The Final Reckoning didn't make Ilsa Faust's death more meaningful. After watching the film, it's clear that The Final Reckoning changed a lot after the disappointing box office performance of 2023's Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning.

The Final Reckoning are ahead! The Mission: Impossible film series is over; Tom Cruise confirmed as much just days before the eighth installment, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, was released onto the 2025 movies schedule.

The filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie discusses major character deaths, the end (or is it?) of an action-movie franchise and what comes next.