After nearly 30 years, three on-screen deaths, and at least a dozen wild stunts, Ethan Hunt and Mission: Impossible have approached some kind of end with The Final Reckoning. The question now is “what’s next?,” which has hovered over this franchise for years, and in several different ways.

The Final Reckoning, has shared insights about Tom Cruise’s future plans. The eighth sequel of cruise’s popular franchise

As mentioned above, whether this is the end of the entire Mission: Impossible series remains to be seen, but if Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is truly the final movie, the absence of a post-credits scene is a smart move because it closes the book on Cruise as Ethan Hunt for good.

The overall framework of the Rabbit’s Foot and its history would have been a super easy way to confirm Ethan Hunt’s fight against The Syndicate as a career-long chess game. What’s more, that suggested plotline would have strengthened another legacy character’s return into something much more powerful.

Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible franchise reaches a milestone with Final Reckoning, but cast hints suggest the saga might not be over yet. What’s next for Ethan Hunt?

Impossible' was small but memorable. Now Rolf Saxon has been called back into action for 'The Final Reckoning' and a more substantial part.