By Dave McNary Film Reporter Esai Morales is replacing Nicholas Hoult in Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible 7,” Paramount Pictures has confirmed.
Hoult, who was cast in a villain role earlier this year, has departed due to scheduling conflicts. Production of the film was shut down in Italy in February due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cruise is returning as the seemingly indestructible secret agent Ethan Hunt for two more “Mission: Impossible” movies. Paramout recently pushed back the release date of the seventh installment, which will now debut Nov.
19, 2021. The eighth entry has also been delayed and will hit the big screen on Nov. 4, 2022. Christopher McQuarrie is on board to direct both films.
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