Production continues onMission: Impossible 6, filmmakerChristopher McQuarriecontinues sharing teases on social media, and I continue to highly anticipate this next sequel. McQuarrie marks the first director in theMissionfranchise to repeat, having written and directed the exemplaryMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. He knows the stakes, and he’s made clear that he’s working to makeMission: Impossible 6distinct fromRogue Nationin a number of ways—including visually, withRob Hardy(Ex Machina) serving as cinematographer.
But one thing we’ve been looking forward to inMission: Impossible 6is a big stunt sequence. EachMissionmovie has a show-stopping sequence in whichTom Cruiseperforms some high-flying stunt for our amusement. InGhost Protocolhe hung off the tallest building in the world, and inRogue Nationhe hung off an airplane as it took offinto the air. ForMission: Impossible 6, however, producerDavid Ellisontold us back in Marchthat Cruise is attempting his biggest feat yet:
“What Tom is doing in this movie I believe will top anything that’s come before. It is absolutely unbelievable—he’s been training for a year. It is going to be, I believe, the most impressive and unbelievable thing that Tom Cruise has done in a movie, and he has been working on it since right afterRogue Nationcame out. It’s gonna be mind-blowing.”
After wrapping over a month of filming in Paris, production onMission: Impossible 6moved to New Zealand, and a few days ago McQuarrie took to social media to confirm he was about to start filming this “big sequence.” The filmmaker has shared some other teases here and there, and today a new set photo arrives that shows Cruise in the cockpit of a helicopter (we think) with McQuarrie’s reflection in the window.
So what, exactly, is this stunt? What crazy thing is Tom Cruise doing for our amusement? We don’t know yet, and unlikeGhost ProtocolandRogue One, this sequence has been kept under tight wraps. So sound off with your best guesses in the comments and check out the latest set photos below.
Mission: Impossible 6also starsRebecca Ferguson,Henry Cavill,Vanessa Kirby,Simon Pegg,Michelle Monaghan,Sean Harris,Ving Rhames,Alec Baldwin,Sian Brooke, andAngela Bassett. The film opens in theaters on June 24, 2025.
