Hollywood’s top star Tom Cruise is targeting the global box office in May with ‘Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning.’ This film has been invited to the competition section of the Cannes International Film Festival, which is considered the world’s most prestigious international film festival, so expectations are high that it will be the best film in the series.

According to Paramount Pictures, ‘Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning’, scheduled to be released in May, has been selected as an official invitation to the 78th Cannes International Film Festival, which will be held in Cannes, France on May 13, and will be screened for the first time at a world premiere event during the festival.

‘Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning’ is the eighth film in the ‘Mission Impossible’ series that began in 1996, and is considered a blockbuster franchise and the bible of spy action movies.This is the first time that the series has been invited to one of the world’s top three film festivals(Cannes, Venice, and Berlin).

It is highly unusual for the Cannes International Film Festival, which mainly invites artistic films with outstanding artistry, to invite a mega-commercial blockbuster like ‘Mission Impossible’, and there are predictions that this film will be the best in the series with high perfection as well as genre fun.

The Cannes Film Festival said, “With nearly 30 years of thrills, stunts and exciting fun, ‘Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning’ will provide an unforgettable cinematic experience.”

With the release of ‘Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning’, domestic theaters are expected to become more active.Furthermore, Tom Cruise, a representative ‘Korean fan’ actor who has been visiting Korea for every new release since ‘Interview with the Vampire’ in 1994, will visit Korea ahead of the film’s release to meet with Korean fans in person, further heating up the excitement for the film.

This move is even more eye-catching as it brings to mind ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, which was released in June 2022 and succeeded in ‘long-term box office success of all time’.’Top Gun: Maverick’ was also first released worldwide at the Cannes International Film Festival before its release, and Tom Cruise later visited Korea to promote the film, drawing attention.At the time, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ became the highest-grossing film in Korea starring Tom Cruise(cumulative audience of 8.23 million)thanks to the steady support of fans.


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