He also revealed the name of his previously undisclosed role and hinted at what exactly he\u2019ll be getting up to in the final two instalments of the long-running franchise.<\/p>
\u201cI\u2019ve seen a little bit of seven, [director Christopher] McQuarrie showed me some of that, and it is incredible stuff,\u201d said Whigham. \u201cWhat I\u2019ve seen is incredible. It\u2019s not just a big action film, it\u2019s also character-based and so they\u2019ve given me a character, Jasper Briggs\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll see over the course of seven and eight why I\u2019m trying to track Ethan Hunt. It\u2019s one of the best things I\u2019ve ever got a chance to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-7-tom-cruise-hayley-atwell-ff51f70.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The name Jasper Briggs could be a reference to IMF agent Dan Briggs, who was the lead character in the first season of 1960s television series Mission: Impossible, upon which Cruise\u2019s blockbusters are based.<\/p>\n
In the original show, Briggs was known for his leadership role, co-ordinating several missions for the IMF team, while he also had something of a dark streak as he was often willing to kill to accomplish his goals.<\/p>\n
It remains to be seen whether any of these traits will be carried over to the character of Jasper, but one would assume he has some connection with Ethan (Cruise), as he is tracking him across the globe.<\/p>\n
Mission: Impossible \u2013 Dead Reckoning Part 1<\/a> sees the return of Cruise and co-stars Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and Vanessa Kirby, as well as the addition of Marvel stars Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff.<\/p>\n Mission: Impossible 7 is scheduled for release in cinemas on Friday 14th July 2023. Check out more of our Film<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:00 am Mission: Impossible\u2019s latest recruit Shea Whigham has revealed his role in the upcoming seventh film, which is currently scheduled for release next summer. It\u2019s been a difficult journey to the screen for the Tom Cruise action flick, recently subtitled Dead Reckoning Part 1, as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14808,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-star-confirms-role-in-incredible-seventh-film.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-star-confirms-role-in-incredible-seventh-film-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-star-confirms-role-in-incredible-seventh-film-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-star-confirms-role-in-incredible-seventh-film.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-star-confirms-role-in-incredible-seventh-film.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-star-confirms-role-in-incredible-seventh-film.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/mission-impossible-star-confirms-role-in-incredible-seventh-film.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By David Craig Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:00 am Mission: Impossible\u2019s latest recruit Shea Whigham has revealed his role in the upcoming seventh film, which is currently scheduled for release next summer. It\u2019s been a difficult journey to the screen for the Tom Cruise action flick, recently subtitled Dead Reckoning Part 1, as…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/14807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"