Paramount Pictures has reportedly halted production on Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 7 due to the spread of Coronavirus in Italy.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that crew members had already arrived in the Venice area to begin prepping for the shoot. No actors had yet arrived.
Italian officials have closed down parts of the country, including Venice, due to the spread of Coronavirus. 219 cases of the virus have been reported in Italy, the largest number outside of China.
Following the report in THR, Paramount issued the following statement, “Out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of our cast and crew, and efforts of the local Venetian government to halt public gatherings in response to the threat of coronavirus, we are altering the production plan for our three week shoot in Venice, the scheduled first leg of an extensive production for Mission: Impossible 7. During this hiatus we want to be mindful of the concerns of the crew and are allowing them to return home until production starts. We will continue to monitor this situation, and work alongside health and government officials as it evolves.”
Mission: Impossible 7 is due for release on July 23, 2021 whilst Mission: Impossible 8is set to follow on August 5, 2022.
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