“Won’t be another movie like this”: Fans stunned as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning BTS shows Tom Cruise filming in -40°

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is the forthcoming film of Tom Cruise and possibly the last film of the franchise. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who has also written it with Erik Jendresen, the film will be released by Paramount Pictures on May 23, 2025, after a Cannes premiere.

The makers released a behind-the-scenes clip from the film, which showcases Cruise shooting in a chilling -40° temperature in Svalbard, Norway. One fan took to the video's comment section to write that there won't be another film like this. So, let us learn more about this BTS video and the film.

Fans are impressed by Tom Cruise shooting Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in -40°

On April 22, 2025, the makers of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning released a behind-the-scenes video. It showcases the team, including Tom Cruise, shooting in Svalbard, Norway at a -40° temperature. The 44-second-long video opens with the visuals of Svalbard as Cruise calls the place 'breathtakingly beautiful. He adds,

What an absolutely remarkable place to be able to film. It is a unique experience.

The video continues to show the team shooting in extreme temperatures. Simon Pegg says that one can't fake being in such an environment, as the fingers start to freeze without gloves.

Turning to the comment section, fans were thrilled with the BTS video of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. One user wrote,

"There won’t be another movie like this in a long time. Cost $400 million to make. With no CGI, real locations. Enjoy it because they won’t be another like this in a very long time."

Another fan wrote:

"I'm glad I am alive to bare witness."

A fan praised the team for going to the end of the world to shoot.

"You guys literally go to the ends of the world to film the greatest movies ever. Props to the whole crew"

More about Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is an action spy film and the eighth installment in the overall MI franchise. A direct sequel to 2023's Dead Reckoning Part One, the film is produced by Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie. Here's the official synopsis:

Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Made on a budget of $400 million, the film is set to have its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The cast members of the film include,

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
Hayley Atwell as Grace
Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn
Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell
Vanessa Kirby as Alanna Mitsopolis
Esai Morales as Gabriel
Pom Klementieff as Paris
Mariela Garriga as Marie

In a February 2025 interview with Deadline, Cruise revealed that he passed out while shooting a stunt for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. He said,

“When you stick your face out, going over 120 to 130 miles an hour, you’re not getting oxygen. So I had to train myself how to breathe. There were times I would pass out physically; I was unable to get back into the cockpit.”

Are you excited about Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning?