: Impossible, which was released in 1996. For the next two decades, Cruise made sure that he puts his heart and soul into portraying the character and he starred in 5 moreMission: Impossiblemovies.
However, the actor will turn 61 in July. Performing all those death-defying stunts in the franchise will surely take a toll on his health. Since the announcement of the two parts ofMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning,there are rumors that Cruise is planning to exit the franchise.
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Christopher McQuarrie talked about the future of the franchise
It has been revealed by several sources that director Christopher McQuarrie has planned out the future ofMission: Impossiblemovies and so far, he hasn’t directly acknowledged rumors regarding Cruise’s exit.
As per reports, the two parts ofMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoningare not the end of the franchise and he confirmed that they “already have ideas for what’s next.”Mission: Impossible –Dead Reckoning Part Twowill release on July 01, 2025, while the first part will release in the theatres next month.
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Christopher McQuarrie once talked about rumors regarding Tom Cruise’s exit
Back in August 2022, the audience needed some information regarding Cruise’s exit, so McQuarrie acknowledged those rumors. It is to be noted that he neither confirmed nor denied those rumors,
“Let me tell you, I’ve been working with Tom Cruise for 15 years and I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve been standing next to the man, witnessed an event, and then read about it in the trades the next day and none of what they describe is actually true.”
McQuarrie has also highlighted in the past how much he loves working with Cruise. This was almost one year ago, and now once again the speculations are growing stronger.
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
