'Mission: Impossible' 7 And 8 Not Being Shot Back-to-back Due To Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun: Maverick' Duties
- 3 years ago
Tom Cruise and his Mission: Impossible franchise have been in the news for the wrong (?) reasons recently. Firstly, there was the infamous rant against the crew for allegedly not following COVID-19 safety norms, which I think was right to an extent because the movie has been halted so many times because of the pandemic and halting costs money. And secondly, Kangana Ranaut of all people made an excuse of an attempt to compare herself with Cruise. Well, now both the franchise and the actor are back making headlines and the reason isn't that bizarre.
While talking about Mission: Impossible 7 and 8's shooting plans, Deadline reporter Tom Grater stated that,
"As Mission: Impossible 7 nears completion after a remarkable globetrotting pandemic-era shoot, I can reveal that the plan to shoot the franchise’s eighth edition back-to-back has been altered by Paramount. Sources said this is simply down to the shifting release calendar. Star Tom Cruise will now be needed on promotional duties by the studio for Top Gun: Maverick ahead of that film’s planned release on July 2, and will be out of action for a period. Once that film has rolled out – hopefully to packed cinemas in a post-Covid world – production on MI: 8 can begin, meaning the gap shouldn’t be too impactful."
The report further stated that the stories in the UK tabloids claiming that Mission: Impossible 7's schedule has been disrupted by pandemic-related travel issues are false. Director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed on Instagram that the team has wrapped a successful shoot in the Middle East and are traveling back to London to apply a few finishing touches to the picture. That means that it's probably going to release on November 19 this year without any further delays. But what's even greater news is that the fact that Cruise is going on promotional duty means that even Maverick isn't being delayed anymore and is on track to release this summer.
I don't think this is some kind of "setback" or anything. It's pretty normal for movies to be rescheduled. It was quite ambitious for Cruise, McQuarrie, and the rest of the crew to do shoot the two Mission: Impossible movies back-to-back. But I think they've earned this little break. Well, it won't be a break, technically. Cruise will still be working and I am sure that the post-production team will be busy assembling the seventh installment. And it will give McQuarrie some more time to flesh out the eighth movie and enthrall us in a time where we can go to the theatres without the fear of losing our goddamn lives.
Source: Mashable
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