Glen Powell has addressed rumors that he will take over Tom Cruise's role in the Mission: Impossible series.
meanwhile, Broadcast on Tuesday An ESPN analyst FaceTimed the 36-year-old actor on “The Pat McAfee Show” to ask him about reports claiming Cruise wants him to take over the lead role in the film series.
“We just want to call and say congratulations, brother,” McAfee told Powell.
“My mother wouldn't let me do that,” the “Anyone But You” star replied.
'Top Gun: Maverick' star Glen Powell addresses rumors of affair with co-star Sidney Sweeney
Glen Powell has responded to rumors that he has been chosen to replace Tom Cruise in the “Mission: Impossible” series. (Getty Images)
“That's the worst gig in town, everyone knows that,” Powell added. “That's a death trap!”
After responding to McAfee, Powell began laughing, causing the host to yell, “He's lying!”
Glen Powell's breakthrough role was in “Top Gun: Maverick.'' (Dave Bennett/WireImage)
Powell shares a close relationship with his mother and father, Cindy Powell and Glen Powell Sr., who have made cameo appearances in all of their son's films.
Cruise, 62, is known for performing his own stunts on the action-packed series, and Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie previously said that “the sky's the limit” when it comes to the dangerous feats Cruise attempts to accomplish. ” he said.
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Tom Cruise is known for performing his own stunts in action-packed movies. (Paramount)
Cruise's amazing stunts include clinging to the outside of a plane as it takes off, free-falling from a helicopter, climbing the world's tallest building, riding a motorcycle off a cliff and base jumping into a canyon. .
The eighth installment in the series, Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning, is scheduled to premiere on May 23, 2025. Future installments in the series have yet to be announced, but Cruise has given no indication that he plans to retire from playing the IMF spy, played by Ethan Hunt.
Tom Cruise attends the Royal Film Performance screening of “Top Gun: Maverick'' held at Leicester Square in London on May 19, 2022. (Getty Images)
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In an interview in July 2023 sydney morning heraldCruise told the magazine that he hopes to emulate Harrison Ford, who gave his fifth and final acting role in the Indiana Jones series at the age of 80.
Glen Powell (left) and Tom Cruise co-starred in the blockbuster sequel “Top Gun: Maverick.” (Jung Sung Joon/Getty Images, Paramount Pictures)
“Harrison Ford is a legend, and I hope he keeps going. It's going to take me 20 years to catch up to him,” Cruise told the magazine. “I want to keep making Mission: Impossible movies until I'm his age.”
Powell and Cruise co-starred in the 2022 megahit “Top Gun: Maverick.” Powell previously told The Hollywood Reporter that Cruise became his mentor while they were collaborating on the blockbuster sequel.
In July 2023, Cruise attended the premiere of Powell's disaster action thriller Twisters. The “Edge of Tomorrow” star posted a photo of herself and Powell on the red carpet on Instagram and wrote, “Fun night at the movies with friends!!”
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