Paramounts also hoping to bringMission: Impossible 8to Cannes next year ahead of its May 23, 2025 release.

(Or, for a non-Cannes example, look atJoker 2.)

And if its a dud over there, stateside critics and audience reactions could drown out those critiques.

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