Positive COVID test stops production of ‘Mission: Impossible 7’

ITALY / CNN — Months after Tom Cruise was recorded scolding crew members who violated social distancing protocols, production of “Mission: Impossible 7” has been shut down because of a positive COVID-19 test.

Paramount, which is producing the latest film in the Cruise franchise, did not say who on the production had tested positive.

“We have temporarily halted production on Mission: Impossible 7 until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing,” Paramount’s statement read. “We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation.”

Filming in Italy had initially been suspended in February 2020 because of the pandemic and then resumed in October.

In December, The Sun obtained and published audio tapes that allegedly feature Cruise reprimanding two crew members who were reportedly standing within six feet of each other.

“We are the gold standard,” Cruise can be heard saying in the recording. “They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us! Because they believe in us and what we’re doing.”

The film has been scheduled for a May 2022 release.

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