Tom Cruise returned to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the global premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, which may or may not be the saga’s final episode, going full circle on a French connection that began three decades ago with a memorable first instalment starring Jean Reno and Emmanuelle Béart.

Tom Cruise made a surprise early appearance at Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday at a TikTok creator workshop, where he previewed some of the “never been done” stunts in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

“ Tom Cruise has done it again!” That’s the very early verdict from press screenings for the Hollywood icon’s latest film, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, with the film variously described as “astonishing,” “jaw-dropping,” “insane” and the “action movie of the summer.”

The Cannes Film Festival kicked off its 78th edition with the Opening Ceremony and the world premiere of Amélie Bonnin’s debut feature, Partir Un Jour (Leave One Day), led by Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, and François Rollin.

Fans are eagerly waiting for the appearance of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Janhvi Kapoor, and Alia Bhatts look at Cannes 2025

Insiders, frustrated with the lack of clarity about the president’s plan, are grumbling about the outsized presence he’ll have on the Croisette: "Trump has succeeded, once again, in making it all about him.