Tom Cruise may be best known for his roles in heart-pounding action films like Top Gun, Minority Report, and the Mission: Impossible franchise, but the A-list star has also built a legacy in science fiction over the decades.

The question of what will become of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt has long plagued the Mission: Impossible series, but this answer has already been given.

The Final Reckoning director Christopher McQuarrie says the upcoming eighth instalment of the Tom Cruise-led action franchise features "the most difficult thing" they've ever done in the series – and it's already received a perfect first reaction from an early viewer.