Mission: Impossible 7 Shoot Halted After Crew Members Test Positive For COVID-19
Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible 7 has faced trouble once again. The film currently being shot in Britain had to be shut down for two weeks after some crew members tested positive for Coronavirus.
Tom
Cruise's
Mission:
Impossible
7
has
faced
trouble
once
again.
The
film
currently
being
shot
in
Britain
had
to
be
shut
down
for
two
weeks
after
some
crew
members
tested
positive
for
Coronavirus.
The
reports
have
also
been
confirmed
by
a
spokesperson
for
the
Paramount
and
Skydance
production.
The
production
house
revealed
that
the
filming
will
be
put
on
hold
for
14
days
while
those
involved
will
self-isolate.
"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," added
the
spokesperson.
The
studio
did
not
reveal
who
or
how
many
crew
members
tested
positive.
However,
a
report
by
Britain's
Sun
newspaper
said
that
star
Tom
Cruise
is
not
among
them.
Citing
unnamed
sources,
the
paper
said
that
14
members
of
the
production
tested
positive
after
shooting
a
nightclub
scene.
While
Cruise
did
not
test
positive,
he
will
have
to
self-isolate
for
14
days
among
others
people
who
worked
on
set
during
the
shoot.
The
film
has
already
halted
production
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
It
first
shut
down
production
because
of
the
pandemic
while
in
Venice,
Italy
in
February
2020.
The
film
has
been
shot
around
the
world
including
countries
like
Norway,
Italy
and
Britain
after
the
production
began
last
year
in
December,
but
are
yet
to
wrap
up
the
film.
Reportedly,
Tom
is
simultaneously
shooting
for
Mission:
Impossible
7
and
8.
Notably,
Mission:
Impossible
7
is
due
to
be
released
in
May
2022.
The
film
directed
by
Christopher
McQuarrie
also
stars
Ving
Rhames,
Simon
Pegg,
Rebecca
Ferguson,
Vanessa
Kirby,
Esai
Morales,
and
Hayley
Atwell
in
pivotal
roles.