Mission: Impossible 7 production has hit a snag after a positive COVID-19 test.
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As initially reported by The Hollywood Reporter, at least one member of the production tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Mission: Impossible 7 production has been halted until June 14.
“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,” read a statement from the production confirming the set.
This is another COVID-related setback for the film, which certainly won’t make star Tom Cruise happy. Cruis previously went on a tirade over people violating COVID-19 protocol on set.
“It can get fraught. Fraught and personal,” Cruise recently told Empire Magazine about the rant. “I said what I said. There was a surge happening in England also at that point. And there was a lot at stake at that point. But it wasn’t my entire crew. I had the crew leave the set, and it was just select people. And the wonderful thing is that we never shut down again. And here we are, continuing to film.”
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Joining Cruise and Hayley Atwell are returning Mission: Impossible alums Rebecca Ferguson (Doctor Sleep), Simon Pegg (Ready Player One), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Vanessa Kirby (Hobbs & Shaw) and Henry Czerny (Ready or Not) along with newcomers Shea Whigham (Joker), Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Avengers: Infinity War) and Esai Morales (La Bamba, Titans) who will replace Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road) for the villain role.
Mission: Impossible 7 is set to premiere on May 27, 2022.