Posted on 02/24/2020 6:45:31 PM PST by RummyChick
Nothing can stop Ethan Hunt ... except the coronavirus.
That's right ... Tom Cruise and co. are gonna be sent packing from Italy after Paramount announced Monday they were putting a pause on production for their latest installment in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise -- and it's all because of the worldwide outbreak.
The studio says, "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."
As you might've noticed in the many 'MI' sequels -- including this last one -- they shoot all over the world ... especially Europe. Coronavirus has already reportedly affected a couple hundred or so people in Italy alone, so Paramount clearly isn't taking any chances.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
I’m a guy, but Peter Graves, Greg Morris, and Martin Landau out-sexy Tom Cruise any day.
Italy seems hit hard. I’m not sure why. Is this Marco Polo’s fault?
This is significant—stopping a movie production like this is an expensive proposition.
They will have insurance.
Just wonder if there is an exclusion for a pandemic. Insurance may be one reason why WHO isn’t using the pandemic word.
LOL....mission....is.....impossible.
I'm a gal and YOU are 100% correct!
Barbara Bain wasn't so bad either.
They found a mission he was not willing to accept.
I’m a guy, but Peter Graves, Greg Morris, and Martin Landau out-sexy Tom Cruise any day.
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Well they will never out sociopath him as Vincent the assassin in the movie Collateral. Tom Cruise is an oddball but he’s a hell of an actor as is shown here.
Up to 7 now. Wow.
As a side note: after the debacle that was Fast and Furious 8, was surprised that a ninth installment is coming out in that franchise.
Glad the filthy Communist Chinese studio funding this movie is losing shit-tons of money.
I will not watch any film or franchise even partially funded by the ChiComs
“Turn and burn Mav!”
7. ????
Enough already.
Ruined the TV series I grew up with from movie one.
Nothing but a lame action movie with crappy and silly plots.
She was hot.
will Burger King be marketing a movie tie-in Mission Impossible burger?
This is starting to get funny. The panic
I thought Scientologists that paid to be at Tom’s level could physically will things to occur, or not occur.
Why is he not destorying the corona viruses where he is in italy with his mind and will? Sickness to CoS folks is a mental thing that can be willed away.
I guess there is an upside to the Coronavirus.
I was in Scotland in September when they were there filming the new Fast and Furious. They were filming on the street right behind our hotel so we walked in trying to get a peek. A really nice Scottish security guard showed us the back way to our hotel and walked us half way there. lol
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