“The Final Reckoning” was originally conceived as the Part Two to the previous “Mission: Impossible” outing, “Dead Reckoning.” The first trailer, which was released last November, revealed the “Final Reckoning” title — and that Angela Bassett would return as CIA Director Erika Sloane, after she first appeared in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.”

Tom Cruise told Empire magazine that he breathed in his own carbon dioxide while filming a grueling action set piece for the upcoming “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” The sequence finds Cruise’s Ethan Hunt underwater exploring the wreckage of a submarine.

Tom Cruise is no stranger to difficult stunts, as he's proven time and again in the Mission: Impossible franchise, but he might have faced his biggest challenge to date in the upcoming movie Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Mission: Impossible star Tom Cruise details the major risk he took filming an underwater scene in the upcoming blockbuster.

Rocket K/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise pushed the limits while doing his own stunts for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. In an interview with Empire magazine, Cruise said he

Tom Cruise is no stranger to dangerous stunts, but this one pushed his body too far. The 62-year-old will reprise his role as super spy Ethan Hunt for what will reportedly be the last time in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.