Photo: SplashNo mission is impossible forTom Cruise, except maybe filming a movie in front of a flock of sheep.The actor and production team behindMission: Impossible 8— also known as the second part ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning— had to tap out of filming at one point this week when a group of sheep stormed the movie set in England’s Lake District, perFox News.Photos from the ordeal show around 100 animals walking into gates that separated the filming location from the English countryside.SplashCruise and the rest of the film’s team laughed and smiled as the sheep took over the set based on photos of the incident. The action film’s cast and crew gave the animals space as they looked on. Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise, was also photographed acting as his own stuntman again, as he paraglided off the top of a mountain on set.The sheep likely didn’t mean to disrupt filming. The animals spent most of their time on set chewing grass and aimlessly walking around theMission: Impossiblemovie’s filming location.SplashEven with the minor disruption, the eighth film in the franchise has been filming since July, long before the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie’s July 2023 release date.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Back in April, Cruise revealed that the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie would be calledMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Oneduring CinemaCon.Fans reportedly learned more about the film from a clip of Cruise played at CinemaCon.SplashThe clipsurfacedin early September and reportedly showed the actor sitting on the wing of a World War II-era biplane as it flew over South Africa.“Hi everyone! Wish I could be there with you — I’m sorry for all the extra noise,” Cruise said in the video, reportedlyshown at CinemaCon in April. “As you can see, we are filming the latest installment ofMission: Impossible, and right now, we are over gorgeous Blyde Canyon in stunning South Africa.”
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No mission is impossible forTom Cruise, except maybe filming a movie in front of a flock of sheep.The actor and production team behindMission: Impossible 8— also known as the second part ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning— had to tap out of filming at one point this week when a group of sheep stormed the movie set in England’s Lake District, perFox News.Photos from the ordeal show around 100 animals walking into gates that separated the filming location from the English countryside.SplashCruise and the rest of the film’s team laughed and smiled as the sheep took over the set based on photos of the incident. The action film’s cast and crew gave the animals space as they looked on. Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise, was also photographed acting as his own stuntman again, as he paraglided off the top of a mountain on set.The sheep likely didn’t mean to disrupt filming. The animals spent most of their time on set chewing grass and aimlessly walking around theMission: Impossiblemovie’s filming location.SplashEven with the minor disruption, the eighth film in the franchise has been filming since July, long before the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie’s July 2023 release date.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Back in April, Cruise revealed that the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie would be calledMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Oneduring CinemaCon.Fans reportedly learned more about the film from a clip of Cruise played at CinemaCon.SplashThe clipsurfacedin early September and reportedly showed the actor sitting on the wing of a World War II-era biplane as it flew over South Africa.“Hi everyone! Wish I could be there with you — I’m sorry for all the extra noise,” Cruise said in the video, reportedlyshown at CinemaCon in April. “As you can see, we are filming the latest installment ofMission: Impossible, and right now, we are over gorgeous Blyde Canyon in stunning South Africa.”
No mission is impossible forTom Cruise, except maybe filming a movie in front of a flock of sheep.
The actor and production team behindMission: Impossible 8— also known as the second part ofMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning— had to tap out of filming at one point this week when a group of sheep stormed the movie set in England’s Lake District, perFox News.
Photos from the ordeal show around 100 animals walking into gates that separated the filming location from the English countryside.
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Cruise and the rest of the film’s team laughed and smiled as the sheep took over the set based on photos of the incident. The action film’s cast and crew gave the animals space as they looked on. Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise, was also photographed acting as his own stuntman again, as he paraglided off the top of a mountain on set.
The sheep likely didn’t mean to disrupt filming. The animals spent most of their time on set chewing grass and aimlessly walking around theMission: Impossiblemovie’s filming location.
Even with the minor disruption, the eighth film in the franchise has been filming since July, long before the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie’s July 2023 release date.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Back in April, Cruise revealed that the seventhMission: Impossiblemovie would be calledMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Oneduring CinemaCon.
Fans reportedly learned more about the film from a clip of Cruise played at CinemaCon.
The clipsurfacedin early September and reportedly showed the actor sitting on the wing of a World War II-era biplane as it flew over South Africa.
“Hi everyone! Wish I could be there with you — I’m sorry for all the extra noise,” Cruise said in the video, reportedlyshown at CinemaCon in April. “As you can see, we are filming the latest installment ofMission: Impossible, and right now, we are over gorgeous Blyde Canyon in stunning South Africa.”
source: people.com
