Glen Powell Says ‘My Mom Would Never Let Me’ Replace Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible’ Franchise: ‘That’s a Death Trap’

After a rumor swirled online about Tom Cruise wanting Glen Powell to replace him in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, ESPN commentator Pat McAfee called Powell himself to ask if it was true.

On his Nov. 12 broadcast of “The Pat McAfee Show,” the host FaceTimed Powell to read him the rumor, saying, “We just want to call and say congratulations, bro.”

Powell appeared to playfully deny the rumor, replying: “My mom would never let me do that.” Powell added that the stunt-packed “Mission: Impossible” franchise is the “worst gig in town, everybody knows that.”

“It’s a death trap,” Powell added, obviously nodding to the fact that Cruise performs his own stunts for the action series, including hanging off the side of a moving plane, scaling the tallest building in the world and driving a motorcycle off a cliff before jumping into a parachute.

Powell burst out laughing, prompting McAfee to exclaim,…