Photo: Andrew Toth/FilmMagicTom Cruise’s next two highly-anticipated movies are being delayed again due to the Delta surge in the continuingCOVID-19 health crisis.Top Gun: MaverickandMission: Impossible 7will now premiere within months of each other next year.Maverickwill open on May 27, 2022, and the latestMission: Impossiblewill hit theaters on Sept. 30, 2022.The Hollywood Reporterfirst reported the story.The seventhMissionwas previously set for that Memorial Day weekend date, butMaverick’s latest move has taken over the prime box office window.Maverickwas originally set for a June 24, 2020 opening but was shifted back to December 23, 2020, due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It later had release dates set for July 2, 2021, and, most recently, November 19, 2021.PARAMOUNTMission, on the other hand, was first delayed from July 23, 2021, to November 19 beforeMavericktook over that spot and pushed it to May 27, 2022. It now lands four months afterMaverick’s premiere.Cruise, 58, has been hard at work on filming the upcoming installments in theMission: Impossiblefranchise while strictly following COVID-19 protocol on set.In December 2020,leaked audio of the star yelling at two crew membersfor reportedly violating COVID-19 precautions during the filming ofMission: Impossible 7surprised those who listened.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.Production sources told PEOPLE at the time Cruise was feeling the pressure of making back-to-back blockbusters amid the pandemic.“It’s hard to [describe] how incredibly intense and focused he is on making every movie the absolute best possible,” a U.K.-based production source of Cruise said. “TheMission: Impossiblemovies are very special to him. They are ‘his’ movies. Tom helped set up the COVID protocol. Of course, he takes it personally when the protocol is broken.““In all the years of filming theMission: Impossiblefranchise, no one has ever even heard Tom raise his voice,” added the source. “He is usually just laser-focused on filming. This movie is very different though. He has to film while making sure everyone stays safe.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
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Tom Cruise’s next two highly-anticipated movies are being delayed again due to the Delta surge in the continuingCOVID-19 health crisis.Top Gun: MaverickandMission: Impossible 7will now premiere within months of each other next year.Maverickwill open on May 27, 2022, and the latestMission: Impossiblewill hit theaters on Sept. 30, 2022.The Hollywood Reporterfirst reported the story.The seventhMissionwas previously set for that Memorial Day weekend date, butMaverick’s latest move has taken over the prime box office window.Maverickwas originally set for a June 24, 2020 opening but was shifted back to December 23, 2020, due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It later had release dates set for July 2, 2021, and, most recently, November 19, 2021.PARAMOUNTMission, on the other hand, was first delayed from July 23, 2021, to November 19 beforeMavericktook over that spot and pushed it to May 27, 2022. It now lands four months afterMaverick’s premiere.Cruise, 58, has been hard at work on filming the upcoming installments in theMission: Impossiblefranchise while strictly following COVID-19 protocol on set.In December 2020,leaked audio of the star yelling at two crew membersfor reportedly violating COVID-19 precautions during the filming ofMission: Impossible 7surprised those who listened.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.Production sources told PEOPLE at the time Cruise was feeling the pressure of making back-to-back blockbusters amid the pandemic.“It’s hard to [describe] how incredibly intense and focused he is on making every movie the absolute best possible,” a U.K.-based production source of Cruise said. “TheMission: Impossiblemovies are very special to him. They are ‘his’ movies. Tom helped set up the COVID protocol. Of course, he takes it personally when the protocol is broken.““In all the years of filming theMission: Impossiblefranchise, no one has ever even heard Tom raise his voice,” added the source. “He is usually just laser-focused on filming. This movie is very different though. He has to film while making sure everyone stays safe.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Tom Cruise’s next two highly-anticipated movies are being delayed again due to the Delta surge in the continuingCOVID-19 health crisis.
Top Gun: MaverickandMission: Impossible 7will now premiere within months of each other next year.
Maverickwill open on May 27, 2022, and the latestMission: Impossiblewill hit theaters on Sept. 30, 2022.The Hollywood Reporterfirst reported the story.
The seventhMissionwas previously set for that Memorial Day weekend date, butMaverick’s latest move has taken over the prime box office window.
Maverickwas originally set for a June 24, 2020 opening but was shifted back to December 23, 2020, due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It later had release dates set for July 2, 2021, and, most recently, November 19, 2021.
PARAMOUNT
Mission, on the other hand, was first delayed from July 23, 2021, to November 19 beforeMavericktook over that spot and pushed it to May 27, 2022. It now lands four months afterMaverick’s premiere.
Cruise, 58, has been hard at work on filming the upcoming installments in theMission: Impossiblefranchise while strictly following COVID-19 protocol on set.
In December 2020,leaked audio of the star yelling at two crew membersfor reportedly violating COVID-19 precautions during the filming ofMission: Impossible 7surprised those who listened.
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.
Production sources told PEOPLE at the time Cruise was feeling the pressure of making back-to-back blockbusters amid the pandemic.
“It’s hard to [describe] how incredibly intense and focused he is on making every movie the absolute best possible,” a U.K.-based production source of Cruise said. “TheMission: Impossiblemovies are very special to him. They are ‘his’ movies. Tom helped set up the COVID protocol. Of course, he takes it personally when the protocol is broken.”
“In all the years of filming theMission: Impossiblefranchise, no one has ever even heard Tom raise his voice,” added the source. “He is usually just laser-focused on filming. This movie is very different though. He has to film while making sure everyone stays safe.”
As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
source: people.com
