India, May 20 -- Ever since the title of the eighth instalment of Mission Impossible was changed from Dead Reckoning Part 2 to The Final Reckoning, there had been murmurs that this was it. The title seemed to imply that Ethan Hunt, Tom Cruise's iconic character, was on his final mission here. And the actor may have dropped a hint that it is indeed so. (Also read: Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible 8 has already earned $12 million at the box office before its US release; here's how)

The premiere of Mission Impossible 8 was held at the Cannes Film Festival last Friday, followed by a limited release in select markets, including India, Japan, and Korea. At the Cannes red carpet, Tom spoke to a journalist from The Hollywood Reporter, and just as...