Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Rebecca Ferguson
Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, New Republic Pictures, TC Productions, Bad Robot
Kent Locations Used: The Historic Dockyard Chatham
The seventh offering in the Mission: Impossible film series, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023) is an American spy film following Impossible Missions Force (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt and his team of operatives as they fight to stop enemy forces.
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Top Gun: Maverick), Dead Reckoning features the return of Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Jerry Maguire) as Ethan Hunt, with other cast members including Hayley Atwell (Christopher Robin (2018), The Sweeney (2012)) as Grace, Vanessa Kirby (Genius (2016), The Crown (2016-2022)) as The White Widow, Simon Pegg (Burke and Hare (2010), The World’s End) as Benji Dunn, Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction, Bringing Out the Dead) as Luther Stickell, Esai Morales (La Bamba, NYPD Blue) as Gabriel and Rebecca Ferguson (The Greatest Showman, Dune: Part One) as Ilsa Faust.
Production visited The Historic Dockyard Chatham where they filmed a market scene in Midwife Alley and the Chain & Cable Sheds. Unfortunately, we think this scene did not make the final cut – but let us know if you spot it!
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is a 17th Century dockyard which spans over 80 acres, containing over 100 buildings from the Georgian and Victorian periods. It is one of the most popular filming locations in Kent, having recently played host to A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), Blitz (2024) and Series 2 of SAS Rogue Heroes (2025).
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023) was released in UK cinemas on Monday 10th July 2023.
For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.
