Updated On: 16 February, 2021 11:58 AM IST | Washington | ANI
The reason for this is because the franchise's lead actor Tom Cruise is needed on promotional duties for Paramount Pictures' 'Top Gun: Maverick', which is planned to release on July 2.

Tom Cruise. Pic/AFP
The ambitious plan to shoot 'Mission: Impossible 7 and 8' consecutively is being changed. As the current production of 'MI:7' nears completion, the movie's team will not be rolling right into shooting 'MI: 8' as originally planned.
According to Deadline, the plan to shoot the franchise's eighth edition back-to-back has been altered by Paramount.