Jeremy Renner starred in two Mission: Impossible films alongside Tom Cruise , now the star is revealing why he didn’t return for a third. Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor — who was fighting for his life last year after being crushed by a snowplough — revealed while he was asked to return as IMF agent William Brandt in 2018, he did not want to. Recalling the conversation he had with the film’s director, Christopher McQuarrie, before the 2018 sequel, Fallout , Renner said they “tried” to sway him to travel overseas for filming for one week “so they could kill my character”.
“I was like, ‘No, you don’t get to do that. You’re not going to drag me over there and just kill my character’, like ‘get out of here’. If you’re going to do this and you’re going to use my character, you’re going to do it right.
” Admitting he “yelled” at McQuarrie, Renner laughed as he said he told him, “Dude, you’re not going to do this to me like that; you’re not going to do me wrong.” Despite the director’s attempt to kill off Renner’s character, Brandt’s story ended with his decision to retire from his career in the force. With the character still alive and well in the Mission: Impossible universe, it means there is potential for Renner to reprise the agent — something he says he would be open to.
“I love those guys. I love Tom so much. We had so much fun, and I love that character a lot.
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