That's not a clear answer either way, then, but it certainly sounds like this could be Cruise's final time in the Mission: Impossible franchise. "Final" is very final, after all.

Impossible - The Final Reckoning will bring an end to Ethan Hunt's adventures, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie have weighed in on whether this is really the end.

There were times I passed out and couldn’t get back into the cockpit." Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is the eighth film in the IMF franchise. 2. What are the films in the Mission Impossible franchise?