With box office receipts for the Mission: Impossible franchise taking a dip over the past couple of sequels (Dead Reckoning Part 1 had a budget of $290 million with a worldwide gross of $566 million), rumors are swirling that Tom Cruise may be looking to shake up the franchise by looking for an unknown actor to portray a younget Ethan Hunt.
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Word on the street is that the Hollywood superstar plans to take fans back into secret agent Ethan’s early life in the eighth and ninth instalments of the action movie series.
Tom is working on finding a budding young actor to take on the role.
The opportunity is undoubtedly huge and would mark the cards of the lucky person who gets the job.
My insider said: “Tom is keen to give Mission: Impossible a fresh take in the next two films and wants to explore a bit of Ethan’s past.
“They’re going to start looking for a young star to take on the role and they will appear a bit in the next film and then more in the ninth.
“It’s very important to Tom that they get the right person.
“They are seeking a youngster who is completely fresh on the scene and will cause a real stir.
“It’s a huge role but the hunt is on to see if they can find a young Tom Cruise.
“The scenes will show Ethan in his early life and explore the things that happened to him before he went on to start working as a spy. It is something they’ve not done before with Mission: Impossible and so Tom thinks it could be a really interesting tangent for fans.”
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is due for release in May.
The seventh movie, Dead Reckoning Part One, did not get the best reception at the box office in 2023.
But earlier this year it was nominated twice at both the Oscars and Film Baftas — no mean feat given how snobby the film world is. Here’s hoping a baby-faced version of Tom can get crowds back into the cinema.
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