Tom Cruise is back in action to take on another nearly impossible task in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Since the film’s title was initially Dead Reckoning: Part Two, fans wondered if the switch to “final reckoning” indicated that it could be the last Mission: Impossible installment. The full trailer, which aired during the February 2025 Super Bowl, teased that this could be “one last time” with the Impossible Mission Force. So, is it true — is MI8 the last movie of the franchise?
Get all the details about Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning below.
The eighth installment is scheduled to hit theaters on May 23, 2025—nearly 30 years after the original Mission: Impossible premiered in 1996.
The film is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who has helmed multiple entries in the franchise.
Initially, the film was intended as “Part Two” of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. While it continues the story, the title was changed to Final Reckoning, although many expected it to be “Part Two.”
When the seventh film was released, Cruise wrote on his Instagram, “I am so grateful to be able to travel the world to bring these films to you.” He truly embraced his role and took on a Mission: Impossible-worthy challenge by traveling to four U.S. cities—Toronto, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Miami—to surprise fans at screenings in 2023.
