The Final Reckoning concluded the long-running series of films starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, and it has fans questioning the future of the franchise and whether this is truly the last movie. Here is why Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning may be the end of the line for the Tom

Cruise, who has played Ethan Hunt since 1996’s “Mission: Impossible,” has said repeatedly that “The Final Reckoning” marks the end of the franchise. “ It’s the final,” he told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. “It’s not called ‘Final’ for nothing.”

Tom Cruise “almost broke [his] back” during a dangerous stunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The 63-year-old actor returned as IMF agent Ethan Hunt for the last time in the 2025 action blockbuster,