Nick Offerman has joined the cast of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part II, the final film in the long-running—both in terms of years and Tom Cruise putting a mile on the ground—action franchise from Paramount and inspired by the hit 1960s spy franchise. Offerman, best known as the libertarian scamp Ron Swanson on the NBC sitcom Parks and Rec and will also be seen as the survivalist Bill in the upcoming HBO series adaptation of The Last of US.
The blockbuster franchise that will see eight entries starring Cruise by the time Dead Reckoning Part II hits theaters in 2024, two years from now, has seen a slew of new cast members revealed over the past weeks and months, including character actor Shea Whigham and Peggy Carter herself, Hayley Atwell. Offerman is the latest to swell the ranks of the spy actioner.
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The famously baritone actor was revealed in an army uniform and sans his classic mustache in a recent Twitter photo by Christopher McQuarrie, the writer/director responsible for the last four entries of the franchise including the two-part finale hitting in the next couple of years. The photo shows Offerman snuggled in between recent additions Henry Czerny (next seen in Scream 6) on his right and Mindhunter’s Holt McCallany on his right.
In a tweet with the hashtag, #checkmate, McQuarrie also revealed that Janet McTeer (The Woman in Black) has joined the production with the actress revealed standing next to BBC Sherlock creator (and Mycroft Holmes), Mark Gatiss. He also tosses a rec for the “Light the Fuse” podcast, episode 200, a podcast all about the Mission: Impossible franchise.
The brief clip that followed with Offerman
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