That left me and anyone else wanting her back to look for any possible way it could happen.
Yet, that’s changed withMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’s full trailer.
Better yet, it would work withDead Reckoning’s story.
The background shows a bald, Black man in a blue shirt lying on a bed.
The latter directly matches Luther’s appearance elsewhere in the trailer.
There are also monitors nearby that look like medical monitors commonly found in hospitals.
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Thatcreates a question about who Luther would be willing to share his secret hideout with.
Ethan Hunt is a good option, but it does not appear to be him.
The trailer shows him greeting and hugging Luther when visiting the location, and he’s fully healthy.
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Luther seemingly has a separate subplot fromEthan’s IMF team inThe Final Reckoning, which Paris is on.
Grace, Benji, Brandt, Julia, and the White Widow are other possibilities in theory.
It would make the most sense if the injured person in hiding with Luther were Ilsa Faust.
It’s worth remembering howMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoninghandled Ilsa’s death.
She’s seemingly stabbed in the heart and found by Ethan while lying on the ground.
The movie doesn’t show or explain what happens to Ilsa’s body afterward.
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Notably, Luther leaves the team immediately after and goes into hiding.
This would add more importance to Luther’s subplot inThe Final Reckoning.
He wouldn’t just be working to stop The Entity.
He could be part of a secret mission to save Ilsa’s life.
The good news is thatthe overarching story betweenDead ReckoningandThe Final Reckoningcan work if Ilsa is still alive.
In some ways, I even think it could improve the movies.
It also predicted that Gabriel would get the cruciform key shortly after on the train.
This forced Ethan’s team to get creative and use tricks to steal the key from Gabriel.
That also means it’s possible that Ethan outsmarted the AI previously with Ilsa’s fate.
It would also show that Ethan was beating The Entity long before he got the cruciform key.
“That line plays like it’s referring to Ilsa.
Ethan still has the fuel for revenge against Gabriel even if Ilsa didn’t die.
Her close call and parallel to Marie is enough.
It would likely take that key in of storyline for her to return.
Furthermore,McQuarrie cast doubt on Ilsa’s returnafterDead Reckoning’s release.
He said,“Its a very heroic death for that character.
It is not in any way, shape, or form disposable.
It’s a noble and heroic death.
