There’s an entire lot to discover inside the Mission Unimaginable universe, and it’s one of many only a few franchises the place an extended runtime is completely excusable. Whereas the very first movie of the franchise saved the runtime below two hours, that’s not been true for the more moderen motion pictures — in 2023, Cruise’s Mission: Unimaginable — Useless Reckoning Half One hit a formidable 2 hours and 43 minutes of runtime.
However Tom Cruise is understood for doing stunts and breaking information, so it wouldn’t be a correct Mission: Unimaginable sequel if The Remaining Reckoning wasn’t even longer than each single one in every of its predecessors. The Remaining Reckoning will hit a complete run time of two hours and 49 minutes — that’s simply twelve minutes shorter than Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. A powerful feat for what might be Cruise’s final time taking part in Ethan Hunt.
Whereas there was discuss of potential for extra Mission: Unimaginable motion pictures sooner or later, it’s attainable that the franchise will take the James Bond method and forged one other titular character as the principle character. It’s not going that we’ll see anybody however Cruise play Ethan Hunt, however we might effectively see one other group take over for the unique Mission: Unimaginable crew.
Cruise hasn’t formally declared whether or not or not he’ll be returning to Mission: Unimaginable, however the movie’s identify actually hints on the finish of an period. There’s nonetheless some hope for followers of the collection, although, as each Cruise and the movie’s director, Christopher McQuarrie, have said that they hope to proceed work on the franchise within the close to future. Whether or not it is going to be so long as The Remaining Reckoning, we’re nonetheless unsure.
No matter whether or not that is really the final Mission: Unimaginable movie or not, it’ll actually exit with a bang at a runtime that almost hits 3 full hours. Finest replenish on snacks for those who’re planning on seeing this one in theaters.