Simon Pegghas appeared in four differentMission: Impossiblefilms, starting in 2006 withMission Impossible: III. It’s been 16 years since his debut as Benji Dunn, and the actor still shares a strong love for the franchise. According to theRottenTomatoes score, the films have continued to improve with each installment following the second entry. The final two movies,Dead Reckoning Part OneandTwowere expected to be the last twoMission: Impossibleentries with Tom Cruise; however, that’s not confirmed just yet. Nevertheless, the cast and crew are treating the two-parter as a grand send-off, bringing the franchise to new heights.
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In an interview withDiscussingFilm, Pegg talks about crowds returning to theaters withTop Gun: Maverickand howMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Oneis ‘built specifically for the cinema.’ His full quote can be read below:
“I’m very excited, obviously. I’m glad in a way, I think the success of Top Gun: Maverick has proven to everybody that the right decisions were made in terms of how things have been held back or delayed. Obviously, we need some separation between Top Gun and Mission: Impossible, but they dropped Top Gun at exactly the right moment for it to hit as powerfully. I mean, not least because it’s a great movie, but it just played so well in terms of getting people back to the theater. By the time Dead Reckoning Part One swings around next year, I think people will be fully back in the movie houses if they’re not already, and we’ll see something utterly spectacular that’s built specifically for the cinema.
Audiences can get the full cinema experience whenMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Oneblasts into theaters on July 08, 2025.
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Onehas garnered a lengthy delay history, similar toTop Gun: Maverick. Pegg cited the delays to the films as necessary to make a great product, and he was certainly correct inMaverick’scase.Dead Reckoningwas initially slated for a June 13, 2025, release date; however, following the COVID-19 pandemic,Part Onewas pushed to November of the same year.
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The dates were moved once again, movingPart Oneto August 06, 2025, and the epic conclusion to July 10, 2025; however, these dates wouldn’t remain long. So the next installment was pushed to June 28, 2025, and then one final time to the current release of August 03, 2025.Part Twois set to release a year later, on August 18, 2025. Fans are hoping for the existing dates to be finalized. However, the long delay history of the film leaves anything to chance.
According to Simon Pegg, audiences are in for a film worth the wait whenDead Reckoning Part Onereleases next year, and hopefully, the delays will have the same effect onMission: Impossibleas they did withTop Gun.
