Why Mission Impossible 7 & 8 Are Titled Dead Reckoning Explained
Christopher McQuarrie, director of Mission Impossible 7 &8, reveals the meaning behind the ominous subtitle of two upcoming installments Dead Reckoning. After reviving the franchise with the first film in 1996, the spy franchise has gone on to produce numerous sequels, comic books, television series, and even video games. With a constantly rotating cast of iconic characters, some series staples include the likes of Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, and Vanessa Kirby, amongst many more.
Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is set to pick up after the events of the previous film and follow Cruise's Ethan Hunt in his penultimate mission as an IMF agent. In past installments, the titles of Mission: Impossible movies have always been carefully chosen to reflect the themes and ultimate plot, acting as almost a teaser to fans. If anything, this title choice clearly chooses to go down a different direction in an attempt to bring the franchise to a potentially historic end.
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In an interview on podcast Light The Fuse, McQuarrie was joined by stars of the upcoming films where they spoke all about this new direction in the beloved action franchise. Specifically, the director went on to explain the reasoning behind the titles of both films, telling listeners that part one initially began as a Ghost Protocol-esque title before changing the two into parts. Throughout the rest of the interview, the roles of both new and returning characters are also explained. Read McQuarrie's words below:
When I came up with the title, I knew it applied more to part 2 than it did to part 1, which is why it eventually settled on
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