For Tom Cruise, it’s either go big or go home. The last movie star of his generation, he continues to defy death in ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.’ Movie franchises getting stale is not unheard of, but Tom Cruise keeps raising the stake with every movie in the ‘Mission: Impossible‘ franchise.

‘Dead Reckoning Part One,’ the seventh installment in the ‘Mission: Impossible‘ series, is one of the most anticipated movies of this year. Paramount Pictures is pulling all the stops to make sure they have another sure thing on their hands. Paramount Pictures has started the process of test screenings. They have yielded a positive response.

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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Gets Positive First Screening Response

The screenings have confirmed that the adrenaline on the Tom Cruise-led franchise is not wearing off quickly. Bob Bakish, President of Paramount Global, has confirmed they have another hit movie on their hands. He also spoke highly of Tom Cruise in the film. But of course, there’s one change he wants to make to the movie.

“I haven’t seen all of ‘MI:7,’ but I’ve seen a bunch of it. We actually just did the first test screening for an audience last week, and the audience lost their mind. And it’s still too long, they’ve got to cut it. But the movie is insane. It’s like a complete thrill ride. And Tom, he’s very good.” said the Paramount President.

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All About ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’

Tom Cruise returns as IMF agent Ethan Hunt leading a team of highly skilled operators. The nature of his current adventures is unknown, but we expect it to be a continuation of the events of ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout.’ The title suggests some characters may finally have to confront their past mistakes.

Despite being delayed because of COVID-19, Cruise, and the crew pulled together and shot the film by September 2021. Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One‘ stars Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Rob Delaney, Henry Czerny, and Cary Elwes.

‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One‘ has a theatrical release date of July 14, 2023. The sequel, ‘Dead Reckoning Part Two‘ has a theatrical release date of June 28, 2024.

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