Glen Powell Shoots Down Rumor He's Replacing Tom Cruise inMission: Impossible: 'Mom Would Never Let Me Do That'

Mar. 15, 2025

Glen Powell on July 13; Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol’.Photo:Presley Ann/Getty; Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock

Presley Ann/Getty; Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock

No,Glen Powellis not the next super spy Ethan Hunt.

Calling Powellto congratulate him live duringThe Pat McAfee Showon Tuesday, Nov. 12, ESPN hostPat McAfeeread aloud a headline sourcedon X(formerly Twitter) from @TheInsneider: “Tom Cruise reportedly wants Glen Powell to replace him and lead the ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’ franchise in potential future installments.”

Powell immediately refuted the claim, quipping to McAfee, 37: “My mom would never let me do that.”

Referencing the dangerous stunts that Cruise, 62, has pulled off for seven action-packed movies, he laughed, adding, “That’s a death trap.”

Glen Powell on May 15.Hubert Vestil/Getty

Hubert Vestil/Getty

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During a July episode of theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast with hisTwisterscostarDaisy Edgar-Jones, Powell appeared to suggest heknows when he will begin filmingTop Gun 3. “I mean, I have a date,” he said of when audiences can expect the upcoming project.

Powell answered McAfee’s call from the set of his next project, theEdgar Wright-directedThe Running Man. While shooting the action-packed remake of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, the actor will continue remote classes tofinish his college degreeat the University of Texas at Austin, he toldIndieWirein July.

Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”.Paramount Pictures/ Youtube

Paramount Pictures/ Youtube

source: people.com