“Mission: Impossible 7” Filming Delayed Due to Coronavirus

Filming on Mission: Impossible 7 has been delayed by three weeks due to the coronavirus.

Paramount Pictures, the studio behind the action series, issued an official statement confirming the delay of the shoot. The shoot was to take place in Venice, Italy.

The Venetian government has requested that there be no public gatherings in the meantime; as Italy has over 200 confirmed cases of the disease, as reported by The Guardian.

“Out of caution for the safety and well-being of the cast and crew of Mission Impossible, and efforts of the local Venetian government to halt public gatherings in response to the coronavirus threat; we are altering the production plan for our three-week shoot in Venice,” Paramount said in their statement.

Everyone’s favourite daredevil Tom Cruise will return as secret agent Ethan Hunt in two more Mission: Impossible movies. An eighth installment is already in line for release in August 2022.

Christopher McQuarrie – who helmed Rogue Nation and Fallout (the best financial performer of the entire franchise) – is also returning to direct both forthcoming installments.

Films 7 and 8 – providing there are no further delays – will be filming back to back. This leads us to speculate that the two could potentially be Ethan Hunt’s final missions.

Whatever the case, Cruise and McQuarrie have confirmed they have some epic stunts planned; including “world-topping shit”. It should be worth the wait.

Thankfully, the delay in Italy seems unlikely to affect the current Mission: Impossible 7 release date, which boasts a coveted prime summer blockbuster slot of July 2021.