Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he wants to see the world’s two most loved characters – Ethan Hunt of “Mission: Impossible” and James Bond from the popular spy franchise- in one film as its his final fantasy before death.
“Ethan Hunt and James Bond in one film…that’s my Final Fantasy…then as Thomas Hardy wrote…’I can pass away and die’ Ecstasy in Steroids,” Shah Rukh posted on Twitter on Saturday.
Ethan Hunt is the protagonist of the popular spy film franchise “Mission: Impossible”, portrayed by Hollywood star Tom Cruise. The fifth installment in the series titled “Mission : Impossible – Rogue Nation” released on Friday.
Whereas James Bond is a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, and is a highly successful film series. The character of Bond was last portrayed by actor Daniel Craig in 2012 film “Skyfall”. Craig will return as Bond in the twenty-fourth James Bond film titled “Spectre”, which is slated to release on October 26 later this year.
Meanwhile, Shah Rukh, 49, will next be seen in Rohit Shetty’s “Dilwale”, which also stars Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon. The film will release on December 18.