For those whose familiarity with the franchise starts and ends with the movies, Mission: Impossible has always centered around Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, but that character was brought to life specifically for the movies.
In just under a month, the sixth installment of Paramount’s Mission: Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible Fallout, will hit theaters, bringing Tom Cruise’s iconic Ethan Hunt character back for another edge-of-your-seat adventure.
Mission: Impossible holds up incredibly well after 22 years, a statement that can’t be made about many movies these days.
Starting with this film, 1996’s Mission: Impossible, we’ll be breaking down all of the franchise films in four categories, The Players, The Plot, The Stunt and The Verdict.