Mission: Impossible 7’s title will undergo a small yet important tweak when the blockbuster makes its Paramount+ debut.
However, director and co-screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie revealed shortly before Dead Reckoning Part One’s release thatCruise was uneasyabout the two-part nature of the film’s story. As a result, the pair repeatedly revised Dead Reckoning Part One’s ending to downplay its cliffhanger elements.
This approach will now carry across to Mission: Impossible 7’s streaming release – specifically, what title the spy film arrives under.
Mission: Impossible 7 changes its title on streaming
PerDeadline, Mission: Impossible 7 will stream on Paramount+ retitled as simply “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.” That’s right:without“Part One” tacked on the end.
It’s unclear whether this alteration applies to Mission: Impossible 7’s on-screen title, or simply to its listing on the Paramount+ interface. The former scenario seems the most likely, though.
Regardless of its title, the eighth Mission: Impossible entry is still expected to tie up all of Dead Reckoning’s unresolved plot threads. This includes the IMF’s fight againstrogue AI, The Entity, and the bitter rivalry between Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and Gabriel (Esai Morales).
That said, you shouldn’t necessarily expect Mission: Impossible 8 to conclude the wider franchise itself. While Paramount initially billed what was then Dead Reckoning Parts One and Two as Cruise’s final Mission: Impossible outing, the star himself has sincesuggested otherwise.
Leon is a freelance Movies and TV writer at Dexerto. His past writing credits include articles for Polygon, Popverse, The Escapist, Screen Rant, CBR, Cultured Vultures, PanelxPanel, Taste of Cinema, and more. Originally from Australia, Leon is currently based in the UK.
