The first trailer for Mission: Impossible 8 released on November 11, along with the movie’s official title, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. It certainly seems that Tom Cruise, who has been the face of the Mission: Impossible franchise since 1996, is preparing us that this is going to be his last mission. Should that prove true, I think it’s the right call.
Let’s just look at the signs as to why this could be the final Mission: Impossible movie for Cruise. First, this is the second half of the story that they began with Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, a first for the franchise to have a mission spread over two movies, suggesting that the creatives are trying to put more weight and importance on this storyline than previous entries. Then there are lines in the trailer like “everything you’ve done has come to this,” Ving Rhames’ Luther saying he “has no regrets” and Cruise’s Ethan Hunt asking someone to trust him “one last time.” Oh, and the title literally has the word “Final” in it.
