Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 will no longer be filmed in a row, and Cruise needs to promote Top Gun 2

"Mission: Impossible 7" and "Mission: Impossible 8" were originally scheduled to be shot back-to-back, but due to Tom Cruise's schedule conflict, the shooting plan has now had to be canceled.

While McQuarrie, the director of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, will continue to direct both films, the untitled Mission: Impossible 8 will no longer begin filming immediately after the filming of Mission: Impossible 7 is completed.

According to Dedaline, Tom Cruise now needs to promote Paramount Pictures' Top Gun 2, which apparently cut short the filming schedule for Mission: Impossible 8. Top Gun 2 is currently scheduled to be released on July 2 after being delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

After the promotion of "Top Gun 2" is completed, Tom Cruise, director McQuarrie and other crew members will start filming "Mission Impossible 8".

Yesterday, McQuarrie announced on his Instagram that the team had completed filming of Mission: Impossible 7 in the Middle East and would now head to London, England to put some "final touches" on the film.

"Mission: Impossible 7" is currently scheduled to be released in the United States on November 19 this year, and "Mission: Impossible 8" is still scheduled to be released on November 4, 2022.