Responding to a report that he was taking over Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ role, Powell called starring in such a franchise “a death trap” No, Glen Powell is not the next super spy Ethan Hunt. Following a report that Tom Cruise, star of the ...

Glen Powell addressed rumors that he could replace Tom Cruise in the "Mission Impossible" franchise. Powell said that his mother "would never let" him star in the "death trap" movies.

It was reported earlier this week that Glen Powell, the handsome and charismatic (pick one or the other, buddy; it’s not fair to the rest of us to be both) star of Hit Man and Twisters, is Tom Cruise’s preferred choice to take over the spy franchise following 2025’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.