Almost 2 years after Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1, which was released on July 12, 2023 (and resulting in over 2.6 million screenings in France), the sequel is set to hit theaters on May 21, 2025. Madas, the distributor Paramount released the first images of the film.
For the record, as Paramount notes, Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” is wearing the same outfit he wore during his spectacular show at the Paris 2024 Olympics on August 11.
According to these first images, Mission Impossible 8, eventually titled Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning should be one of the most promising blockbusters of 2025!
Still directed by Christopher McQuarrie, production on the feature film was halted due to a writers’ strike, and its release, originally scheduled for 2024, was pushed back to 2025.
Tom Cruise also published the poster of the film on the social network:
What will Mission Impossible 8 be?
It’s always the big mystery that surrounds each episode. Who knew the nature of the danger Tom Cruise would face in Fallout before watching the movie? Or that Star will face AI in Dead Reckoning?
The same goes for its sequels, especially since these films are rewritten during filming. But except for one detail: its status as the other half of the story.
Warning, the rest of the text contains spoilers for the Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning episode
The audience is not starting from scratch, and now that the key issue is resolved, the film must revolve around the search for what is revealed: the source code of the unit buried with the submarine it is transporting.
Who is Gabriel really?
Thus, the plot can be tighter, even if the saga likes to take us to the four corners of the world. And, here, in the past. Ethan and Gabriel’s, the one to shine the light on.
Where did Luther go to hide so the creature wouldn’t notice? Is the submarine in Alaska? What’s behind Ethan’s past? Will he sacrifice himself for his friends, the last and logical stage of his journey in the form of the Stations of the Cross? Are we at the end of the saga?
Why the story in two parts?
Mission Impossible 7 and 8 were originally planned to be shot back to back. Like Back to the Future and The Matrix sequels.
If Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie had to revise their filming plans due to Covid, the initial ambition remains the same. And this was confirmed by the title of episode 7, which was revealed alongside the first trailer: Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1.
Why do we fight like this? Why are we trying to cram all this into two hours? Let’s cut the story in half and make two films
“I knew I wanted to expand the cast and give each of these characters more to do, so I knew the film would be bigger and longer than Fallout“– said the director and co-author Collider. “At one point I said to myself: ‘Why are we fighting like this? Why are we trying to squeeze it all into two hours? Let’s cut it in half and make two movies.”
“That’s the reason I wanted to do a two-part movie. It’s not just because the story was bigger, but because we wanted more emotion in it.”
Who stars in Mission Impossible 8?
Warning – The segment below contains spoilers for Mission: Impossible 7. Please continue if you have not seen the movie.
Mission Impossible is unthinkable without Tom Cruise, the star will return as Ethan Hunt. For the eighth time in just thirty years. And a new handful of crazy stunts, including the one he teased on video.
Ving Rhames, the only actor other than himself to appear in every episode, is also back. As is Simon Pegg, a loyal accomplice after appearing in episode 3. And Rebecca Ferguson, Free Electron, performing as a quartet since Rogue Nation?
Ilsa, who died in the first part of Dead Reckoning, could only be revived by a flashback. And, in the absence of official casting, much uncertainty reigns over his presence, as well as that of Pom Klementieff, whose killer Paris was still alive at the end of the July 12 release.
Speaking of ghosts, Esai Morales will continue to torment Tom Cruise as the evil Gabriel. The agent duo played by Shea Whigham and Greg Tarzan Davis should still be around, as should Henry Cherny, aka the troubled Eugene Kittridge. And Ethan will once again be able to count on Grace, played by Hayley Atwell.
When you see what your next mission has in store…
And let’s not forget Alana Mizopolis (Vanessa Kirby), who always has a place in the story. Marie (Mariela Garriga), previously seen in flashbacks and seen again to learn more about Ethan’s past. Or, to everyone’s surprise, William Donloe (Rolf Saxon).
Despite himself being involved in the robbery of the CIA headquarters in the heart of the first opus, thanks to vomit mixed with coffee, the character returns. Where in Alaska will Kittredge be taken tomorrow after this debacle? The photo posted by Christopher McQuarrie to announce the return speaks for itself.
like this shot in the snowBy Lucy Tulugarjuk, one of the new faces of this opus. With Janet McTeer, Hannah Waddingham (who will be on the aircraft carrier where Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie filmed), Nick Offerman and Holt McCallan, who will play the Secretary of Defense.
Mission Impossible 9: Will there be a sequel?
For a long time, everything indicated that Mission Impossible 8 would be the last opus in the adventure of Ethan Hunt. And Christopher McQuarrie clearly hinted as much. But the director returned to the subject around the time of Dead Reckoning’s release, claiming he already had ideas for other films.
For his part, Tom Cruise says he wants to follow Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones model and make Mission Impossibles until he’s 80. Is bluff better to surprise us or a way to make it clear that retirement is impossible for the star?
Source: Allocine
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