Christopher McQuarrie
The director who co-wrote and helmed the eighth Mission: Impossible film.
Christopher McQuarrie directed the eighth Mission: Impossible film, The Final Reckoning, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Erik Jendresen. He also co-wrote and directed the seventh film, Dead Reckoning Part One, and the two were originally planned to be shot back-to-back. McQuarrie makes a cameo appearance at the end of The Final Reckoning.
Quick Facts
- Primary collaborator
- Tom Cruise
Lore & Background
McQuarrie co-wrote the screenplay for The Final Reckoning with Erik Jendresen. In January 2019, Tom Cruise announced that McQuarrie would write and direct both the seventh and eighth Mission: Impossible films, which were to be shot back-to-back. However, by February 2021, Paramount decided not to move forward with that plan. McQuarrie was in the process of rewriting the film's script by November 2021. Principal photography began in March 2022, was suspended in July 2023 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, resumed in March 2024, and concluded in November. Filming locations included England, Malta, Norway and South Africa. The subtitle was changed from Dead Reckoning Part Two in November 2024.
Reader's Guide
McQuarrie co-wrote and directed The Final Reckoning, the eighth installment in the Mission: Impossible series. He previously co-wrote and directed Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). The two films were originally planned as a back-to-back production, but that plan was abandoned in February 2021. McQuarrie was rewriting the script by November 2021. Principal photography ran from March 2022 to November 2024, with a pause due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The film's subtitle was changed from Dead Reckoning Part Two in November 2024. McQuarrie makes a cameo appearance in the film.
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