The footage from the new film showcases some of the many, many action scenes we will see when Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt returns in the next film. We see shots of him engaged in a fistfight in the middle of a nightclub, then driving in a vehicle with doors ripped off like he was chasing Dominic Toretto. There are also shots of green gas clouds exploding in the middle of a conference room, probably because of Ethan’s shenanigans. The action highlight of the footage is our first look at the highly anticipated train stunt where Ethan jumps across a moving train, which looks so kinetic and blood-pumpingly cool that you’ll want the whole movie injected into your veins for that sweet, sweet adrenaline rush (we’re paraphrasing our writer on the ground’s words here, but the excitement is contagious). 

We also catch up with some old friends, like Ving Rhames’ Luther, Simon Pegg’s Benji, and Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust, who is seen wielding a sniper rifle against a gorgeous Italian sunset. The biggest surprise, for those not aware of casting news, is the return of Henry Czerny as Eugene Kittridge, who will make his triumphant return to the franchise to scoff at Hunt, telling him “your days of fighting for the greater good are over.” More ominous is a shot of Kittridge telling Ethan to “pick a side,” which has us believe there will be some Dom in “Fate of the Furious” seemingly-betraying-your-friends-but-not-really sub-plot. In any case, we are in for a wild ride.

The next two “Mission: Impossible” movies have been beset by delays primarily because of the pandemic, further pushing back what’s likely to be Tom Cruise’s last outings as Ethan Hunt. At last count, the seventh “Mission: Impossible” film has been scheduled to debut in theaters on July 14, 2023.