Gabriel is the main antagonist of the 2023 spy action film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning and will return in its upcoming 2025 sequel Mission: Impossible 8.

What will happen in Mission: Impossible 8?

No one involved with the project has revealed what exactly will go down when Mission: Impossible 8 opens on the big screen, but it will more than likely pick up some time after the Dead Reckoning ending, which left Ethan Hunt and company on a collision course with Gabriel (Esai Morales) and the mysterious entity.

Is August Walker a bad guy?

August Walker, also known as John Lark, is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Solomon Lane) of the 2018 action thriller film Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

Will Jeremy Renner be in Mission: Impossible 8?

However, Renner is not among the confirmed cast of Mission: Impossible 8, which includes fan favorites such as Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, and Simon Pegg.

Is Mission: Impossible 8 the last one?

“I hope to keep making Mission: Impossible films until I'm his age.” Christopher McQuarrie, who directed Dead Reckoning, Rogue Nation and Fallout, and is helming Mission: Impossible 8 as well, has also said that the seventh and eighth films aren't the end of the franchise.

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Will Ilsa Faust be in Mission: Impossible 8?

Ethan's long-running IMF cohorts Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) will be back, but Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust was killed by Gabriel (Esai Morales) so won't be returning.

What was dead reckoning?

Dead reckoning, i.e., deduced reckoning, is a method of estimating a ship's position from knowledge of the course steered and the speed maintained.

Why did Jeremy Renner quit Mission: Impossible?

Lest anyone think that Brandt has gone the way of Jane, Zhen Lei (Maggie Q), or Declan Gormley (Johnathan Rhys Meyers), McQuarrie has assured viewers that only scheduling conflicts kept Renner from appearing in the sixth Mission: Impossible movie.

Why did Maggie Q leave Mission: Impossible?

“I did [Mission: Impossible III] and they wanted me back for four [2011's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol] but I was on a show, then they wanted me back for five [2015's Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation], and I couldn't do it because I was contracted.”

Is Solomon Lane still alive?

Trivia. Solomon Lane is the first antagonist in a Mission: Impossible film who is captured instead of killed or ending up dead at the end.

Who is Ethan Hunt's greatest enemy?

Ethan Hunt's enemies love to work in the shadows, and they don't come more shadowy than the sinister Solomon Lane. Effectively played in raspy-voiced fashion by British scene-stealer Sean Harris, Lane has exerted a global web of deadly anarchists known as the Syndicate.

Is Claire bad in Mission: Impossible?

11. Claire Phelps (Mission: Impossible I) Claire Phelps conspired with her husband to kill their friends and betray their government for not that much money. She then pretended to be on Ethan's side so he could steal her a list that would lead to many more deaths.

Why is Ghost Protocol the best Mission: Impossible?

But set against the more recent souped-up entries in the Cruise-fueled spy action franchise, Ghost Protocol remains one of the best Mission: Impossible films, in part because all of its high-wire set pieces hit with maximum impact — even more than 12 years after its late-2011 release.

Was Tom Cruise actually on the plane in Mission Impossible?

Yes, he actually did this. With the plane actually taking off from an actual runway. With the aircraft reaching speeds of 140 mph, Cruise risked his life to deliver an incredibly realistic scene.

Which Mission Impossible is fall out?

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a 2018 American action spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. The sequel to Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), it is the sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series.

Why did Jim betray in Mission Impossible?

Treason of the IMF

By 1996, Phelps has become disillusioned as he believes he is no longer necessary, despite having served his country for over four decades.

Why did Ethan and Julia get divorced in Mission Impossible?

Ethan and Julia gaze at each other, until Julia went to meet some friends at a nearby restaurant. They get divorced, when Ethan decides not to sit around while the world is in danger. They reunite when Ethan and his team are on a mission. They are still friends and help Ethan's team out.

Why wasn't Paula Patton in anymore Mission Impossible movies?

Why? It turns out that scheduling is to blame. This weekend, Mission: Impossible 5 director Christopher McQuarrie took to his Twitter account for a quick Q&A session with fans, and it was during this time that he addressed the reason Paula Patton is not returning to her part as Jane Carter.

Why did Jim Phelps leave Mission Impossible?

Peter Graves never left the Mission: Impossible series. The series just ended. Speaking of the film, Graves refused to join the cast as his iconic role of Jim Phelps was the villain of the film.

What happened to Ethan Hunt's wife?

It was revealed in that film that Meade's death was faked as a way of keeping her safe. Obviously, her marriage with Hunt didn't last. Writer and director Christopher McQuarrie posted Monaghan's photo on his Instagram account confirming that Monaghan will be reprising her role in Mission: Impossible 6.

Will Jeremy Renner return in Mission Impossible 7?

There is seemingly no plan to involve Jeremy Renner going forward, as he is not among the star-studded cast confirmed for Mission: Impossible 7. Brandt's absence from Fallout was noticeable, though, and the mystery of what happened to him will only continue if he's also left out of Mission: Impossible 7 and its sequel.

When did Leonard Nimoy leave Mission: Impossible?

… Nimoy joined the cast of Mission: Impossible for two seasons (1969–71) as Paris, an undercover operative and former magician, and later lent his voice to an animated version of Star Trek (1973–74). In 1978 he was cast in a remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Will there be a Mission: Impossible 9?

Mission: Impossible 8 is the only sequel confirmed to be in development at this point, though. Cruise and longtime franchise director Christopher McQuarrie have teased the possibility of Mission: Impossible 9 before. Paramount has never confirmed that the ninth entry is going to happen.

How old was Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 1?

Tom Cruise was just 34 years old when he started playing Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible. The first film featured Ethan as a 32-year-old field agent for the Impossible Mission Force, making him just 2 years younger than the actor who plays him.

Why is MI 7 called dead reckoning?

'Dead reckoning' is a navigational term. It means you're picking a course based solely on your last known position and that becomes quite the metaphor not only for Ethan, but several characters."