“MI:7,” at the time, was “still too long” and needed to be edited down. (The last entry, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” clocked in at 147 minutes, making it the longest of the ...

Christopher McQuarrie, who directed the two previous “Mission: Impossible” movies, returns, as do ensemble members Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames and Vanessa Kirby.