Mission: Impossible became a Tom Cruise vanity project – their demise could save him

Since 1996, the actor has used the long-running franchise as a vessel for the kind of star image he wants to project at any given time: bad boy, devoted husband, daredevil, mysterious saviour of the world. As the series reaches its possible conclusion, Adam White ponders who Cruise could be without them

May 18, 2025 - 08:44
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Mission: Impossible became a Tom Cruise vanity project – their demise could save him

Since 1996, the actor has used the long-running franchise as a vessel for the kind of star image he wants to project at any given time: bad boy, devoted husband, daredevil, mysterious saviour of the world. As the series reaches its possible conclusion, Adam White ponders who Cruise could be without them