France, April 9 -- Three years after his last appearance on the Croisette, Tom Cruise will return to the Cannes Film Festival to present the latest and final installment of the blockbuster franchise Mission: Impossible. Entitled The Final Reckoning, it premieres on 14 May, before a worldwiderelease in cinemas the following week.

"After nearly three decades of thrills, stunts and twists, Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning promises to deliver an unforgettable cinematic experience," Cannes festival organisers said in a statement.

The eighth film in the action spy series is adirect sequeltoMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One(2023).

Its release was delayed due in part to a massive union strike, which saw many in the movie bus...