Hollywood star Tom Cruise lost his cool on the crew membersof his upcoming film. Mission Impossible 7, for not following Covid-19 safetyprotocols, and threatened to fire them.
His angry rant at the crew members was caught on audio, andhas been leaked online.
The news was confirmed by two sources close to theproduction to variety.com, stating that Cruise expressed his frustration withcrew members after he saw them breaking Covid guidelines.
After Cruise saw two crew members standing too close to oneanother in front of a computer screen, he told the crew: "If I see you doit again you're f**king gone."
In an audio obtained by The Sun, Cruise can be heard saying:"We are the gold standard. They're back there in Hollywood making moviesright now because of us. Because they believe in us and what we're doing. I'mon the phone with every f**king studio at night, insurance companies, producersand they're looking at us and using us to make their movies. We are creatingthousands of jobs, you motherf**kers. I don't ever want to see it again.Ever!"
Cruise has been very particular about the safety protocolsas he shoots for the movie in Britain. In his angry rant, he scolded the crewfor not taking it seriously.
"You can tell it to the people who are losing theirf**king homes because our industry is shut down. It's not going to put food ontheir table or pay for their college education. That's what I sleep with everynight – the future of this f**king industry!" Cruise said.
"So I'm sorry, I am beyond your apologies. I have toldyou, and now I want it, and if you don't do it, you're out. We are not shuttingthis f**king movie down! Is it understood? If I see it again, you're f*kinggone."
Cruise continued: "Am I clear? Do you understand what Iwant? Do you understand the responsibility that I have? Because I will dealwith your reason, and if you can't be reasonable and I can't deal with yourlogic, you're fired. That's it. That is it. I trust you guys to be here."
Mission: Impossible 7 was recently delayed in October when12 people on set in Italy tested positive for Covid. Production resumed a weeklater and returned to the UK two weeks back.
The film is directed by Christopher McQuarrie and slated torelease on November 19, 2021.
(Source: IANS)