Jeremy Renner had a pretty good reason to exit the Mission: Impossible franchise.

I had to leave that, the actor told Collider in an interview published Monday. I was supposed to do more with them. I love those guys. I love Tom [Cruise] so much. We had so much fun, and I love that character a lot. It requires a lot of time away. Its all in London. I had to go be a dad.

Renner had starred as William Brandt in 2011s Ghost Protocol and 2015s Rogue Nation amid reports that he might replace Cruise as the Mission: Impossible lead.

But Renner left the action film series before its highest-grossing entry , 2018s Fallout . Director Christopher McQuarrie said at the time that a scheduling conflict had prevented Renner from appearing in the film.

But speaking to Collider, the actor emphasized that reprising his role just wasnt gonna work out then since he was raising a young child, Ava Berlin Renner .

Maybe now that my daughter is older that could happen, Renner said. Id always jump into a Mission: Impossible anytime and back into Brandt. Its great.