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LONDON – A recording has appeared that apparently shows Tom Cruise delivering an expletive-laden spiel to the “Mission: Impossible 7” crew.
British newspaper The Sun published a leaked audio on Wednesday saying it had captured Cruise, 58, screaming on set. While the cause of the outbreak is unclear, The Sun reports that Cruise was addressing two crew members who he believed had violated Covid-19 protocols while filming near London.
NBC News has not confirmed the authenticity of the audio or its context, but has reached out to representatives for Cruise, his attorneys and Paramount Pictures.
The New York Times and Variety cited anonymous sources close to the film confirming the authenticity of the recording.
In it, the man identified as Cruise is heard yelling: “If I see you do it again, you’re going to go. And if someone from this crew does it, that’s it, and you too and you too. And you, don’t come back to never do it. “
Cruise stars in the film, reprising his full action role as Ethan Hunt, and is also a producer. In the audio, he seems to tell the team that Hollywood relies on movies like his to keep the troubled industry going.
“We want the gold standard. They are out there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. Because they believe in us and what we are doing,” he said, according to the audiotape.
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“You can tell people that you are losing their damn homes because our industry is closed. You are not going to put food on your table or pay for your college education.”
“Mission: Impossible 7” was one of the first productions to be halted due to the coronavirus when it left filming in Venice in February.
In July, Cruise personally appealed to the Prime Minister of Norway to shoot parts of the film in Norway under modified quarantine rules. It is scheduled for release in November 2021.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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