Wait, Star Trek Helped Save Mission: Impossible 2?

Still, the critical setback of Mission: Impossible 2 didn’t set the franchise back at all. Today, Tom Cruise and Chris McQuarrie are hard at work on Mission: Impossible 7 and 8. With a strong track record and a rabid fanbase, it’s hard to imagine the Mission: Impossible franchise would ever end. And as weird as it sounds, we have Star Trek to thank for that.