Hollywood star Tom Cruise is delaying the filming of the eighth instalment of Mission: Impossible to attend King Charles’ coronation.
“Tom has been invited to King Charles’ Coronation and there is no way he would have ever turned it down,” a source told The Sun. “It is a hugely prestigious event and Tom is a real royalist — plus he is now close with Prince William and Kate."
Cruise told film bosses to shut down the production of Mission: Impossible over the Coronation weekend to make sure he can attend.
The source added: “It shocked some people on the film, as Tom is so dedicated to his craft and would never normally deviate from his intense production schedules.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, leaked recordings showed Cruise shouting and swearing at cast and crew on the Top Gun set over alleged breaches of Covid safety guidelines.
In the leaking recording, Cruise could be heard saying: “I don’t ever want to see it again, ever! And if you don’t do it, you’re fired, if I see you do it again, you’re fucking gone. And if anyone in this crew does it – that’s it, and you too and you too … don’t you ever fucking do it again.”
“That’s it! No apologies. You can tell it to the people that are losing their fucking homes because our industry is shut down. It’s not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education.”
“Mission: Impossible 8” is currently getting ready to be released in June 2024.