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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

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Release: 2025-05-21

Runtime: N/A ( minutes)

After escaping a calamitous train crash, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from his past named Gabriel is also on the trail.

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Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller

Cast: Tom Cruise, Shea Whigham, Vanessa Kirby, more

Storyline

After escaping a calamitous train crash, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from his past named Gabriel is also on the trail.

Tagline

Our lives are the sum of our choices.

Specifications

production
US
release
2025-05-21
budget
$400M
revenue
N/A

Genres

Adventure
Action
Thriller

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Skydance Media
TC Productions

Keywords

submarine
espionage
spy
secret agent
stunt
sequel
based on tv series
spy action

Information on Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is an upcoming American action and spy film directed by Christopher McQuarrie. It serves as the sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and is the eighth film in the Mission: Impossible series. The film is set to be released in the United States on 23 May 2025, distributed by Paramount Pictures.

The film features a star-studded cast, including Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Angela Bassett, and Henry Czerny, all reprising their roles from the previous films.

Filming for The Final Reckoning started in March 2022 across various locations, including the United Kingdom, Malta, and South Africa. Production faced delays due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, with filming resuming in March 2024 and wrapping up in November 2024. The film had an estimated budget of $400 million, making it one of the most expensive films ever made.

In January 2019, Tom Cruise announced that both the seventh and eighth films in the series would be filmed back-to-back, with McQuarrie returning as writer and director. However, plans shifted in February 2021 when it was revealed that the two films would no longer be shot at the same time. The film's original title, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, was changed to The Final Reckoning in November 2024.

The main characters include:

  • Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt: Leader of the IMF team.
  • Hayley Atwell as Grace: A former thief turned IMF agent.
  • Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell: Ethan's best friend and IMF technician.
  • Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn: An IMF technical field agent.
  • Vanessa Kirby as Alanna Mitsopolis: A black market arms dealer.
  • Esai Morales as Gabriel: An assassin linked to Ethan's past.
  • Pom Klementieff as Paris: A French assassin who becomes an ally of the IMF.
  • Angela Bassett as Erika Sloane: Former CIA director and now President of the United States.
  • Henry Czerny as Eugene Kittridge: Former IMF director who now leads the CIA.

As The Final Reckoning approaches its release date, anticipation builds among fans of the franchise. McQuarrie has hinted that this might not be the end for the Mission: Impossible series, with ideas for future films already in development.