Impossible" franchise? Well, he may have spoiled his plans before the release of his next film. Cruise, 62, has been playing the role of Ethan Hunt since Brian De Palma's "Mission: Impossible" film in 1996.

Tom Cruise is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the eighth and final instalment in the franchise. The film will be released on May 17.

Underwater and high in the sky, Tom Cruise's stunts are fantastic, but Cannes we get past the running exposition? A rapturous French premiere says that mission is quite possible.