"Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" to Premiere at Cannes

Tom Cruise‘s “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is officially headed to the Cannes Film Festival.

The highly anticipated eighth installment in the iconic spy franchise will premiere out of competition on May 14, with Cruise and director-writer Christopher McQuarrie in attendance. 

It marks Cruise’s third time at Cannes, with the first being for Ron Howard’s “Far and Away” in 1992 and the second just a few years ago for “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022. 

During his last Cannes appearance, Cruise also received an honorary Palme d’Or and gave a masterclass to attendees.

“In ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,’ Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, who he has portrayed since the beginning of the franchise in 1996, and his IMF team ask you to trust them one last time,” the Cannes press release states. “After almost three decades of thrills, stunts and intrigue, ‘The Final Reckoning’ delivers an unforgettable cinematic experience.”

Alongside Cruise, “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” stars Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Mariela Garriga, and Angela Bassett. It’s set to release theatrically on May 21 in France and May 23 in the U.S., both via Paramount Pictures.

News about the film’s Cannes debut first leaked in February, when it was revealed that it was weighing a premiere at the festival.

This year’s Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 13 to 24, will reveal its full lineup on Thursday. Other big names in the running to premiere their movies on the Croisette include Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, Kristen Stewart, Jim Jarmusch, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater.