Tom Cruise celebrated his 61st birthday on July 3, and despite his age, the veteran actor has no plans of slowing down. There have been rumors that Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Parts One and Two will be Cruise’s last two films in the franchise. However, Cruise clarified that he wants to make Mission: Impossible films for the next two decades, citing Harrison Ford and his portrayal of Indiana Jones as an inspiration.
“Harrison Ford is a legend; I hope to be still going; I’ve got 20 years to catch up with him,” Cruise said to The Sydney Morning Herald at the Australian premiere of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. “I hope to keep making Mission: Impossible films until I’m his age.”
Who is Involved in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One?
In Dead Reckoning Part One, Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, the iconic IMF agent. Returning to the franchise to reprise their roles as Hunt’s teammates are Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell, Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn, and Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust. Other cast members include Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Vanessa Kirby, Shea Whigham, Mariela Garriga, Greg Tarzan Davis, Cary Elwes, and Henry Czerny.
“In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands,” the official synopsis reads. “With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.”
Christopher McQuarrie directs Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One on a script he co-wrote with Erik Jendresen. McQuarrie directed the previous two Mission films: Rogue Nation and Fallout. Cruise and McQuarrie produce alongside executive producers Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Tommy Gormley, Chris Brock, Susan E. Novick, and Don Granger.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One opens in theaters on July 12.
