It’s a big weekend for action franchises we love reviving dudes we previously thought were dead. First, it was theFast & Furious 9trailer revealing Han is, in fact, alive. Now, we’re learningHenry Czernywill be back forMission: Impossible 7andMission: Impossible8as Kittridge. It’s been 24 years since we last saw former IMF director Eugene Kittridge facing off against special agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise).
Director/writerChristopher McQuarrie, who will helmM:Ichapters 7 and 8, announced Czerny was back viahis Twittertimeline on Saturday. McQuarrie posted a black-and-white photo of Czerny with the caption: “There is no escaping the past… #MI7 #MI8.” Much of the casting news forM:I 7has been pretty darn exciting as franchise faves Cruise,Rebecca Ferguson,andSimon Peggreturn whileHayley Atwell,Pom Klementieff, andShea Whighamare set to join the action. But Czerny coming back as the no good, very shady dude Kittridge? File this under “Things I Never Saw Coming.”
LongtimeM:Ifans will confirm Kittridge’s return is a huge deal, mostly because we thought he died back in the firstM:Ifilm released in 1996. The last time we saw Kittridge, he was sitting downwith Ethan in a quiet restaurantand attempting to pin Ethan as the IMF mole wreaking havoc within the ranks. Ethan, clearly having none of it, proceeded to use a bomb disguised as a stick of gum to light the place up while making it out of there in (more or less) one piece.
Since then,M:Ifans have believed Kittridge was just another casualty in Ethan’s long career with the IMF, a bureau very much experienced with getting a fresh director with every new franchise installment. With Kittridge back forM:I 7andM:I 8, we should expect his role to be sizable and important in the events of each respective film. While it’s totally possible he could resume his duties as IMF director, it would be even more exciting to see him take on a new relationship to Ethan and hisM:Iteam. But what I really want to know ishowKittridge is coming back into the fold because #HolyExpositionBatman, we’re gonna need some answers stat.
Mission: Impossible 7is expected on July 06, 2025 andMission: Impossible 8is scheduled for August 14, 2025. For more, check out theother surpriseMission: Impossiblereturnwe’re excited to see.
