Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two

Everything has changed and the mission hangs in the balance – now more than ever before. IMF agent, Ethan Hunt returns to finish what was started. Alongside his trusted team, Hunt is seeking to put an end to the threat that still looms large over the world. But things have changed and great losses have been suffered. The battle for truth and freedom will test Ethan Hunt to his limit. With so much on the line for the inimitable IMF agent, his task is harder and more personal than ever. If he is going to protect not just the people that he loves but the ideals that he strives for he will have to be careful but also daring; quick but also precise. The question remains; does Ethan Hunt have enough left to give in order to save the world one last time?

What to know

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 2 is an upcoming action spy film that is the final movie in the Mission Impossible franchise and a direct sequel to Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. The two-part finale sees a return to directorial duties for action maestro Christopher McQuarrie with another pulsating score by Lorne Balfe. McQuarrie is a long-time collaborator with the lead actor, producer, and Hollywood legend, Tom Cruise who has been iconic in the role of Ethan Hunt since the 1996 original. Cruise is known to use the series as a way to explore increasingly daring and impressive stunts that he performs himself on camera.

Dead Reckoning Part 2 sees more familiar faces return. The loveable Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg are back as Luther Stickell and Benji Dunn respectively. The pair play loyal members of Hunt’s Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team. Henry Czerny is back as former IMF director Eugene Kittridge. Rebecca Ferguson is Ilsa Faust, once an M16 agent now an ally for Hunt and his team. Hayley Atwell is the ambiguous, Grace while Vanessa Kirby reprises her role as Alanna Mitsopolis - the White Widow. Continuing as the villain of the piece from his role in Part One is Esai Morales who returns as the cunning threat at the heart of the movie. Shea Whigham, Holt McCallany, Nick Offerman, Pom Klementieff, Mark Gatiss, Charles Parnell, Hannah Waddingham, Rolf Saxon and Janet McTeer all round out an expanded cast of incredible talents.

Where to stream

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 2 is set to be released in cinemas on June 28, 2024. The final film in the Mission Impossible series is likely to be released on the streaming platform Paramount+ some months after a long theatrical run.

Production: Timeline, news & updates

• January 14, 2019: Mission Impossible 8 is confirmed to be shooting back-to-back with Mission Impossible 7; the two movies are said to be a two-part finale to the whole franchise. Christopher McQuarrie is signed on to direct both films. (Source: The Wrap)
• May 13, 2020: Lorne Balfe signs on to score Mission Impossible 7 and 8 after having worked with Christopher McQuarrie on a previous film in the franchise.(Source: Film Music Reporter)
• February 15, 2021: After an incredible amount of delays in production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the plan to shoot the seventh and eighth films of the Mission Impossible franchise back-to-back was scrapped. (Source: Collider)
• November 27, 2021: Filming for Mission Impossible 8 began shortly after the filming finished for the previous film. Lead actor, Tom Cruise was photographed in the middle of one of the most daring stunts of his entire career. The stunt is set to be a key scene in the film in which Ethan Hunt is flying a 1940s biplane. (Source: Fox News)
• January 21, 2022: The eighth and final film in the series receives a new release date after delays hampered and slowed down the production. Now it is set for a cinematic release on June 28, 2024. (Source: Deadline)
• April 28, 2022: The last two films in the franchise are confirmed to be titled Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 & 2. (Source: CNET)
• July 28, 2022: Holt McCallany is revealed to be playing a role in the new film; reuniting him with Tom Cruise for the first time since their work together on Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. (Source: Collider)
• August 1, 2022: Nick Offerman and Janet McTeer are confirmed to be joining the cast for the finale of the franchise. (Source: Collider)
• March 2, 2023: It is reported that shooting for the movie is taking place in the port city of Bari in Italy. (Source: Variety)
• March 10, 2023: Actress Hannah Waddingham is confirmed to have joined the cast. (Source: The Playlist)
• March 22, 2023: Actor Rolf Saxon is confirmed to be reprising his role as William Donloe from the first Mission Impossible movie. (Source: Collider)
• March 29, 2023: Director Christopher McQuarrie revealed that the movie had shot in the Arctic with a breathtaking post on social media teasing an icy encounter for Ethan Hunt. (Source: ScreenRant)