Mission: Impossible 7 is on the move once again.
The Tom Cruise tentpole will now open July 14, 2023 with Paramount and Skydance pushing it off its Sept. 30, 2022 date. The studio also has a new date for Mission: Impossible 8 June 28, 2024. It previously was set for July 7, 2023.
Mission: Impossible 7 has moved multiple times over the past 20 months as concerns of COVID-19 continue to shape the theatrical landscape. The film was initially scheduled for July 23, 2021, but in April 2020 Paramount pushed the project to July 23, 2021. Other dates it has occupied include Nov. 19, 2021 and May 27, 2022.
“After thoughtful consideration, Paramount Pictures and Skydance have decided to postpone the release dates for Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 in response to delays due to the ongoing pandemic. The new release dates will be July 14, 2023, and June 28, 2024, respectively. We look forward to providing moviegoers with an unparalleled theatrical experience,” Paramount and Skydance said in a statement.
Cruise, Paramount and Skydance still have Top Gun: Maverick on the calendar for May 27, 2022. The date is not expecdted to move.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie returns to direct the seventh and eighth installments of the franchise. The sprawling cast includes Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Angela Bassett, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, Rob Delaney and Charles Parnell.
Paramount’s Scream is enjoying a strong run at the box office, earning $54.9 million globally since its Jan. 14 debut. While many studios, including Warner Bros. and Disney, have sent high-profile films day-and-date to streaming, Paramount has kept many of its big titles, such as A Quiet Place Part II, as theatrical exclusives. Both the Cruise-starring Mission series as well as his upcoming Top Gun: Maverick are expected to remain theatrical films as Cruise is a proponent of the experience, and because of the films’ hefty budgets.
Source: HollyWood
