Mission: Impossible 8, starring Tom Cruise, has been shooting for nearly two years ā and itās set to cost over $300m.
The next entry in the Mission: Impossible series could be facing an uphill battle to reach profitability, should a new report regarding the projectās budget be accurate.
All the way back in March, production on the film restarted following a pause in production. Originally, the film was set to be shot back-to-back with Mission: Impossible ā Dead Reckoning but then a global pandemic and a near-year of Hollywood strikes complicated things just a touch. The production of the as-yet untitled eighth film was suspended, reportedly with about 40% in the can.
Back in March, production resumed with the stakes high, not least because Dead Reckoning ā despite earning an impressive $567m at the global box office ā came with a prettty hefty price tag. It was itself a film that had endured a pricey production, not least because of the factors mentioned above, costing almost $300m.
Christopher McQuarrie, the filmās director, revealed that Mission: Impossible 8 still had to go to some pretty exotic places and the movieās most complicated and expansive action sequence still had to be shot.
And then more problems came. A mailfunctioning crane meant that a whole submarine got stuck and production was once more suspended. In July, the film was still adding new names to its cast and here in October, the production of the remaining 60% of the film is still ongoing. The film is set to release on 23rd May 2025 with a trailer soon being revealed.
However the other story here is the filmās production cost which are already said to be north of $300m with plenty more to pay for, according to Puck. The last film struggled to recoup its production costs and despite shedding the Part 2 element of its title, the upcoming movie is narratively connected to its predecessor in all sorts of ways, a problem that Paramountās marketing team is going to have to overcome if it somehow wants to grow the filmās audience.
With the first trailer (and new title) inboud, weāre looking forward to seeing how the studio handles this one. 2025 is a pretty stacked year for films but at least this time, the new Mission: Impossible movie has a decent run booked on IMAX screens which will help the filmās haul.
When production on the film does finally wrap, weāll let you know. Tom Cruise might even put his feet up for a day or twoā¦