The "Mission Impossible" franchise may have hit another snag in production. Due to the coronavirus pandemic moving the release dates of several movies, plans to film the seventh and eighth installments back-to-back have reportedly been scrapped. According to a report from Deadline, the delays affected the franchise’s original plans to film the next two films back-to-back. That falls during a time that would have otherwise been set aside to get the ball rolling on "Mission: Impossible 8." TOM CRUISE PAYING FOR 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7' CAST, CREW TO LIVE ON CRUISE SHIPS AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICCurrently, "Mission: Impossible 7" is on track to hit its new Nov. 19, 2021 release date.

Source: Fox News February 16, 2021 14:26 UTC