Release dates for 'Mission: Impossible' sequels delayed

Tom Cruise attends the "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout" premiere in 2018 in Washington, DC. File Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI Tom Cruise attends the "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout" premiere in 2018 in Washington, DC. File Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI Tom Cruise arrives at the Tokyo International Airport in 2018. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Hayley Atwell, who portrays Evelyn Robin, in "Christopher Robin" attends the premiere of the film at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Ving Rhames (L) and his wife Deborah Reed attend the premiere of "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" in Universal City in 2007. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The release dates for Tom Cruise's action pictures, Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8, have been postponed to 2023 and 2024.

"After thoughtful consideration, Paramount Pictures and Skydance have decided to postpone the release dates for Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 in response to delays due to the ongoing pandemic," the companies said in a statement Friday.

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"The new release dates will be July 14, 2023, and June 28, 2024, respectively. We look forward to providing moviegoers with an unparalleled theatrical experience."

Mission: Impossible 7 had been slated to open on Sept. 30, 2022, while Mission: Impossible 8 had been expected to debut on July 7, 2023.

Christopher McQuarrie directed the next two adventures, which co-star Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby and Angela Bassett.