Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2 and in the new Blu-ray release, Mission: Impossible 2) is a 2000 action film directed by John Woo, and starring Tom Cruise, who also served as the film’s producer. It is a sequel to Brian De Palma’s 1996 film Mission: Impossible with Cruise reprising his role as agent Ethan Hunt of the IMF, a top-secret espionage and clandestine operation agency.