Tom
Cruise breaks ankle in stunt, halts production on
'Mission' film
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[August 17, 2017] LOS
ANGELES (Reuters) - Tom Cruise broke his ankle while
performing a stunt on the set of the upcoming "Mission:
Impossible 6," causing production on the film to go on
hiatus while the actor recovers, Paramount Pictures said
in a statement on Wednesday.
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Paramount, a unit of Viacom <VIAB.O>, said the
action movie, which is one of it biggest franchises, remains on
schedule to open on July 27, 2018.
Cruise, 55, who is known for doing his own stunts, was seen in a
video on celebrity news website TMZ trying to jump between the
roofs of two high-rise buildings and landing hard against a wall
during filming in London at the weekend. He was later seen
limping off the set.
"During production on the latest 'Mission: Impossible' film, Tom
Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt. Production will
go on hiatus while Tom makes a full recovery," Paramount said.
"Tom wants to thank you all for your concern and support and
can't wait to share the film with everyone next summer."
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Paramount did not say how long production would be delayed.
Hollywood trade paper Variety said filming could be halted
anywhere from six weeks to three months while Cruise recovers.
Variety said the actor also injured his hip.
“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” in which Cruise reprised
his role as agent Ethan Hunt, made more than $680 million at the
worldwide box office in 2015, according to movie tracker
BoxOfficeMojo.com
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Cruise has carved a career as one of Hollywood's top-earning and
longest-running action stars, much of it built on his reputation for
doing his own stunts, including swinging around a Dubai skyscraper
and hanging off a plane as it taxied down a runway and took off.
"I just don't sleep, I just keep going," he told Reuters in 2015
while promoting “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.”
"Mission: Impossible 6" director Christopher McQuarrie told
Britain's Empire magazine in an interview posted on Wednesday that
the production schedule would be rearranged to shoot around Cruise
while he recovers.
McQuarrie said he did not know how long the immediate hiatus would
be and said there are still seven or eight weeks left of filming.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant and Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by G Crosse
and Leslie Adler)
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