Tom Cruise ‘gained extremely rare permission to shoot his upcoming film Mission: Impossible 8 at London’s Westminster Abbey’
- Tom Cruise is set to have a new premiere in his glittering film career – the actor has received an extremely rare permission to shoot Mission: Impossible 8 at Westminster Abbey in London
- The Hollywood heavyweight, 60, is set to return to the British capital to film for the franchise’s latest film and he will be playing scenes inside the religious landmark
- It comes after Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 were postponed earlier in the year due to Covid-related delays
Tom Cruise is set to have a new premiere in his glittering film career – the actor has received an extremely rare permission to shoot Mission: Impossible 8 at Westminster Abbey in London.
The Hollywood heavyweight, 60, is set to return to the British capital to film for the franchise’s latest film and he will be playing scenes inside the religious landmark.
A film source told The Sun: “Nothing but the biggest and best will do [for Tom].
write history? Tom Cruise, 60, is set to have a new premiere in his glittering film career – the actor has received an extremely rare permission to film in Westminster Abbey
“So when he wanted to shoot in a church for the new Mission film, it had to be Westminster Abbey. They turn down almost every request, so it’s an incredible credit for Tom and the production team to say yes.
“It will be an extraordinary location and will set the tone for how big this film will be. The budget is huge, of course, but the ambitions are even bigger.”
M has reached out to Paramount Pictures and Westminster Abbey for comment.
Privilege: The Hollywood heavyweight is set to return to the British capital to film for the franchise’s latest film, and he will be playing scenes inside the religious landmark
It comes after Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 were postponed earlier in the year due to Covid-related delays.
The latest installment in the action saga, the seventh film, was originally slated for a July 2021 release but was pushed back to May this year and later pushed back again to September 30.
However, Paramount Pictures and Skydance have announced that due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on production, the film will now only hit theaters on July 14, 2023.
Breaks: It comes after Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 were postponed earlier in the year due to Covid-related delays (Tom pictured in Mission: Impossible 3 in 2006)
As a result, the eighth film, which was expected to be released in July next year, is now only coming out on July 28, 2024.
In a joint statement, the studios said: “After careful consideration, Paramount Pictures and Skydance have decided to push back the release dates for Mission: Impossible 7 & 8 in response to delays caused by the ongoing pandemic.
“We look forward to offering moviegoers an unparalleled theatrical experience.”
Production on the seventh film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, began in Venice, Italy in February 2020 but was halted due to the pandemic and eventually moved to the UK when work was able to resume.
However, delays have occurred twice, most recently in June 2021 after cast and crew tested positive for COVID-19.
Tom is known to do his own stunts, and it was recently revealed that he learned to fly a WWII military plane for Mission: Impossible 8.
A source recently told The Sun: “Tom had started learning to fly a Boeing Stearman biplane for a big stunt scene in Mission: Impossible 8 earlier this year.
“It’s obviously a highly skilled job, but as usual he has no plans to cut corners or bring in a stuntman.
“Mission: Impossible 7 just wrapped up filming, but Tom hasn’t taken a break.
“And trying to film breathtaking scenes with an 80-year-old plane is particularly dangerous.”
Learning: The actor reportedly recently learned how to operate a 1943 Boeing Stearman Model 75, having recently wrapped up filming on Mission: Impossible 7