History of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in Timeline
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning sees Ethan Hunt and his IMF team facing their gravest threat yet: The Entity, a rogue AI poised to wreak havoc on a global scale. As a direct sequel to Dead Reckoning Part One, this installment continues the high-stakes mission to prevent the Entity from achieving its destructive goals. Returning cast members include Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and others. Hunt and his team race against time and formidable enemies to secure the future of humanity, contending with moral and physical challenges in this intense action spy thriller.
2018: Lorne Balfe composed the score for Mission: Impossible Fallout
In 2018, Lorne Balfe composed the score for Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
January 14, 2019: Tom Cruise announces back-to-back filming
On January 14, 2019, Tom Cruise announced that the seventh and eighth Mission: Impossible films would be shot back-to-back, with Christopher McQuarrie writing and directing both, with planned releases for July 23, 2021, and August 5, 2022.
January 2019: Cruise announces back-to-back films
In January 2019, Tom Cruise announced that the seventh and eighth Mission: Impossible films would be shot back-to-back, with Christopher McQuarrie co-writing and directing both.
September 2019: Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff join cast
In September 2019, Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff joined the cast of the eighth Mission: Impossible installment.
January 2020: Nicholas Hoult and Henry Czerny cast
In January 2020, Nicholas Hoult joined the cast of the eighth Mission: Impossible film, along with Henry Czerny, who reprised his role as Eugene Kittridge. However, Hoult was later replaced by Esai Morales.
May 2020: Lorne Balfe to compose the score
In May 2020, Lorne Balfe was announced to be composing the film's score for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, after previously doing so for Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
February 2021: Paramount changes plans
In February 2021, Paramount decided to no longer move forward with the plan to film the seventh and eighth Mission: Impossible films back-to-back.
February 2021: Film no longer filmed back to back
In February 2021, it was reported that the film would no longer be filmed back to back with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. By November, McQuarrie was rewriting the film's script.
February 2021: Plans for the eighth film changed
In February 2021, plans for the eighth Mission: Impossible film were altered. Returning and new cast members were announced soon after. Lorne Balfe, who composed the score for two other films in the series, was later replaced by Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey.
July 23, 2021: Initial Release Date
July 23, 2021, was initially planned as the release date for the seventh Mission: Impossible film before plans changed in February 2021.
March 2022: Principal photography began
In March 2022, principal photography began on the eighth Mission: Impossible film, with filming locations including England, Malta, South Africa, and Norway.
March 23, 2022: Principal photography began
On March 23, 2022, principal photography began on the eighth Mission: Impossible film, filmed in the UK, Malta, South Africa, and Norway.
July 2022: Holt McCallany joins the cast
In July 2022, it was reported that Holt McCallany had joined the cast of the eighth Mission: Impossible film.
August 5, 2022: Initial Release Date for Eighth Film
August 5, 2022, was originally planned as the release date for the eighth Mission: Impossible film before plans changed in February 2021.
August 5, 2022: Original release date
August 5, 2022, was the original release date for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, but it was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.
November 4, 2022: First delay date
November 4, 2022, was the first delay date for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, but it was delayed again due to COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.
December 2022: Filming finished in the UK
In December 2022, filming was finished in the UK, and the crew moved to Apulia in Italy to continue filming aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.
2022: Top Gun: Maverick Release
In 2022, Top Gun: Maverick was released. Glen Powell was Cruise's co-star in this film.
March 2023: Hannah Waddingham, Lucy Tulugarjuk and Rolf Saxon join the cast
In March 2023, Hannah Waddingham, Lucy Tulugarjuk, and Rolf Saxon were added to the cast of the eighth Mission: Impossible film, with Saxon reprising his role from the first film.
June 2023: Possibility of Future Installments
In June 2023, McQuarrie told Fandango that Dead Reckoning and The Final Reckoning would not necessarily end the series, and they were developing ideas for future installments.
June 2023: Production Status
In June 2023, it was falsely believed that production was put on hold according to an interview with McQuarrie in the Empire magazine; the production was in fact only waiting for promotion of Part One to complete.
July 7, 2023: Second delay date
July 7, 2023, was the second delay date for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, but it was delayed again due to COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.
July 2023: Cruise Expresses Interest in Reprising Role
In July 2023, during promotion for Dead Reckoning, Cruise expressed interest in reprising his role as Hunt in future Mission Impossible films.
July 2023: Production halted due to SAG-AFTRA strike
In July 2023, production on the eighth Mission: Impossible film was halted due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
October 2023: Dead Reckoning Part Two subtitle removed
In October 2023, Dead Reckoning Part Two was removed as the subtitle for the eighth Mission: Impossible film.
October 2023: Subtitle dropped
In October 2023, the film, originally titled Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, dropped its subtitle.
2023: Lorne Balfe composed the score for Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One
In 2023, Lorne Balfe composed the score for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
2023: Release of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
In 2023, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One was released, preceding Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
March 2024: Production resumed
In March 2024, production of the eighth Mission: Impossible film resumed, after being suspended in July 2023.
April 2024: Katy O'Brian and Tramell Tillman join cast
In April 2024, Katy O'Brian and Tramell Tillman joined the cast of the eighth Mission: Impossible film in then-undisclosed roles.
June 28, 2024: Third delay date
June 28, 2024, was the third delay date for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, but it was delayed again due to COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.
July 2024: Simon Pegg's filming concluded
In July 2024, Simon Pegg revealed that filming had concluded for his part in the eighth Mission: Impossible film.
November 12, 2024: Cruise Sought to Cast Glen Powell
On November 12, 2024, it was reported that Cruise sought to cast Glen Powell to replace him as the new lead for potential future Mission Impossible films; however, Powell denied this.
November 2024: Production concluded
By November 2024, production on the eighth Mission: Impossible film had concluded and the film was in post-production.
November 2024: The Final Reckoning subtitle confirmed
In November 2024, The Final Reckoning was confirmed as the new subtitle for the eighth Mission: Impossible film.
November 2024: Angela Bassett to reprise role
In November 2024, it was revealed that Angela Bassett would reprise her role as CIA Director Erika Sloane in the eighth Mission: Impossible film.
November 2024: Production concluded and new subtitle announced
In November 2024, production on the eighth Mission: Impossible film concluded, and the new subtitle, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning was announced.
April 2025: Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey replace Balfe
In April 2025, it was announced that Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey would replace Lorne Balfe as composers for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
May 5, 2025: World premiere in Tokyo
On May 5, 2025, The Final Reckoning had its world premiere in Tokyo.
May 14, 2025: Screening at Cannes Film Festival
On May 14, 2025, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning screened at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
May 2025: Cruise Confirms the Final Reckoning Is the Final Film
In May 2025, during the New York premiere for The Final Reckoning, Cruise confirmed that the film would be his final film in the series.
May 17, 2025: International Theatrical Release
On May 17, 2025, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning was released theatrically in Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, India, and South Korea.
May 23, 2025: Full Album Release
On May 23, 2025, the full album for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning was released.
June 5, 2025: Tom Cruise sets a Guinness World Record
On June 5, 2025, Tom Cruise set a Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, while filming one of the stunts for the film.
June 14, 2025: Worldwide Gross
As of June 14, 2025, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has grossed $459.5 million worldwide.
2025: Release of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
In 2025, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, sees Ethan Hunt and the IMF team working to stop the Entity, a rogue AI, from unleashing global destruction.
2025: Box Office Topper in China
In 2025, The Final Reckoning topped the box office in China with a $25.6 million gross, $4.9 million from IMAX screenings, and becoming IMAX’s biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood film in China.
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