Mission: Impossible 7 Can Pay Off A Cut Ethan & Ilsa Scene & Plot Point

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Mission: Impossible 7 can pay off a cut romance between Ethan and Ilsa from Mission: Impossible – Fallout. In the Mission: Impossible franchise, Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust has evolved into an important ally of Tom Cruise’s character with whom she has developed a will-they-won’t-they dynamic. She and Ethan also have a working relationship that goes back to Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, which marked her first appearance in the series.

In the movies, Ethan and Ilsa aren’t romantically involved. However, Ethan’s love life has factored heavily into previous Mission: Impossible movies. it was crucial to Mission Impossible 2, where he was in love with Nyah (Thandie Newton). After the franchise moved on from her – albeit without explanation – attention immediately shifted to Julia (Michelle Monaghan). Despite only having major roles in Mission: Impossible 3 and Fallout, Julia has been Ethan’s only real love interest since Nyah’s exit. And though Fallout revealed that Julia married someone else after Ethan faked her death, it’s become clear that Ethan still has deep feelings for his former fiancé.

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Mission: Impossible 7 could potentially begin a new romance for Ethan by revisiting a dropped story with Rebecca Ferguson’s character. The idea of the two becoming romantic was actually toyed with in Fallout, but was cut from the final film. According to director Christopher McQuarrie, Ilsa and Ethan had a physical fight over a disagreement about killing Lane. In the midst of the altercation, the two had an unscripted kiss that was actually Ferguson’s idea. Having liked how it turned out, McQuarrie initially worked the scene into the story, but