Tom Cruise Says Mission: Impossible's Ethan Hunt Will Never Die

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Fresh off the release ofMission : Impossible - Fallout , franchise star Tom Cruise is adamant that his character Ethan Hunt will never die . That type of posture is understandable for any actor that ’s been play the same role for a recollective time , and Cruise has been portray Hunt since director Brian De Palma ’s originalMission : Impossiblefilm hit theaters back in 1996 .

On Hunt ’s previous mission , he ’s tasked with recuperate plutonium cores before they are sell to extremist John Lark . After put his team ’s base hit ahead of the military mission , the plutonium cores are clutch by what remains of Solomon Lane ’s ( Sean Harris ) syndicate , now bang as the Apostles . Hunt now must forge with friend and foe to recover the Pu CORE and forbid a world-wide disaster . As usual , Hunt narrowly escapes destruction multiple prison term inMission : Impossible - Fallout , which makes fans interview when the aging but still effective mysterious agentive role will finally hang it up for good .

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During a chat withCinema Blend , Cruise deny any possible permanent on - blind death for Ethan Hunt , saying " No , no . That will never happen . Never . Never . " For his part , FalloutdirectorChristopher McQuarriewould like Hunt ’s death to be meaningful if he were to be written out of the serial publication :

" It ’s interesting . I would n’t know how to do it . I would n’t know how to do it in a path that was fulfil . Really , what I think it all come down to is that you could kill anybody . Any character can pall , so long as they die for a ground . You give them a noble death , and I believe that ’s where you feel a sense of dissatisfaction , when a theatrical role dies . Was their death noble enough ? "

At this stage , Ethan Hunt has really become an iconic grapheme in modern cinema account . As far as action heroes , he ’s right up there with people likeJames Bondand Jason Bourne . Cruise also clearly loves playing him , and judging by thehuge boxful federal agency returns for the film so far , interview still love follow him ferment . Since Cruise is only 56 , and in generally large health , there ’s really no reason he could n’t asterisk in several moreMission : Impossiblesequels before he calls it a career . With all that in mind , why would Paramount or anyone else involved want to kill Ethan off , outside of create a shocking moment ?

On the other hand , consultation have ascertain Hunt hotshot in six dissimilar account at this point . They ’ve fancy him struggle with loss , adjust to married life , sacrifice his marriage for the greater good , and even fight down his own protagonist . The doubt now is : what ’s next for the the character , and if Ethan Hunt last out around , should he commence to move into the background a bit to permit other shape members to strike ? Perhaps it ’s time for case like Benji ( Simon Pegg ) to expand and take on a enceinte role to taste and keep the dealership fresh . Furthermore , will fans ever see the return of Jane Carter ( Paula Patton ) or William Brandt ( Jeremy Renner ) ? There are many potential creative avenues forMission : Impossible - Fallout’sproducers to head down , should they take to accept them .