The makers of Tom Cruise-starrer Mission: Impossible 7 are hoping to restart production on the upcoming film in the spy-action franchise in September. According to the film’s first assistant director Tommy Gormley, the outdoor scenes of the movie are set to shoot first.
MI 7 was among the major Hollywood projects that were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s shooting in Italy was halted due to the disease outbreak in the country in February.
“We hope to restart in September. We hope to visit all the countries we planned to. We hope to do a big chunk of it back in the UK on the backlot and in the studio,” Gormley said on BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme.
A Paramount Pictures production, the film is helmed by third-time returning director Christopher McQuarrie.
Gormley further said he is positive that the film could meet its target of shooting from September through to April/May.
Known for Cruise’s nerve-racking and high octane stunts, the “MI” films are nothing short of a spectacle and the assistant director said the team is prepared to deal with complexities of producing a large-scale feature during COVID-19 times.
The film, which was earlier scheduled to be release on July 23, 2021, will now hit the screens on November 19, 2021.