Mission: Impossible 7 Sets Up Jeremy Renner’s Perfect Return

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Jeremy Renner's perfect Mission: Impossible 7 return has been set up thanks to the first Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One trailer. As hard as it is to imagine the Mission: Impossible movies without Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt, Paramount originally dreamed of a future where he was no longer around and Jeremy Renner was the franchise's new lead. Renner's debut as William Brandt in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol was meant to help establish this possible future, but the movie's success and Cruise's revitalized popularity meant Renner never took over and eventually was left out of Mission: Impossible — Fallout entirely.

Once it became clear that Jeremy Renner's William Brandt wouldn't become the new face of the M:I franchise, he became a supporting character in Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation. There was an option for him to return in the sixth movie, but Renner declined because it was meant to be a quick death scene. There is seemingly no plan to involve Jeremy Renner going forward, as he is not among the star-studded cast confirmed for Mission: Impossible 7. Brandt's absence from Fallout was quite noticeable, though, and the mystery of what happened to him will only continue if he's also left out of Mission: Impossible 7 and its sequel.

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Details on the franchise's next movie are still quite sparse, but the first Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One trailer delivered plenty of teases. Through all of the exciting action, beautiful cinematography, globe-trotting locations, and more, some possible story teases were also included. It is thanks to one of these moments and the return of Henry Czerny as Eugene Kittridge that