Crew impossible for breaking Covid-19 rules
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In a leaked audio cassette got through The sunHollywood actor Tom Cruise can be heard screaming at members of the Mission: Impossible team for failing to observe Covid-19 social distancing restrictions on the film’s UK set, warning they were threatening to compromise the production of the film and the entire film industry.
Tom Cruise reportedly yelled at the crew on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 (Cecilia Fabiano / LaPresse … [+]
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Highlights
The cruise was would have yelling at two crew members for standing within two meters of each other on the Mission: Impossible 7 set, which, like many films, has seen production disrupted by the pandemic, including shutdowns and delays.
“I’m on the phone with all the fucking studios at night, the insurance companies, the producers, and they watch us and use us to make their movies,” Cruise shouted, noting that they “create thousands of movies. jobs “.
Cruise said anyone who continued to break the rules would be fired and he could apologize to “people who lose their fucking homes because our industry is shut down.”
Crucial quote
“We want the gold standard. They’re back in Hollywood making movies because of us! Because they believe in us and what we do! Cruise was heard in the leaked recording. Production at UK studios, which are used to shoot many Hollywood blockbusters, reopened in May while many US productions continue to experience delays even with strict rules.
Key context
The entertainment industry has been hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with production suspended and moviegoers unwilling or unable, due to restrictions, to see films in theaters. Many major films face a delays where are released law on streaming platforms. Mission: Impossible 7 is no exception to this rule and had to give up filming in Venice when the pandemic hit Italy earlier this year. Cruise would have himself spent $ 665,000 on two cruise ships to accommodate the crew of a shoot in Norway in an effort to avoid any further delays.
