Tom Cruise Shines at Cannes 2025: Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning Gets 5-Minute Ovation

Tom Cruise Shines at Cannes 2025: Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning Gets 5-Minute Ovatio

May 15, 2025 Komal Das

Tom Cruise made a grand entrance at the 78th Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

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He walked the red carpet alongside director Christopher McQuarrie, warmly interacting with fans by signing autographs and taking selfies

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Fans waved posters from Cruise’s earlier hits like The Last Samurai and Mission: Impossible II, and paid tribute to Val Kilmer from Top Gun

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The film received a roaring 5-minute standing ovation at the Grand Theatre Lumiere, showing strong audience appreciation

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Cruise expressed gratitude, reflecting on his 30-year journey with the franchise and praised McQuarrie’s “absolutely brilliant” direction

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He said, “To be here in Cannes—as a kid, I couldn’t have dreamed of this. I’m grateful to have entertained you for 30 years,” hinting at future projects

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Cruise last attended Cannes in 2022 for Top Gun: Maverick, which earned a 6-minute standing ovation and an honorary Palme d’Or

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning stars Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, and others

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The film releases worldwide on May 23, with an early Indian release on May 17—six days ahead of the global premiere

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