Watch Tom Cruise’s stunt in deleted ‘Mission: Impossible’ scene
An exclusive deleted scene from “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” showcases an aerial Tom Cruise stunt that didn’t make the final cut.
Tom Cruise is swinging onto TV screens with the streaming release of “Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning,” right in time for the holiday season.
The eight-film franchise, a spinoff of the TV show from the 1960s and ’70s, follows spy Ethan Hunt (Cruise) as he embarks on world-saving adventures across the world.
In what is presumably his final faceoff, “Final Reckoning,” described as an “epic, action-packed culmination of the groundbreaking Mission: Impossible franchise” picks up only a couple of months after the previous instalment with Ethan on a mission to eliminate a digital supervillain.
“The Entity,” a rogue artificial intelligence, has divided people and countries to a staggering degree, and Ethan is pretty much the only chance of staving off global nuclear annihilation. The original AI source code is on a Russian submarine at the bottom of the Bering Sea, and Ethan holds the key to unlock it.
“Our lives are the sum of our choices,” the film’s synopsis says.
USA TODAY’s Brian Truitt gave the eighth installment ★★★½ out of four, writing “this installment feels different in terms of its emotional stakes and like more of a closure than ever, weaving in aspects of past movies while putting Ethan through the direst of straits.”
“If ‘The Final Reckoning’ is indeed at hand, you couldn’t ask for a better death-defying, free-falling, edge-of-your-dang-seat sendoff,” the review adds.
Here is what to know about when “Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning” will be available to stream.
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When will ‘Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning’ be available on streaming?
“Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning” will be available to stream on Paramount+ starting Thursday, Dec. 4. New content typically releases at 12 a.m. ET / 9 p.m. PT (previous day) on the streaming platform.
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‘Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning’ on digital
“Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning,” which released in theaters on May 23, is available to buy or rent on digital platforms, such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home.
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Those who purchase the film on digital “can take a deep dive into the breathtaking production with behind-the-scenes interviews, exclusive commentary and deleted footage not seen in theaters,” the studio said in its press release.
Bonus content includes a behind-the-scenes look at the airplane and ocean stunts, deleted footage montage with optional commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie, the challenges of filming the technical and extremely dangerous stunts and an in-depth discussion with McQuarrie and Cruise.
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‘Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning’ 4K Blu-ray/DVD release
“Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning” became available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on Oct. 14, per Paramount Pictures.
‘Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning’ cast
The cast of “Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning,” according to Paramount Pictures, includes:
- Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
- Pom Klementieff as Paris
- Greg Tarzan Davis as Degas
- Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn
- Hayley Atwell as Grace
- Shea Whigham as Briggs
- Ving Rhames as Luther
- Henry Czerny as Kittridge
- Rolf Saxon as William Donloe
- Esai Morales as Gabriel
- Greg Tarzan Davis as Degas
- Angela Bassett as President Erika Sloane
- Nick Offerman
- Hannah Waddingham
Watch ‘Mission: Impossible − The Final Reckoning’ trailer
‘Mission: Impossible 8’: Tom Cruise saves day at sea and in skies
Superspy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) needs to stop a rogue AI from taking over the world in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.”
Where to watch ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies
For those looking to catch up, the first seven films in the franchise are streaming on Paramount+, as is the old series.
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Contributing: Brian Truitt, USA TODAY
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
