Let’s look back at the memorable time, before the news that the seventh and eighth parts of the “Mission: Impossible” series starring Tom Cruise were postponed due to the pandemic. The author’s reaction motivated Tom to make more films.
According to Variety, on January 21, Paramount announced that Mission: Impossible 7 would change its release date to July 2023 instead of being released in theaters in September as planned. Part eight of the series was also postponed to mid-2024 according to the new schedule.
Due to Covid-19, the Mission: Impossible series encountered many difficulties during production and release. The crew said that the filming process was complicated because the action scenes were done for real, limiting CGI effects. The film crew also had to go to many different countries because they wanted to increase the authenticity of the setting. The next part was filmed in many cities in England, Poland, etc.
In February 2019, Tom Cruise had to cancel filming part seven in Venice, Italy due to the strong outbreak of the pandemic. In late July 2019, the crew arrived in England to complete the film after the government created favorable conditions and did not require quarantine. However, production was halted several times when crew members contracted Covid-19.
Filming during the pandemic caused Mission: Impossible to fall behind schedule and go over budget. Tom Cruise had to spend $700,000 to rent two yachts for the crew to stay on to avoid having to quarantine for 14 days each time they changed locations. He spent millions of dollars renting a military base as a film set to ensure security and social distancing, limiting outsiders from accessing the crew.