Tom Cruise’s cinematic legacy will forever be joined to the hip with Mission: Impossible. Now eight movies in, with the upcoming installment potentially being his last, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Cruise has repurposed the once-popular ‘60s television series into his showcase for death-defying real stunts and globe-trotting adventures with his team. The franchise has become so far removed from the classic show that, at one point,t there were plans to wipe out the original cast.