Wade Eastwood was the stunt coordinator and second unit director on "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning," his fourth consecutive film in the franchise, capping off what has been an intense 12-year collaboration with the film's producer and star Tom Cruise.

Speaking to the good folks at Empire ’s Spoiler Special Podcast, The Final Reckoning helmer spilled state secrets on several aspects of this summer blockbuster. When it came to the potential death of Ethan Hunt, McQuarrie shared that his head was literally in the clouds when pondering it:

Impossible film was retitled The Final Reckoning , fans started theorizing that maybe Ethan Hunt was going to die. After all, what better way to close out a decades-long franchise than to sacrifice its legendary lead?