Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible 8 announces major cast update amid filming delays

Stephen Oyoung is joining the Mission: Impossible family. According to Deadline , the actor and stunt performer has signed on to the eighth movie in an undisclosed role. Having worked as a fight choreographer on 47 Ronin and The Equalizer , Stephen has also appeared in TV dramas, including NCIS , Hawaii Five-0 and Good Trouble .

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Penning an announcement on Instagram, Stephen shared his excitement, writing: "Mission accepted! Thank you to Tom Cruise and Chris McQuarrie for having me along for the ride. An absolute dream come true and an incredible master class in filmmaking everyday! Can't wait for you all to see it!"

Currently, details surrounding Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two , have been kept under wraps. Led by Tom Cruise , the Hollywood heavyweight has been spotted filming scenes around the UK in recent months.

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Earlier this year, Tom transformed into his on-screen counterpart Ethan Hunt to shoot at the Natural History Museum in Kensington and Westminster Bridge. Derbyshire and Surrey have also served as filming locations.

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In May, however, it was reported that Mission: Impossible was facing a major setback, after a technical malfunction caused complications. Per The Mirror , cast and crew were forced to press pause after a malfunction with a £23 million submarine occurred. More specifically, the gimbal used to lower the structure had jammed, requiring ongoing repairs. Tom is yet to address these reports.

Currently, the premiere date for the eighth instalment is listed as May 23, 2025. The film was expected to land in cinemas in 2024, but after the SAG-AFTRA strikes began last year, it was forced to delay production.

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Appearing alongside Tom and newcomer Stephen, fans are also awaiting the return of Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames and Pom Klementieff in the sequel.

Details surrounding the film are naturally top secret but director Christopher McQuarrie has teased what's to come. Speaking to Collider , the 55-year-old noted that there will be an epic underwater sequence in Part Two. "Tom and I are constantly reevaluating our own work and asking ourselves how we could have done it better," he explained.

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"We've done underwater sequences previously. We've worked underwater in Edge of Tomorrow, and we worked underwater in Rogue Nation, and we left very dissatisfied with those sequences. And we analyze why we were dissatisfied. What were all the factors working against us? The biggest being, not having real knowledge in that area. Everything you're looking at in Dead Reckoning is the application of knowledge from previous sequences."