With Mission: Impossible 8 set to be Ethan Hunt's sendoff from the action franchise, Tom Cruise already spoiled part of how his story will end. It was announced that Cruise would return to star in two more sequels directed by Christopher McQuarrie, following the success of Mission: Impossible — Fallout. Although the movies weren't officially billed as the end of Tom Cruise's run with the franchise, it has since been revealed that Mission: Impossible 8 was planned as the end for Ethan Hunt. Further details on what that will contain remain a mystery, but it seems one possibility is already off the table.
By the time Mission: Impossible8 is released in theaters, Cruise will have played Ethan Hunt for nearly 30 years. His IMF agent has saved the world from a variety of threats, and while many aren't ready to see Tom Cruise leave the Mission: Impossible franchise behind, news of this being the end raises questions about how that will be accomplished. Bringing Ethan Hunt's story to a conclusion has to be done the right way. Thanks to the incredible secrecy surrounding Mission: Impossible 7 and its sequel, there are not a lot of clues about what Ethan Hunt's final mission will contain. No matter the threat, Tom Cruise's character will likely do whatever it takes to save the world one more time.
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The idea that Mission: Impossible 8 will be the end of Tom Cruise's time with the franchise immediately opens the doors for speculation that Ethan Hunt could die in the process. However, the global movie star already spoiled that this won't happen. In the aftermath of Mission: Impossible — Fallout's release, Cruise was asked about Ethan Hunt's future and the
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