As Tom Cruise returns for what may be his final outing in the Mission: Impossible franchise, the latest film, The Final Reckoning, not only showcases his iconic stunts but also hints at a significant shift for the series. At 63, Cruise has been taking on these grueling roles since the 1990s, and the increasingly taxing nature of these films raises questions about the future. Despite director Christopher McQuarrieâs claims of a continuation, the film itself seems to close a chapter, indicating that audiences may soon see Cruise in different, potentially less physically demanding roles.
Cruise, who turns 63 in July, has been making Mission: Impossible films since Bill Clinton's first presidential term. But The Final Reckoning... seems to signal the end of something.
Director Christopher McQuarrie has been at pains to frame it as the closing of an 18-hour, eight-movie chapter, a point bludgeoned home by the film itself via a plot that inelegantly tries to retrofit storylines from past instalments.
The crew were worried that he had passed out during its filming. And while McQuarrie has been talking up the future of the franchise... you have to assume that it won't continue in its current form.
It's surely too big an operation, too taxing on its star, for business to continue as usual. Which is great news for anyone who would like to see Tom Cruise do something other than motorcycle off a cliff again and again.
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