Simon Pegg Discovered Mission: Impossible 7 & 8's Titles In A Weird Way
Simon Pegg was in the same boat as audiences as he discovered the Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 titles through the first trailer for the upcoming sequel. Plot details for the next two films are currently under wraps, though they are expected to encompass one story as they are being entitled Dead Reckoning Part One and Two. The main story element known for Mission: Impossible 7 is that Esai Morales is the primary antagonist of the movie, having taken over the role after Nicholas Hoult departed due to scheduling conflicts.
Pegg is one of multiple franchise vets returning for Mission: Impossible 7 alongside Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby and Henry Czerny, who is making his first appearance since the original film. The sequel will also mark the franchise debuts of Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff, Rob Delaney, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, Charles Parnell and Marcin Dorociński, amongst others. Following a variety of COVID-related delays, production on Mission: Impossible 7 wrapped in September 2021 and while those behind the film have to keep mum on its specifics, one star has an interesting story about how he learned of a major element of the sequel.
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In a recent interview with Collider, Simon Pegg shared some insight for the highly anticipated Mission: Impossible 7 and 8. When asked how long he knew the titles for the sequels would be Dead Reckoning, Pegg revealed he hilariously discovered them through the trailer released a couple of months ago and texted writer/director Christopher McQuarrie to ask about it. See what Pegg said below:
«Do you know what? I found out on the day of the trailer
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