Tom Cruise broke his ankle while performing stunt in upcoming mission
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Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt on the set of the upcoming Mission: Impossible 6, causing production on the film to go on hiatus while the actor recovers, Paramount Pictures said in a statement on Wednesday.
Paramount – a unit of Viacom – said the action movie, which is one of it biggest franchises, remains on schedule to open on July 27, 2018.
The 55-year-old Cruise, who is famous for insisting on performing all of his own stunts, was seen in a video on celebrity news website TMZ trying to jump between the roofs of two high-rise buildings and landing hard against a wall during filming in London at the weekend. He was later seen limping off the set.
"During production on the latest Mission: Impossible film, Tom Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt. Production will go on hiatus while Tom makes a full recovery," Paramount said.
"Tom wants to thank you all for your concern and support and can't wait to share the film with everyone next summer," it added.
Paramount did not say how long production would be delayed. Hollywood trade paper Variety said filming could be halted anywhere from six weeks to three months while Cruise recovers. Variety said the actor also injured his hip.
However, reports indicate that Cruise has flown back to the US for treatment. “The injury is worse than was at first feared,” The Sun, citing sources, said, adding that due to the "serious damage", he "will need months to recover".
