Cruise's Mission: Impossible Demands Prove How Badly The Movies Needs Him
If Tom Cruise's recent Mission: Impossible 7 demands are any indication, he's more important to the franchise than it seems. Cruise has starred as protagonist Ethan Hunt since the movie series began in 1996, which has grossed a total of $3.6 billion at the worldwide box office. The movies are based on the TV series of the same name, which ran from 1966 to 1973 and starred Peter Graves as lead Jim Phelps. Jon Voight played Phelps in the 1996 Mission: Impossible movie when Graves refused to reprise the role after learning the character becomes a traitor, a plot twist that also disappointed many fans at the time. However, fans forgave the first movie's Phelps twist and embraced Cruise's Ethan Hunt as the franchise's dominating face.
Cruise has produced and starred in all six Mission: Impossible installments, with the two upcoming M:I films expected to be his last. From Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible behind-the-scenes stories in which he famously performs his own dangerous stunts, to the giant marketing appeal his A-list status provides, there are many reasons why Cruise and Mission: Impossible seem inseparable. It's clearly his heavy involvement in the Mission: Impossible franchise contributes greatly to its success.
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Yet it's his recent actions with Paramount, as reported by THR, that really display Tom Cruise's influence over the franchise. Cruise is taking action against Paramount after the studio expressed plans to stream Mission: Impossible 7 on Paramount+ 45 days after its theatrical release, instead of the 90-day industry standard. Cruise also blocked Paramount's efforts to create a Mission: Impossible television series. Due to the
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