Tom Cruise smiled as he took off from London in his helicopter on Wednesday to resume filming the eighth installment of Mission Impossible.
The 61-year-old actor, who has been a qualified pilot for almost 30 years after qualifying in 1994, made his way to Longcross in Surrey.
He waved and arrived at the helipad wearing a navy blue quilted jacket with a knitted sweater underneath.
Tom completed his casual look with jeans and white Nike sneakers while carrying a black backpack.
Filming for the eighth installment – likely to be called Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two – has restarted after the actor’s strike delayed production.
Tom Cruise, 61, smiled as he took off from London in his helicopter on Wednesday to resume filming the eighth episode of Mission Impossible
The actor, who has been a qualified pilot for almost 30 years after gaining his qualification in 1994, made his way to Longcross in Surrey
The Mission: Impossible film series, which begins in 1996, is based on a 1966 television series of the same name.
Production on the eighth film was originally halted so the cast could promote part one, but then the strike began causing further delays.
Along with Mission: Impossible, Tom is back in action for a new Top Gun sequel after the huge box office success of the previous entry.
Tom will return as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, and Paramount, which will produce again, hopes to reunite him with his recent co-stars Miles Teller and Glen Powell.
The news that Tom is back in business with Paramount – where he has released many of his recent films – comes just days after he signed a deal with Warner Bros. to produce and develop new films for that studio, including films it will produce. star in it.
According to Puck newsMaverick co-writer Ehren Kruger is writing a script for the third installment in the series.
Sources said The Hollywood Reporter that director Joseph Kosinski is also expected to return after proving himself with the critical and commercial success.
Tom’s last deal with Paramount ended in 2006, despite his continued work with the studio, and the new deal with Warner Bros. is non-exclusive, meaning he can still collaborate with other studios.
Tom gave him a thumbs up as he prepared to take off
He waved and arrived at the helipad wearing a navy blue quilted jacket with a knitted sweater underneath
He was carrying a black backpack
Filming for the eighth installment – likely to be called Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two – has resumed after the actor’s strike delayed production
Production on the eighth film was originally halted so the cast could promote part one, but then the strike began causing further delays.
Along with Mission: Impossible, Tom returns to action for a new Top Gun sequel following the huge box office success of the previous entry
The news that Tom is back in business with Paramount – where he has released many of his recent films – comes just days after he signed a deal with Warner Bros.
However, he is expected to get his own office on the Warners lot.
Tom and his co-stars helped guide the highly anticipated sequel Top Gun: Maverick to a gross of nearly $1.5 billion, and the action film’s months-long run in theaters helped revive the theater business amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Although news of the high-flying sequel struck some as an attempt to capitalize on the positive publicity that Warner Bros. got toned down for scoring a Tom connection, THR reports that its development has been quiet since late fall.
Paramount did not comment on the development.