The eighth installment of the BԪַMission: ImpossibleBԪַ franchise has been postponed a year, signaling a new wave of release schedule juggling for Hollywood studios as the surpasses three months of work stoppage.
Paramount Pictures on Monday shifted the release date of BԪַDead Reckoning BԪַ Part TwoBԪַ from June 28 to May 23, 2025. Production on the second part of was paused in July while Tom Cruise and company embarked on an international promotion blitz for BԪַPart One.BԪַ
That film ultimately grossed $567.5 million worldwide, falling shy of 2018 installment BԪַFalloutBԪַ ($791.7 million globally) and the heady highs of CruiseBԪַs summer 2022 blockbuster ($1.5 billion). The 163-minute-long action thriller, drew some of the best reviews of the 27-year-old movie franchise, but was quickly eclipsed by the box-office juggernauts of
As HollywoodBԪַs labor turmoil has continued, itBԪַs increasingly upended release plans not just for movies this fall that want to wait until their stars can promote them ( postponed to March), but some of next yearBԪַs top big-screen attractions.
A string of Marvel movies have previously shifted back, as did the third BԪַVenomBԪַ film. BԪַSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,BԪַ has been delayed indefinitely after being dated for March 2024.
Paramount also announced Monday that BԪַA Quiet Place: Day One,BԪַ a prequel to the post-apocalyptic horror series starring Lupita NyongBԪַo, will have its release pushed from March to when BԪַDead ReckoningBԪַ had been scheduled to open, on June 28.
Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the studios are
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