Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible movie

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The untitled eighth Mission: Impossible movie is an upcoming movie written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. He co-wrote the screenplay with Erik Jendresen. It is the direct sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and the eighth movie in the Mission: Impossible series.

Untitled eighth
Mission: Impossible movie
Directed byChristopher McQuarrie
Produced by
Written by
Based onMission: Impossible
by Bruce Geller
Starring
Music byLorne Balfe
CinematographyFraser Taggart
Edited byEddie Hamilton
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 23, 2025 (2025-05-23)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The movie is set to be released on May 23, 2025 by Paramount Pictures.

Cast

  • Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt: An IMF agent and leader of a team of operatives.
  • Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell: An IMF computer technician, Ethan's best friend and a member of his team.
  • Henry Czerny as Eugene Kittridge: The former director of IMF who became the director of the CIA in Dead Reckoning Part One (2023).
  • Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn: An IMF technical field agent and a member of Ethan's team and close friend.
  • Hayley Atwell as Grace: A thief turned IMF agent and Ethan's ally. Atwell returns from Dead Reckoning Part One.[1]
  • Vanessa Kirby as Alanna Mitsopolis: A black market arms dealer also known as the White Widow. She is the daughter of Max, a deceased former arms dealer from Mission: Impossible (1996).
  • Esai Morales as Gabriel: A powerful terrorist with ties to Ethan's past before the IMF, and acts as the Entity's liaison. Morales returns from Dead Reckoning Part One.
  • Pom Klementieff as Paris: A French assassin who was betrayed by Gabriel and became an ally of the IMF after being spared by Ethan. Klementieff returns from Dead Reckoning Part One.
  • Shea Whigham as Jasper Briggs: A US Intelligence agent assigned to track down Ethan and his team. Whigham returns from Dead Reckoning Part One.[2]
  • Greg Tarzan Davis as Degas: A US Intelligence agent and Briggs' partner assigned to track down Ethan and his team. Davis returns from Dead Reckoning Part One.
  • Mariela Garriga as Marie: A woman from Ethan and Gabriel's past. Garriga returns from Dead Reckoning Part One.
  • Rolf Saxon as William Donloe: A CIA analyst who was last seen being transferred to Alaska in Mission: Impossible.[3]
  • Holt McCallany as Bernstein: The Secretary of Defense.
  • Nick Offerman as Sydney: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Mark Gatiss and Charles Parnell return as the heads of the NSA and NRO (National Reconnaissance Office) from Dead Reckoning Part One, respectively. Janet McTeer, Hannah Waddingham and Lucy Tulugarjuk have been cast in undisclosed roles.[4][5][6]

Release

The movie is set to be released on May 23, 2025, due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[7] It was originally supposed to be released on August 5, 2022,[8] before being delayed to July 7, 2023,[9] then to June 28, 2024, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

References

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  2. Rowan, Iona (May 6, 2022). "Fast & Furious star teases Mission: Impossible 7 role". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. McQuarrie, Christopher (March 22, 2023). "And Rolf Saxon..." Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  4. Franklin, Garth (October 21, 2022). "Mariela Garriga Joins M:I-7 & M:I-8". Dark Horizons. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. McPherson, Christopher (March 10, 2023). "'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 2' Adds Hannah Waddingham". Collider. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  6. Moreau, Jordan (March 10, 2023). "'Mission: Impossible 8' Casts 'Ted Lasso' Star Hannah Waddingham". Variety. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 23, 2023). "'Mission: Impossible 8' Jumps To 2025; 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Goes To Summer In 2024 Theatrical Shake-Up Due To Actors Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  8. McNary, Dave (February 2, 2019). "Tom Cruise 'Mission: Impossible' Movies Dated for Summers of 2021, 2022". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. Rubin, Rebecca (April 24, 2020). "'Mission: Impossible' Sequels Get Pushed Back". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. Lang, Brent (January 21, 2022). "'Mission: Impossible 7' and '8' Postponed Until 2023 and 2024 Due to Pandemic". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2023.