[Christopher] McQuarrie reveals that, in the new movie, Faust teams with Cruise’s character to infiltrate a swanky event in Italy, as seen in the exclusive image above.

“They are at the Doge’s Palace in Venice,” says the director, who will wrap up the film’s story in the currently-shooting Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, which is set for release in July of 2024. “It wouldn’t be Mission: Impossible if there was not some formal event that our characters had to attend. They’re walking into an event not knowing what it is they’re walking into and it’s compounded by the fact that there’s a great deal of uncertainty. Ethan is involved in something that he himself does not fully understand.”