Tom Cruise is donning his super spy garb and taking on the facade of the legendary Ethan Hunt once again for his 2023 Mission: Impossible installment. And this time, the franchise welcomes MCU veteran, Hayley Atwell to the fray. The English actor has been confirmed to join the cast as Grace, although her character’s contribution to and role in the movie have not yet been fully disclosed.
The Legacy of the Mission: Impossible Franchise
The Mission: Impossible films have held a long residency in the Hollywood action sphere. One of the most beloved and successful franchises of the contemporary era, the Tom Cruise projects have catapulted the already popular actor to exponential scales of fame and renown. His filmography has been defined by the huge success of the Mission: Impossible films and although they have been scattered over the years intermittently, the franchise has become an unyielding success that people have never resisted revisiting.
However, the actor, now 60, doesn’t exactly fit the mold of the ideal spy that Ethan Hunt had been modeled to be. As the franchise gears up for the seventh installment of the franchise, the wind indicates this might become the beginning of the end for Cruise’s legacy as Ethan Hunt. Although considering the immense popularity of the MI films, the franchise might yet rear itself up onto a pedestal, garnering a Bond-like image and passing on the mantle of the spy from actor to actor over the generations.
Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell Gear Up For MI‘s 7th Installment
Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning — Part One is going to be the seventh installment in the MI franchise. Besides welcoming Hayley Atwell on board, the film will bring back familiar faces in the form of Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, and Vanessa Kirby as Benji Dunn, Luther Stickell, Ilsa Faust, and Alanna Mitsopolis respectively. Esai Morales will star as the primary antagonist.
What has been grabbing attention among all the hullabaloo surrounding Cruise’s upcoming project is Hayley Atwell’s workout routines. A recent Instagram video posted via her account finds her going to expansive lengths to train herself into getting in shape for her character in the film. Fans, who have been blown away by the actor’s commitment to the role, are calling her dedication to work out for the role almost as scary as Tom Cruise’s stunt performances.
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Christopher McQuarrie returns to direct Mission: Impossible 7 which has received a premiere date of July 14, 2023.
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