Jeremy Renner Refused to Star in His Third ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Just So ‘They Could Kill My Character’: ‘You Don’t Get to Do That…Get Out of Here!’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jeremy Renner‘s history with the “Mission: Impossible” franchise spans two films, 2011’s “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” and 2015’s “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” During an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the actor revealed that he was actually asked to reprise the character of IMF agent William Brandt in the 2018 sequel “Fallout.” However, the offer was apparently for Renner to shoot one week so that Brandt could be killed off.

Renner refused. “I remember they tried to bring me over[seas] for a week so they could kill my character, and 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!” Renner said. “If you’re going to do this and you’re going to use my character, you’re going to do it right.” “I yelled at [director Christopher McQuarrie],” Renner added with a laugh. “Dude, you’re not going to do this to me like that; you’re not going to do me wrong.” Renner never returned to the “Mission: Impossible” franchise after “Rogue Nation,” although he recently told Collider that he would be open to coming back. “I was supposed to do more with them,” Renner said of the “Mission: Impossible” cast. “I love those guys.

I love Tom so much. We had so much fun, and I love that character a lot. It requires a lot of time away. It’s all in London.