The upcoming 7th and 8thMission: Impossiblefilms will no longer be shooting back to back as previously planned. According toDeadline, Paramount’s decision merely comes down to the shifting release calendar and the promotional requirements for leading actor Tom Cruise’s other summer blockbuster,Top Gun: Maverick.
Cruise will now be unavailable to continue shootingMission: Impossible 8as he will be busy with promotional duties for the studio’s high-profileTop Gunsequel ahead of that film’s planned summer release on July 2nd. AfterTop Gun: Maverickis released, Cruise can resume production on the eighth film in theMission: Impossibleseries.
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The currently untitled nextMission: Impossiblefilm marks the seventh time Cruise has appeared as death-defying IMF agent Ethan Hunt. It will be the third film in the series directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the previous two beingMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)andMission: Impossible - Fallout (2019).The seventh installment of the franchisehas been one of many big-name Hollywoodproductions to face setbacks due to the pandemic.
The 7th film in the series has managed tocontinue shooting through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemicin various locations around the world and is currently nearing completion. According to Deadline, rumors that the shooting schedule had been disrupted by pandemic-related travel issues are false. McQuarrie even recentlyposted an image and caption on Instagram, saying that the production had now finished shooting in its Middle East location, and that cast and crew were traveling back to London to apply a few “finishing touches” to the film.
The film’s challenging production recently made headlines when an audio recording or Cruise went viral. In the recording,Cruise can be heard chastising and threateningto fire members of the crew who were allegedly not following COVID-19 filming protocols.
Some on social media praised the actor’s handling of the situation, suggesting that Cruise was in his right to chew out the irresponsible crew members, but some saw it as an abuse of power and an inappropriate way to talk to subordinates. Regardless of shooting difficulties, Mission:Impossible 7is looking to be on track for its current scheduled release date of July 04, 2025.
Mission: Impossible 8is slated to come out on November 4th, 2022.
