It does look as though A Quiet Place Part II and Mission: Impossible 7 will be released this year. Paramount has announced that both films will be released in theatres before going on the streaming service Paramount+ 45 days after their theatrical release dates.
Formerly known as CBS All Access, Paramount+ is set to launch on March 4th. Subscribers will be able to access tens of thousands of episodes from CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon & Smithsonian Channel, as well as hundreds of iconic movies from Paramount Pictures.
However, by the summer, Variety is reporting that the streaming wars will be shaken with Paramount+ set to add thousands of movie titles to its library:
“Upwards of 2,500 movie titles [will be] available to subscribers. These include library titles that are currently licensed to Epix, along with films from other studios such as MGM, Sony, and Lionsgate that appear on the cable channel. Miramax films will be on the service thanks to Paramount’s 2020 decision to buy a stake in the indie studio behind “Shakespeare in Love” and “Pulp Fiction.” The new pact with Epix enables Paramount Plus to have access to hit franchises such as James Bond and Hunger Games despite the fact that those movies were produced by other studios. The result is a much more robust offering of hot film titles than Wall Street and Hollywood initially expected.”
“A Quiet Place Part II,” which I saw last March right before the pandemic hit, will be released on September 17th. “Mission: Impossible 7” is currently scheduled to hit theaters on Nov. 19th.