Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 Get New Release Dates
It appears that fans will have to wait even longer to see Ethan Hunt in action, as Paramount’s Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8 have been pushed back yet again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, amid the surges of new COVID variants, Paramount has decided to delay the two films yet again, believing that American audiences will not be ready to return to theaters in the upcoming months.
The two films have been through countless delays due to the pandemic over the past 20 months, as Mission: Impossible 7 was originally set to release in July 2020 before being moved to December 2020 then to November 19, 2021, May 27, 2022, and as of recently, September 30, 2022. Mission: Impossible 8 was originally planned for an August 2022 release date before moving to its recent July 2023 release date.
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According to reports, Paramount and Skydance have released a statement announcing the delay. “After thoughtful consideration, Paramount Pictures and Skydance have decided to postpone the release dates for Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 in response to delays due to the ongoing pandemic. The new release dates will be July 14, 2023, and June 28, 2024, respectively. We look forward to providing moviegoers with an unparalleled theatrical experience.” Although they have shifted the Mission: Impossible dates, both studios plan on keeping Top Gun: Maverick (which also stars Cruise) for a May 27, 2022 release.
Unlike other studios including Disney and Warner Bros., which have had many of their films available to stream the same day as their theatrical release, Paramount looks to be sticking with keeping many of their big titles, like last year’s A Quiet Place Part II exclusively for
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