If there is one thing guaranteed for anyone watching a Mission: Impossible movie, it is that Tom Cruise is going to do his absolute best to take your breath away and increase your heart rate. According to long-term franchise director Christopher McQuarrie,

The question of what will become of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt has long plagued the Mission: Impossible series, but this answer has already been given.

The Final Reckoning director Christopher McQuarrie says the upcoming eighth instalment of the Tom Cruise-led action franchise features "the most difficult thing" they've ever done in the series – and it's already received a perfect first reaction from an early viewer.