Paramount Pictures on Thursday temporarily shut down production on the British set of Tom Cruise‘s seventh Mission Impossible film after someone tested positive for coronavirus. Furthermore, “We have temporarily halted production on Mission Impossible 7 until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing;” a Paramount spokesperson said in a statement.
At the time, Cruise, 58, told the crew that he worries about people’s jobs every night because of the pandemic. “No apologies,” he said, after singling out several people on the set. Moreover, “You can tell it to the people that are losing their homes; because our industry is shut down. It’s not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education. That’s what I sleep with every night,” Secondly, The film, which paused production four months early last year, along with the rest of the film industry when the coronavirus pandemic took hold. The movie will release in 2022.
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“We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation.” The company provided no further details. In December, Cruise launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the Mission: Impossible set, after he reportedly spotted two crew members violating social distancing rules. In audio released by the Sun tabloid; Cruise can be heard; warning that anyone caught not following the rules to stay at least 2 meters away from others will be fired. It’s unclear exactly when the rant occurred; but production on Mission: Impossible 7 resumed in London in early December.
Filming for; ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 7’; has been halted after at least one crew member; tested positive for COVID-19.
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‘Mission: Impossible 7’ production shut down after at least one member on set tested positive for coronavirus. This comes months after audio leaked of Tom Cruise berating crew members for not following COVID-19 guidelines. #THRNews pic.twitter.com/nnDCT8H8gu
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‘Mission: Impossible 7’ shuts down filming in wake of positive coronavirus test
Back in December Tom Cruise went off on the crew for being loose with COVID safety protocols
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