As you wait for Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 7, here’s a lookback at all villains who made film series so thrilling

The Mission: Impossible franchise distinguishes itself from other action franchises by featuring some intelligent villains who compete with Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt and the IMF crew. The film series has offered some iconic villains who have remained in audiences' minds for the whole 25-year run of the franchise. With Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Two set to release in 2023 and 2024 respectively, let’s take a look at a list of all the villains and their most cunning strategies. It's fascinating to observe how some secondary antagonists have done better than some major villains, and it also exposes who is the most deceitful of the bunch.