Jeremy Renner has refused to return to the successful Hollywood franchise Mission: Impossible, starring actor Tom Cruise in the lead role, after starring in two films. The actor has revealed that his decision to leave the billion-dollar film was because of his daughter. (Also Read: Exclusive: Jeremy Renner credits Anil Kapoor for helping him ‘become a local in India’)
The actor played IMF agent William Brandt in 2011’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Happy Sad Confused PodcastJeremy told host Josh Horowitz that starring in the franchise means being away from his daughter for long periods of time.
Big time commitment
“I wanted to do more with them. I love those guys. I love Tom. We had a lot of fun, and I love that character. It requires a lot of time. It’s all in London. I had to be a dad. It wasn’t going to work then. Maybe now that my daughter is older it can happen. I always jump into Mission: Impossible and back into Brandt. It’s great,” Jeremy.
He recalled an incident when he yelled at director Christopher McQuarrie for having a floating idea to kill off his character.
“I remember he tried to get me to come over[seas] He said, “They put me in jail for a week so they could kill off my character, and I said, ‘No, you can’t do that. You can’t drag me in there and just kill my character,’ like get out of here. If you’re going to do this and you’re going to use my character, you’ve got to do it the right way.”
At the time of Rogue Nation’s release, there were rumors that the studio was considering him to take over the franchise from Tom. However, Jeremy dismissed these claims, saying they were not true.
Jeremy said it has always been Tom’s show, and it would be his decision to leave the franchise or change the story.
About the Franchise
The film franchise is about a TV series that ran from 1966 to 1973, and chronicles the adventures of Ethan Hunt, played by Tom, on a number of missions to save the world. The franchise has received positive reviews from critics. It is the 17th-highest-grossing film series of all time, earning over $4.09 billion worldwide.
Currently, the team is working on the eighth part, which is a direct sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Part One was directed by Christopher McQuarrie and produced by Paramount Pictures.
It also stars Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Simon Pegg. Christopher is also directing it. This will be director Christopher’s fourth Mission: Impossible film since joining the franchise in 2015.
