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Filming of Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible ‘suspended’ AGAIN after fears of a Covid outbreak among crew
THE filming of Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster installment of Mission Impossible is rumoured to be suspended AGAIN over fears of a Covid outbreak.
Shooting of MI7, starring Cruise, 58, as special agent Ethan Hunt, had originally been stopped in March as scenes were being shot in the Italian city of Venice.
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Rising coronavirus cases across Italy meant shooting was halted as deaths spiralled to more than 35,000 and production was moved to the UK and then Norway.
Earlier this month filming resumed in Rome and Cruise was joined by cast members Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell for the return to work and they had all travelled to Venice earlier this week to carry on work.
But sets of the film were left empty today after extras were allegedly told to stay away - over fears that coronavirus cases had been reported among the production.
It is believed there has been a positive test at a lab in Venice and filming had been suspended while further checks are made.
A source said:''There are about 150 extras involved in the filming and late on Thursday they were all told not to turn up for work and they would be notified when they would be allowed back on set.
''No official reason has been given but it's feared it's down to covid and this will be the second time the production has been hit because of the virus.''
Filming had begun in Venice on Wednesday and a masked Cruise was seen jumping between boats on Venice's iconic canals while crowds looked on.
Crew had asked onlookers not to gather together so closey and even Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie had been heard thanking people for turning up but to make sure they kept socially distant.
Sources said the case had been traced back to an American extra who had arrived last week for filming but there were also unconfifmed reports that a bodyguard had also tested positive in Rome.
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The Sun revealed earlier this month how during filming in the Italian capital there had been fury as scenes were filmed in a Covid hub hospital in the centre of the city and some crew had been spotted without masks.
The film is said to have brought in £20 million into Rome where filming lasted three weeks and the set had been due to stay in Venice until early November.
Venice City Council was paid £200,000 for filming to take place at the famous Palazzo Ducale but today but now things have been put on hold again and sets were being dismantled.
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