Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol introduced Jane Carter, but the franchise has not utilized Paula Patton's character since then. The 2011 film introduced a few new characters as part of Ethan Hunt's (Tom Cruise) latest team of IMF agents. Jeremy Renner's William Brandt was the biggest addition thanks to plans for him to become the new Mission: Impossible franchise lead, but Paula Patton's Jane Carter also joined the team. She proved to be a valuable member of the operation and had extra motivation to take down the movie's villain after they killed her lover.
Despite the positive response to Jane Carter's role in Mission: Impossible 4, she did not return in the sequel. It made Jane another example of Mission: Impossible's female lead problem, where the movies failed to bring them back before Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) broke the trend. Since it has been over a decade since Jane Carter was last seen, questions linger about what became of Paula Patton's character. Just because Jane has not returned since Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol does not mean the franchise totally forgot about her, as there have been discussions about her returning.
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