Nicholas Hoult will not be playing in the next Mission: Impossible . The actor was replaced by Esai Morales, as confirmed by Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media at Variety . Crime series fans know Esai Morales well. The actor played Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez for many years in NYPD Blue . Most recently, he was featured in the Netflix Ozark and How to Get Away with Murder series .
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This change would be due to scheduling problems. The filming of the next installment of Agent Ethan Hunt's adventures stopped in March because of the covid-19 pandemic and no date for a resumption is announced. Nicholas Hoult, for his part, had committed to filming in the second season of the series The Great , broadcast by Hulu, and can not reverse his contract.
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As Variety notes , Mission: Impossible risks being the first film in a long list whose cast should be upset. All the big Hollywood productions are behind schedule and the resumes of filming are likely to be a headache in terms of planning schedules.
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