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Director Christopher McQuarrie explains why Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning didn’t bring back Ilsa Faust despite the backlash to her death.
During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast hosted by Josh Horowitz, McQuarrie explained why The Final Reckoning didn’t bring back Ilsa. Read his full response or watch the portion of the video below:
It’s the cost versus benefit. The death of essential characters has followed Ethan throughout every one of these movies. I don’t think up until that point a character that resonated so deeply with the audience had died and I know there were people who were dissatisfied with the way it happened, which is where I thought that wouldn’t motivate me to undo the one thing that gives Mission: Impossible teeth, which is death is permanent.
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