‘Mission Impossible’ Star Makes Prediction About Franchise’s Future

Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning actor Holt McCallany made a dramatic though not altogether unsurprising prediction about the franchise’s future. McCallany, the star of The Iron Claw and Netflix’s Manhunter, appears opposite Tom Cruise as the secretary of defense in this summer’s forthcoming blockbuster.

“Well, I haven't seen Mission: Impossible [The Final Reckoning] yet, but, I've seen all of the preceding films and it's a great franchise,” McCallany told People at the premiere of his new film, The Amateur. He went on to praise director Christopher McQuarrie and Cruise, both of whom McCallany had wished to work with for some time.

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“Christopher McQuarrie is a wonderful guy, a great writer, a great director, and really a great human being, you know, so it was a privilege to work for Chris McQ, we call him ‘McQ,’” McCallany said. “Tom is the biggest movie star in the world, and there's a reason for that. So I was really happy to be a part of that project, and I think it's going to be very successful, especially to be a part of what's going to be the last installment of that franchise,” he added.

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Final Reckoning picks up where 2023’s Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning left off, with Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his team of IMF agents pursuing a mysterious, deadly AI device known as “The Entity.” During an interview with Empire in February, Cruise confirmed that this installment would be the franchise’s last…at least for now. “It is, I hope, the satisfying conclusion to a 30-year story arc,” Cruise announced. “I’m pretty confident that people are going to feel that the title was appropriate.”

Mission Impossible — Final Reckoning hits cinemas on May 23, 2025.