Mission: Impossible 7 Needs This Change After Test Screening, Says Paramount Boss
gamerant.comMovies have been getting longer and longer for a while now, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is no exception, as the first test screenings of the film have left Paramount Pictures' President calling for it to be trimmed down.
The trailer for the seventh entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise premiered in May of last year, instantly getting fans hyped for the type of stunts Tom Cruise will perform in his penultimate outing as Ethan Hunt, and it looks like there’s plenty of footage from his action exploits. Since the franchise began its cinematic history, Mission Impossible movies have seen their runtime extend, with the 1996 classic coming in at just under 2 hours, whereas Fallout tops out at 148 minutes.
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These new editing pointers come from Paramount Global's president, Bob Bakish, who commented on it during a conference panel (via IndieWire). Bakish said that after the first test screening, “the audience lost their mind,” but despite that Mission: Impossible 7 is “still too long, they’ve got to cut it.” Naturally, Bakish threw plenty of compliments towards Cruise, yet the bottom line is that the film “is insane. It’s like a complete thrill ride,” which is exactly what fans will be hoping for come July 2023.
Bakish refrained from giving out a specific number for what studio executives and Mission: Impossible 7 director Christopher McQuarrie might consider too long. However, these statements do make it sound as if Dead Reckoning Part One is all but guaranteed to surpass 2018’s sequel. On the other hand, Mission: Impossible 7 will be the first installment in the saga divided into two parts, which could help alleviate the lengthy runtime of this first cut.
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