“Mission: Impossible” movie franchise.Pat McAfee called the “Twisters” star on the phone on the Nov. 12 broadcast of “The Pat McAfee Show” and brought up the “Mission: Impossible” rumors.“We just want to call and say congratulations, brother,” McAfee, 37, said.But Powell — who was on the phone from the set of Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” — clarified that he’s not Cruise’s replacement.“My mom would never let me do that,” he said.“That’s the worst gig in town, everybody knows that,” Powell added, referring to how Cruise, 62, does his own stunts in the spy film franchise. “That’s a death trap,” Powell also said.McAfee was bummed about the news and jokingly yelled “He’s lying!” on the phone call.
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