Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One star Vanessa Kirby opens up about Tom Cruise’s fearless motorcycle stunt. Dead Reckoning Part One is the seventh film in the Mission: Impossible franchise, with Cruise returning as super spy Ethan Hunt. The sequel is again directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who previously helmed Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible – Fallout. The franchise has become known for delivering the biggest practical stunts cinema has to offer, with the upcoming installment teasing the same.