Tom Cruise is back for one last mission in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and the latest Super Bowl trailer delivers nonstop action and high-stakes drama, according to Variety. The film, set to hit theaters on May 23, is being promoted as Cruise’s final appearance as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, and he’s making sure to go out with a bang.
The trailer showcases some of the most daring stunts in the franchise’s history, including a jaw-dropping moment where Cruise dangles upside down from a plane, clinging on at over 120 miles per hour. In an interview with Empire, the actor revealed the extreme training required for the sequence, admitting he passed out multiple times due to lack of oxygen. Beyond the aerial spectacle, the teaser also teases a high-risk submarine infiltration, an intense nuclear vessel flooding sequence, and Cruise’s signature full-speed sprint into danger. With the return of Henry Czerny’s Eugene Kittridge, the film hints at a climactic showdown, as he ominously warns Ethan: "Everything you were, everything you’ve done, has come to this."
Originally planned as the second part of Dead Reckoning, the film follows Ethan’s desperate search for The Entity, an AI capable of predicting his every move. This weapon could have devastating global consequences if it falls into the wrong hands. The movie features returning stars Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Kirby, and Angela Bassett, alongside newcomers Hannah Waddingham and Nick Offerman. As one of Hollywood’s most practical stunt-driven franchises, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning promises to be an adrenaline-fueled farewell to one of cinema’s most legendary action heroes.