Tom Cruise celebrated his 61st birthday on July 3 and despite his age, the veteran actor has no plans to slow down. There have been rumors that “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Parts One & Two” will be Cruise’s last two films in the franchise. However, Cruise made it clear that he wants to make it happen Impossible Mission Films for the next two decades, using Harrison Ford and his portrayal of Indiana Jones as inspiration.
Tom Cruise celebrated his 61st birthday on July 3 and despite his age, the veteran actor has no plans to slow down. There have been rumors that “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Parts One & Two” will be Cruise’s last two films in the franchise. However, Cruise made it clear that he wants to make it happen Impossible Mission Films for the next two decades, using Harrison Ford and his portrayal of Indiana Jones as inspiration.
“Harrison Ford is a legend; I hope to get further; I’ve got 20 years to catch up with him,” Cruise said The Sydney Morning Herald at the Australian premiere of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. “I hope to keep doing Mission: Impossible movies 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 legendary IMF agent. Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell, Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn and Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust return to the franchise to reprise their roles as Hunt’s teammates. 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: track down a terrifying new weapon that is threatening all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands .” The official synopsis reads. “With control of the future and fate of the world at stake and dark forces from Ethan’s past on the rise, a deadly race across the globe begins. Faced with a mysterious, all-powerful foe, Ethan must remember that nothing can be more important than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.”
Christopher McQuarrie is directing Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One from a screenplay he co-wrote with Erik Jendresen. McQuarrie directed the two previous Mission films: Rogue Nation and Fallout. Cruise and McQuarrie are co-producing with executive producers Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Tommy Gormley, Chris Brock, Susan E. Novick and Don Granger.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One hits theaters on July 12.