Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning star Hayley Atwell doesn't think there can be spin-offs without Tom Cruise: "It's his baby, he's been doing it for 30 years"

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning could be the last installment in the eight-film franchise, but the cast have opened up about the potential of a spin-off in the future.

Hayley Atwell, who plays the professional pick-pocket turned IMF recruit Grace, ruled out returning in the future as the franchise wouldn’t exist without Tom Cruise at the helm as IMF veteran Ethan Hunt.

Speaking about Mission: Impossible's future, Atwell told GamesRadar+: "I don't think this franchise exists without Tom. It's his passion, it’s the first film that he produced. It's his baby, he's been doing it for 30 years.

She added: "I think this film celebrates all the Missions that have gone before it, and it's the accumulation of all of his passion and his dedication for this franchise.”

When asked about whether he'd return for a spin-off, Pegg said: "Do you mean 'Dunn and Dusted?' Yeah, of course. I mean, it'd be amazing.”

He continued: "I think you could get a movie out of all of those characters – imagine a Paris movie or a Degas one. These guys are just primed to go forward and make multiple Mission: Impossible spin-offs."

Jess is a freelance culture and entertainment journalist based in Cambridgeshire who has bylines in Rolling Stone, GQ, Dazed, Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Radio Times, The Guardian and the i. With a degree in English Literature and a Masters in Creative Writing, Jess is passionate about story-telling in all its forms and especially the representation of women and mental health on-screen. In between overanalyzing her favorite TV shows, films and internet trends, she’s working on her debut non-fiction book.

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