Tom Cruise returns for ‘Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning’
Franchise end?

Tom Cruise returns for ‘Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning’

/ 01:48 PM November 12, 2024

Tom Cruise returns for ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,’ hints at franchise ending

Tom Cruise returns for ‘Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning. Photo credit: Paramount Pictures

Tom Cruise is once again in action as he returns to his iconic role as Ethan Hunt in “Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning,” with the latest trailer hinting that this may be the franchise’s final chapter.

Released on Monday, Nov. 11, the teaser trailer for the eighth installment brought a compelling mix of intense action and emotional stakes for Cruise’s Hunt.

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Cruise is captured doing his signature breathtaking stunts, including a tense mid-air scene that underscores the risks to complete the mission. Aside from the returning characters, new allies, such as Hayley Atwell’s character, are also teased in the trailer, hinting at the personal touch in Hunt’s journey.

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“I need you to trust me one last time,” said Cruse to the camera at the end of the trailer, suggesting a possible conclusion tone for the franchise.

In the comments section of the trailer, fans expressed their various reactions over the possibility of the franchise’s final film.

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If this really is the last Mission Impossible film, I need to say this series will go down as the greatest action franchise of all time,” wrote one fan.

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“I’m glad everyone knows how significant this is; we are witnessing a history. With Tom Cruise’s films, I proudly say I lived through it all; this makes me tear up for some reason,” pitched in another fan.

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Image: YouTube

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Image: YouTube

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Image: YouTube

Fifteen hours after its release, the teaser trailer garnered more than 12 million views on YouTube.

Over the years, the “Mission: Impossible” franchise has consistently performed well at the box office. “Mission: Impossible—Fallout” (2018) earned over $791 million worldwide, while Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) grossed around $570 million globally in its opening phase.

Cruise also took it to Instagram to share the film’s official poster and trailer.

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Every choice has led to this,” he captioned one of his posts. “Our lives are the sum of our choices.

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The action spy film also features Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Henry Czerny, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Angela Bassett, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, and Frederick Schmidt.

“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” premieres in Philippine cinemas on May 21, 2025.

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