Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 get official release dates

Following the news that Mission: Impossible "Rogue Nation" and "Fallout" director Christopher McQuarrie would be returning to direct the next two installments of the franchise, Deadline is now reporting that the untitled "Mission: Impossible 7 and 8" now have dates - specifically July 23, 2021 and August 5, 2022 - which will follow on the report that the two sequels may be shot back to back and be connected somehow. Tom Cruise of course will be returning as series lead Ethan Hunt.

Mission: Impossible 6: Cast photo revealed as filming wraps up in New Zealand

Set for release next year and already wrapping up filming in New Zealand, Paramount Pictures, director Christopher McQuarrie, and Tom Cruise (via Superherohype) have revealed a new cast photo for the upcoming sixth film in the "Mission: Impossible" movie series that's tentatively titled "Mission: Impossible 6" - with Cruise returning as series lead Ethan Hunt alongside Simon Pegg as Benjamin "Benji" Dunn, Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell, and Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust. The film will also star Henry Cavill, as well as bring back Alec Baldwin as the new IMF secretary Alan Hunley.

Mission: Impossible 6 is scheduled for release on July 27, 2018.