The stakes are getting even higher in the latest Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One trailer. Production for the latest Mission: Impossible sequel has endured a number of hurdles since being announced in early 2019, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing both a delay and shutdown, including the now-infamous audio clip of Tom Cruise berating two crew for not following COVID-19 set rules. Finally wrapping in September 2021 after a year, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One is gearing up to make its long-awaited debut in July.
After nearly a year of leaving audiences hanging for more footage, Paramount Pictures has released a new Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One trailer.
The trailer, as seen above, offers the best look yet at Cruise's various death-defying stunts to come from the sequel, including being hung off a cliff twice and sending a train flying and crashing. The video also teases Ethan's past coming back to get him and hinting the villain may be someone he's encountered before.
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As expected from the franchise seven movies in, the Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One trailer takes the time to spotlight many of death-defying stunts that were making headlines throughout the film's production, namely Cruise going over a cliff for two major set pieces in the film. While the previous trailer memorably ended with his jumping off a cliff on his motorcycle, the new video goes a step further by showing off more of the train-set sequence to be featured in the film.
Another major point of interest seen in the Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One trailer is further insight for the plot of the next sequel. Between the return of Henry Czerny's Kittridge and Esai Morales' unnamed antagonist teasing it's "been a long time" since he and Ethan have crossed paths, the story seems to hold deeper ties to the franchise's past. The trailer also spotlights more trademarks from the original Mission: Impossible movie returning, including the frequent use of Dutch angles in tense face-offs.
Outside of being another action-packed installment, one of the biggest feelings from the Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One trailer is that it's potentially building up to an emotional finale for Cruise's iconic hero. It was originally reported that Part Two would act as a send-off for Ethan, bringing his 28-year run to an end, though writer/director Christopher McQuarrie recently hinted plans may have changed. But with Ethan putting his life on the line for those closest to him, he may be putting his death-defying days behind him in the near future.
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