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Paramount decided to tease fans with a surprise during the digital release of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. On Wednesday the official X handle of the Mission: Impossible franchise sent out a message that read: “The mission was compromised. So we had one option left: release everything. Full movie on YouTube now.” Take a look at the X post The mission was compromised. So we had one option left: release everything. Full movie on YouTube now. #MissionImpossible https://t.co/cZhRivApV4 — Mission: Impossible (@MissionFilm) August 20 2025 As soon as this was shared on X it instantly caught attention with many believing they were about to stream Tom Cruise’s last outing as IMF agent Ethan Hunt. Instead clicking the link led to something entirely different. What did fans actually see? The YouTube link opened to a live broadcast resembling a spy transmission from IMF headquarters. A glowing radio device pulsed on screen while an audio track played a series of long and short beeps. For those who know Morse code it wasn’t random noise — it was the entire script of Mission: Impossible 8 being transmitted. The video description clarified: “A secure livestream of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning full movie is running now. But the Entity has infiltrated every major streaming platform so this livestream was compromised. The full script had to be transmitted in Morse Code to avoid detection. We need your help decoding it. Your mission begins now.” Heres how did fans react to the prank? Although the comments sections were turned off on the YouTube video responses poured in on X. One of the fans wrote “Peak trolling.” Another added “The entire script in Morse Code. Insane! Love it lol.” What seemed like a bait-and-switch quickly turned into a buzzworthy campaign with fans praising the creativity of the marketing stunt. Some even began sharing snippets of decoded lines from the script turning the gag into a participatory game. About Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning Directed by Christopher McQuarrie The Final Reckoning marks Tom Cruise’s last ride as Ethan Hunt the character he has embodied for almost three decades. The movie which first hit theatres in May features familiar faces like Hayley Atwell Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg. For longtime fans this eighth instalment was both a celebration of Cruise’s daredevil stunts and a farewell to an iconic action role. Where can fans watch it now? The film has just been released digitally and will soon stream on Paramount+ joining the earlier seven Mission: Impossible films already available on the platform. For now the Morse code stunt remains a quirky reminder that the franchise thrives on espionage-style twists even outside the movie theatre. What did critics say? David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter summed it up best: “Cruise’s commitment to performing his own stunts and giving audiences the analogue thrill of in-camera daredevilry instead of digital fakery has progressed to ever more astonishing feats over the course of eight Mission: Impossible movies.” Story highlights Paramount trolled fans by claiming Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning was streaming on YouTube but... The marketing stunt went viral with fans calling it “peak trolling” and even attempting to decode the script. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie the film marks Tom Cruise’s final outing as Ethan Hunt now out on digital and soon streaming on Paramount+.