Nicholas Hoult has turned down the mission.The coronavirus pandemic has caused dozens of film and television productions to be shut down and now the unforeseen delays are leading to casting changes, including Mission: Impossible 7 and 8.Variety reports that Hoult, who had been cast to play the villain opposite Tom Cruise’s heroic Ethan Hunt, has been forced to drop out of the action sequels due to his commitment shooting Hulu’s The Great.
Director Christopher McQuarrie announced on Instagram that he will be replaced by Esai Morales (who plays Deathstroke on Titans).Mission: Impossible 7 shut down production in March after coronavirus fears swept the globe.