Mission: Impossible Fans Can Experience Dead Reckoning Part 1 Early - Here's How

Movie theaters will experience a battle this fall outside of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) fighting terrorists.

"Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One" opens on July 12, including premium formats like IMAX. However, it only gets one week for people to see it on the biggest screen possible because Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" releases the following week on July 21 and will take over those IMAX screens for three weeks. This also means Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" will be pushed out of those screens. Cruise has gone the extra mile to get some of those IMAX screens for his movie, but it's unclear how that will shake out. Fortunately for "Mission: Impossible" fans, there's now another way to try to see "Dead Reckoning" the way Cruise thinks it was meant to be seen.

Paramount Pictures announced a special fan event to take place on July 10, two full days before the film's official release. Select theaters nationwide will host special preview screenings of "Dead Reckoning," including IMAX and Dolby Cinema formats, at 7:00 p.m. local time. You can find participating theaters near you here, and get ready to see what extraordinary stunts Cruise pulls off this time.

Even without the IMAX part of the equation, there's little doubt fans will jump at the chance to see "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One" early. The previous installment of the franchise, "Fallout," was a massive success, in no small part due to some of the incredible practical stunts Tom Cruise and team pulled off. The first part of "Dead Reckoning" will undoubtedly raise the ante even further, and the "Mission: Impossible" Early Access Fan Event should do a lot of good in building solid word of mouth so that more people check it out when it's fully released.

It's a long-awaited follow-up, and Chris Aronson, Paramount Pictures President of Domestic Distribution, had this to say of the early previews via Collider, "[f]ive years after the release of Mission: Impossible—Fallout, fans everywhere have been patiently awaiting this seventh installment and we're thrilled to be able to show audiences the most daring and action-packed mission yet. It's a film that demands to be seen on the big screen and we're excited to showcase it in premium formats featuring the most dynamic picture and immersive sound in advance of its release."

Get your tickets right away, as bonus content will also be available, including an IMF enamel pin and a collector's print, while supplies last at local theaters. July's a busy month for movies, so it may not be a bad idea to get in "Mission: Impossible" a little early.