Production on “Mission: Impossible 7” has quickly shut down after not less than one member examined constructive for coronavirus.
Filming will pause for 2 weeks on the motion movie starring Tom Cruise. It’s unclear who or what number of members of the crew examined constructive.
“We have temporarily halted production on ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing. We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation,” a spokesperson for Paramount Pictures advised TheWrap.
Cruise erupted on the crew in December over a lapse in COVID-19 protocols, with The Sun acquiring explosive leaked audio of his rant.
“They are back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us, because they believe in us and what we’re doing,” Cruise shouted. “We are creating thousands of jobs, you motherf—ers. I don’t ever want to see it again. Ever! And if you don’t do it, you’re fired, and I see you do it again, you’re f—ing gone.”
Cruise just lately defended his feedback by saying “I said what I said,” clarifying that he wasn’t directing it on the total crew.
“There was a lot at stake at that point. But it wasn’t my entire crew. I had the crew leave the set and it was just select people,” Cruise stated. “All those emotions were going through my mind. I was thinking about the people I work with, and my industry.”
Production on the seventh “Mission: Impossible” movie first shut down in February 2020 originally of the coronavirus pandemic. It resumed this fall and has shot in Italy, Norway and most just lately London.
Christopher McQuarrie, who directed the earlier two films within the franchise and can be directing “Mission: Impossible 8,” directs the sequel that’s slated for launch on May 27, 2022. “Mission: Impossible 7” additionally stars Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Cary Elwes and Angela Bassett.