Now, I was very happy to accept the fact that Tom Cruise had no ulterior motives for this stunt. That he simply wanted to end the Paris Games in a splashy fashion, and help build anticipation for the Los Angeles games with an elaborate Hollywood stunt.

Tom Cruise is once again in action as he returns to his iconic role as Ethan Hunt in “Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning,” with the latest trailer hinting that this may be the franchise’s final chapter.

Syracuse native Tom Cruise is back as IMF Agent Ethan Hunt in the first trailer for “.” That’s a new title for “Mission: Impossible 8,” which was originally supposed to be called “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two” (after “Part One” last year).