Paramount Pictures and Skydance have just released a jaw-dropping behind-the-scenes look at Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and it’s everything fans have come to expect from the most death-defying franchise in cinema. No green screens. No CGI. Just Tom Cruise hanging on for dear life—literally.
No CGI, No Problem: Cruise Goes Airborne Again
In a brand-new BTS featurette, Cruise performs a stunt at 8,000 feet above ground with 140 mph winds ripping past him, proving once again that when it comes to pushing the limits of cinematic action, he is the limit. The clip offers a glimpse of Cruise performing one of the most ambitious practical stunts in the franchise’s history—and that’s saying something.
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As fans of the series know, each Mission: Impossible film escalates in both intensity and realism, and The Final Reckoning is set to be the most exhilarating entry yet. There’s no faking the adrenaline here—every gust of wind, every freefall moment, every inch of risk is real.
The Reckoning Begins: Story, Cast, and Legacy
Set to release May 23, 2025, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning sees Tom Cruise return as Ethan Hunt in a globe-trotting adventure that puts everything on the line. “Our lives are the sum of our choices,” teases the official synopsis, and it seems Hunt’s past may be coming back in a way even he can’t outrun.
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who also co-wrote the script with Erik Jendresen, the film continues to build on the character-driven intensity and jaw-dropping action that have redefined modern spy thrillers.
The cast is stacked with franchise favorites and exciting newcomers: Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, and many more. The return of familiar faces like Holt McCallany and Rolf Saxon (from the original Mission: Impossible) adds layers of nostalgia to this explosive finale.
See It How It Was Meant to Be Seen
The Final Reckoning is designed for the biggest screens possible. Shot with IMAX cameras and optimized for premium large formats including Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and ScreenX, the film demands to be experienced in theaters.
No streaming. No shortcuts. No digital substitutes. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning detonates in theaters on May 23, 2025. Accept the mission.
About Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
RELEASE DATE May 23, 2025
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chris Brock
PRODUCED BY Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie
BASED ON THE TELEVISION SERIES CREATED BY Bruce Geller
WRITTEN BY Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen
DIRECTED BY Christopher McQuarrie
STARRING Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Mariela Garriga, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk and Angela Bassett
SYNOPSIS
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
Are you ready to accept the most insane mission yet? Will this be Tom Cruise’s most legendary stunt of all time? And what are your theories on how Ethan Hunt’s story will end? Let us know using #MissionImpossible on social media.
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