Impossible movies were relatively standalone affairs. For the first five entries, each film got a new director. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) would always be the protagonist, but he’d typically get a new crew of Impossible Mission Force (IMF) agents as his allies with each feature.

Tom Cruise is returning to the big screen once again as Ethan Hunt in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise. Learn more about the upcoming eighth installment of the film series.

“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is also executive produced by Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, and Chris Brock. It is produced by Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie; the “Mission: Impossible” movies are based on the television series created by Bruce Geller.