Tom Cruise has been filmed tearing into the crew of Mission Impossible 7 in an expletive-laden rant after he witnessed them breaking COVID rules on set.
The Sun reported that when the actor, 58, saw two crew members standing together in front of a computer screen, he walked over to them and said: "If I see you do it again you're f**king gone."
The validity of the report was confirmed by two sources close to the production to Variety.
Listen to the rant below:
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In audio obtained by The Sun, the actor can be heard saying: "We are the gold standard. They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. Because they believe in us and what we're doing. I'm on the phone with every f**king studio at night, insurance companies, producers and they're looking at us and using us to make their movies. We are creating thousands of jobs, you motherf**kers. I don't ever want to see it again. Ever!"
Cruise is pictured below on the set of Million Impossible 7.
The actor has been strictly enforcing the COVID rules on the set of the film.
"You can tell it to the people who are losing their f**king homes because our industry is shut down. It's not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education. That's what I sleep with every night - the future of this f**king industry!" Cruise said. "So I'm sorry, I am beyond your apologies. I have told you, and now I want it, and if you don't do it, you're out. We are not shutting this f**king movie down! Is it understood? If I see it again, you're f**king gone."
The actor then singled out specific members of the crew, telling one: "you're going to cost him his job."
"Am I clear? Do you understand what I want? Do you understand the responsibility that I have? Because I will deal with your reason, and if you can’t be reasonable and I can't deal with your logic, you're fired," Cruise continued. "That's it. That is it. I trust you guys to be here."
As per Variety, the filming of Mission Impossible 7 was hit with delays when 12 crew members tested positive for COVID back in October, but filming resumed a week later.
The film is scheduled to be released on November 19, 2021.