MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 Shuts Down Production For 14 Days Following Positive COVID Test

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 Shuts Down Production For 14 Days Following Positive COVID Test

Well, it looks like Tom Cruise and company will be going on a two-week hiatus after a positive COVID test has forced production to shut down on Paramount's highly-anticipated Mission: Impossible 7.

By RohanPatel - Jun 03, 2021 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Mission: Impossible
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that filming on Chris McQuarrie's hotly-awaited Mission: Impossible 7 has been shut down in the United Kingdom for two weeks after at least one member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19.

It's currently unclear at this time how many people may have been exposed or tested positive, but regardless, all parties that were in close proximity are expected to self-isolate for the next fourteen days. 

In a statement, Paramount said, “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.

This is the third time the blockbuster has been forced to delay production after the first seven-month global shutdown in February 2020 during the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and a one-week delay in October when twelve crew members tested positive in Italy. However, it is the first shut down to happen after explicit audio leaked of the film's 3x Academy Award-nominated star Tom Cruise reprimanding his crew for breaking COVID safety protocols. 

In addition to Cruise as the headliner, the highly anticipated McQ-directed action blockbuster will also see the return of Ving Rhames as Luther Stickell, Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn, Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust, Academy Award-nominee Vanessa Kirby as the White Widow, and Academy Award-nominee Angela Bassett as Erika Sloane. 

Newcomers to the franchise include the aforementioned Hayley Atwell (Avengers: EndgameCaptain America: The First Avenger), Pom Klementieff (Avengers: Endgame; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Shea Whigham (Perry Mason; Marvel's Agent Carter), Henry Czerny (Mission: ImpossibleSupergirl), Esai Morales (TitansLa Bamba), Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2Hobbs & Shaw), Charles Parnell (Top Gun: MaverickTransformers: Age of Extinction), Indira Varma (Game of ThronesCarnival Row), Mark Gatiss (The FatherThe Favourite), and Cary Elwes (The Princess BrideSaw). 

Mission: Impossible 7 lights the fuse in theaters on May 27, 2022; followed by Mission: Impossible 8 on July 7, 2023.

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QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 6/3/2021, 6:30 PM
Tom Cruise is about to go full Les Grossman
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 6/3/2021, 6:31 PM
Eh boy.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 6/3/2021, 6:37 PM
Ohhhhhh man lol
dracula
dracula - 6/3/2021, 6:40 PM
Whatever happened with that story about Matrix 4’s crew lying about the last day of filming to have a wrap party?

Was that true
dracula
dracula - 6/3/2021, 6:44 PM
Well Tom can yell at them for how they are acting on set, cant control what they do on their off time
valmic
valmic - 6/3/2021, 7:10 PM
Jesus this movie will never be finished. We’re going to have to wait another 4-5 years for the 8th one.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 6/3/2021, 7:26 PM
I wish I was a fly on the wall for when Cruise found out
ElricReturns
ElricReturns - 6/3/2021, 7:38 PM
I'm honestly surprised at this point everyone isn't vaxxed. I figured they would pay to get their crews cleared of this risk.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 6/3/2021, 7:45 PM
Is this movie cursed or something? I’d love to see a movie based on the making of this movie, so much drama.
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 6/3/2021, 8:01 PM
Yep Tom ain't happy
Dan
Dan - 6/3/2021, 8:03 PM
Karma never tasted so sweet 😂
tylerzero
tylerzero - 6/3/2021, 8:21 PM
Theoretically, this shouldn't be happening at this time since I *think* everyone has had the opportunity to be vaccinated.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 6/3/2021, 9:14 PM
@tylerzero - But theoretically, it doesn't work like that. Vaccinated people have still caught COVID after the fact.
bcom
bcom - 6/3/2021, 9:29 PM
@tylerzero - The vaccine doesn't stop people from contracting the virus, it does lessen the severity of the illness if caught though. However, a vaccinated person cannot spread the virus if they themselves catch it as their viral load count is too low to be contagious. Studies done around the world seem to all be agreeing on this. Basically, the Covid vaccines work kind of like a flu vaccine.
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 6/4/2021, 1:17 AM
@bcom - They can still spread it, it's just less likely. The vaccine mostly just stops them from dying of it. It basically turns people into healthy teenagers and twenty-somethings.
QuiGonsGhost
QuiGonsGhost - 6/3/2021, 8:26 PM
Man, he might finally snap this time
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/3/2021, 8:26 PM
Tom Cruise: "We are not shutting this [frick]ing movie down!"

(6 months later...)
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 6/3/2021, 9:13 PM
He's really proving his worth as an IMF agent to get this movie done.
sully
sully - 6/3/2021, 9:39 PM
They must have emailed Fauci for this advice.
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 6/3/2021, 9:48 PM
I feel so bad for the people who live and work in totalitarian nightmares like this. Wishing you guys better days ahead.
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 6/4/2021, 1:21 AM
@InfinitePunches - So you were all against the lockdowns when they happened. What's your take on the vaccines?
JaKBaLLTV
JaKBaLLTV - 6/3/2021, 10:02 PM
did someone mention melt-down? 😁
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