Tom Cruise wears a face mask during the filming ofMission: Impossible 7in Rome on Oct. 9, 2020.Photo: Marco Ravagli/Barcroft Media via Getty
Mission: Impossible 7has suspended production due to a positivecoronavirustest on set.
News of the shutdown was reported on Thursday, in a statement from Paramount Pictures.
“We have temporarily halted production onMission: Impossible 7until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing,” a studio spokesperson toldEntertainment Weeklyin a statement. “We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation.”
It’s unclear at this time how many people may have tested positive, or when production will resume. A representative for Paramount did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The news comes several months after anaudio recording leakedlate last year that featuredTom Cruiselashing out at crew members on the set ofMission: Impossible 7overCOVID-19protocols being neglected.
The big-budget action sequelhalted production in Italyback in February 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak began, buteventually resumed in Rome in October.Varietyreported that the set was then shut down for a week in October after positive COVID tests.
“They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. Because they believe in us and what we’re doing,” Cruise, 58, was heard shouting in the clip. “I’m on the phone with every f—— studio at night, insurance companies, producers and they’re looking at us and using us to make their movies. We are creating thousands of jobs, you m—–f——s. I don’t ever want to see it again. Ever!”
Cruise told the team members that if he sees them “do it again, you’re f—— gone … that’s it.”
“It’s hard to [describe] how incredibly intense and focused he is on making every movie the absolute best possible,” a U.K.-based production source said of Cruise. “TheMission: Impossiblemovies are very special to him.”
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“All those emotions were going through my mind,” he told the magazine. “I was thinking about the people I work with, and my industry. And for the whole crew to know that we’d started rolling on a movie was just a huge relief. It was very emotional, I gotta tell you.”
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Cruise also clarified that the dressing down didn’t happen in front of his “entire crew,” but only “select people” he called out for their actions.
“And here we are, continuing to film,” he added.
source: people.com
