Since Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning might be the final film in Tom Cruise’s lengthy franchise, a lot needs to happen for it to be a satisfying conclusion. The eighth installment in the franchise has been eagerly awaited since the conclusion of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. Ethan Hunt and his IMF crew will face the AI adversary known only as the Entity in a race against time in the newly titled Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which was formerly touted as Dead Reckoning – Part Two.

Much of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s cast members were part of Dead Reckoning, and will return for what is sure to be another epic installment in the action franchise. If the trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is anything to go by, however, the film could be the end of the franchise altogether. From the titular use of the word “final” to the “everything has led to this” feeling of the film’s marketing, Cruise’s time as Ethan Hunt may be at an end.