Paramount Pictures has delayed several major blockbusters and sequels. Though one much-anticipated franchise relaunch will be coming a bit sooner than expected. Tom Cruise fans, for starters, will have to wait longer for bothMission: Impossible 7andTop Gun: Maverick. Both sequels were pushed back by the studio as Paramount tries to firm things up in anticipation of better box office prospects on the horizon.
Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel to the Tom Cruise 80s classic, is now dated for July 06, 2025. It had previously been set for July 2, right in time for the Fourth of July. The news comes not long after it was revealed that Disney will releaseBlack Widowon July 9. It’s unclear if Paramount’s decision had anything to do with staying out of Marvel’s way.
As forMission: Impossible 7, which once again unites Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie, will arrive on July 24, 2025. It had previously occupied the date now held byTop Gun: Maverick. Both movies have beendelayed multiple timesalready as a result of the theater closures that plagued the industry in 2020.
As a result, the already-announced Mission: Impossible 8 has been delayed as well. It moves from June 23, 2025, to June 20, 2025.Jackass 4, the long-planned sequel in the comedic franchise, is also moving back. It moves one month from September of this year to October 22.Dungeons & Dragons, the long-planned movie based on the enduring game of the same name, has also been delayed. It was delayed a full ten months to June 16, 2025. The good news is thatSnake Eyes, the upcomingG.I. Joespin-off, will arrive sooner than expected, now dated for August 12, 2025. The movie stars Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) in the title role.
Several other Paramount releases have received release dates.A Bee Gees biopicis now slated to arrive in theaters on August 26, 2025. Elsewhere,The Shrinking of Treehornhas received a August 20, 2025 release date, while an untitled comedy that has both Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and John Krasinski (A Quiet Place) set to star, will arrive on June 16, 2025. Details on that particular project, save the release date, largely remain scarce.
Paramount, like every other studio in Hollywood, seems to be encouraged by what they’ve seen at the box office lately, particularly fromGodzilla vs. Kong. After a year that saw ticket sales plunge, things appear to be, albeit slowly, returning to normal. As such, studios have started to firm up slates in the hopes that some of these long-delayed titles can see the light of day.
For Paramount, it will be a different world. New movies such asMission: Impossible 7andA Quiet Place: Part IIwill debut on the Paramount+ streaming service just 45 days after they hit theaters. While theaters will still be a large part of the equation, the lasting effect of 2020 is that streaming has become dominant and exclusive theatrical windows will shrink. This news comes to us viaThe Hollywood Reporter.
