In late August, production was paused due to a monetary dispute between Tom Cruise and Paramount, though there were differing reports about what the specific problem was.
No Mission: Impossible 6 plot details have been released yet, and the cast is still light on actors right now.
Now production is slated to begin in spring 2017, so work on the blockbuster wasn’t delayed for too long.
Jeremy Renner is also rumored to come back as William Brandt, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.