By Paramount Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for “Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning,” the eighth and seemingly final film in the franchise.
The project was hit by various delays – a nine-month delay due to the actors/writers strikes, a shorter one caused by a submarine malfunction, and commitments to finish and promote the seventh film in mid-2023 all impacted the shoot so that it was somewhat stop-and-go over that lengthy period.
With filming in the UK, Africa and the Arctic on the new one, the question is if the franchise can turn things around after ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ resulted in losses of more than $200 million for Paramount.
Critics have adored the series since Brad Bird’s fourth film hit a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, that figure going higher throughout the various Chris McQuarrie films.
However there was seemingly less enthusiasm from some audiences regarding the seventh one in a way there wasn’t on the prior film ‘Fallout’, something that may have contributed to its less stellar box-office performance beyond just the film’s proximity to last year’s Barbenheimer event.
A report earlier this year suggested the eighth film was already “running well over $300 million in production costs” so this one needs to be a success for Paramount.
“Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning” opens in cinemas on May 23rd 2025.
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