‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Delayed to 2025

The ongoing actors’ strike means writer/director Christopher McQuarrie can’t complete production on the massive movie in time for its latest release date.

Tom Cruise in 'Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One' from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

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The actors’ strike means ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ won’t be ready for next year.
The next ‘Mission’ movie is shifting to Memorial Day weekend 2025.
With that change, other Paramount movies are changing dates, including ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’.

The cavalcade of movies being delayed because of the ongoing actors’ strike continues. We recently brought word that ‘Deadpool 3’ was joining the list of movies going into release limbo, and now ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ is facing another date change.

Work on the two ‘Mission’ movies (‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ finally arrived this year to somewhat disappointing box office figures) has been packed with problems –– especially the Covid-19 pandemic, which shut down shooting almost immediately.

Despite heroic attempts to keep it going, more delays and problems cropped up. And, of course, with SAG-AFTRA members on strike, that means that the cast cannot work on the film until the issue is resolved.

Unlike other movies, which have the potential to gear back up quickly once the strike is resolved, 'Mission: Impossible 8' has a lot of footage left to shoot and requires globe-trotting travel, multiple crews and huge logistical planning.

While ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ was scheduled for June 28th next year, it’s now shifted to May 23, 2025, Paramount likely hoping that the Memorial Day weekend will offer a prime opportunity to lure in audiences. It means (barring other movies shifting to the same period) ready access to IMAX screens and a historically successful spot for Cruise movies following ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ last year.

So now we can add industrial action to Covid on the list of obstacles that Tom Cruise cannot hurdle.

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When was ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ originally to be released?

(L to R) Hayley Atwell and Tom Cruise in 'Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning - Part One' from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

This is far from the first release date change for the movie, which was originally scheduled for August 5th, 2022, but was then delayed to November 4th of that year. Yet the tough production schedule meant more changes.

At one point, it was dated for July 7th of this year, before setting its most recent slot. And now, we’ll have to wait even longer. But knowing Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie and co., it’ll be worth our patience.

Other movies changing release dates

(L-R) Noah Jupe and director John Krasinski and on the set of Paramount Pictures' "A Quiet Place Part II."

‘Mission’s arrival in May 2025 punts Paramount’s latest animated ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ movie (which has yet to confirm a title) to December 19th of that year, which unfortunately puts it squarely in the crosshairs of the third ‘Avatar’ movie.

With the June 28th slot opening up next year, Paramount is shifting horror thriller prequel ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ from its planned March launch to that date. The film, which stars Lupita Nyong’o, is set on the day the sound-hunting aliens arrive and start causing chaos.

Elsewhere, John Krasinski’s latest directorial effort ‘IF’, starring Ryan Reynolds, is moving a week from May 24th to May 17th.