Tom Cruise beats UK government’s 14-day quarantine rule as he touches down in the UK to start filming Mission Impossible sequel just HOURS before new coronavirus measures are enforced
Tom Cruise reportedly managed to touch down in the UK just hours before the Government’s new self-isolating rules for those visiting the country came into play.
Anyone visiting the UK from abroad will now be forced to go through a period of 14 days in isolation in a bid to quell the spread of coronavirus, as of Monday.
The Hollywood actor, 57, reportedly landed at Biggin Hill airport outside of London on Sunday, and is therefore free to resume filming of the new Mission Impossible movie straight away.
Just in time: Tom Cruise has reportedly managed to touch down in the UK just hours before the Government’s new self-isolating rules for those visiting the country came into play
The new film is being recorded at an abandoned RAF base in rural Oxfordshire.
A source told The Sun: ‘It’s no accident Tom arrived on Sunday night — they didn’t want their leading man locked away on his own for 14 days.
‘There have already been so many delays to the film and everyone is keen to get it up and running at the first possible second – so slipping in before the quarantine rules came in on Monday made sense.’
Business as usual: The actor, 57, reportedly landed at Biggin Hill airport outside of London and can now go and resume filming of the new Mission Impossible movie
Action hero: The new film is being recorded at an abandoned RAF base in rural Oxfordshire (pictured is a scene from Rogue Nation in 2015)
Tom reportedly flew for 11 hours from Clearwater, Florida, and is said to be renting a luxury flat in London.
He is said to be using a helicopter to get to and from set during filming breaks.
The latest Mission Impossible film is the seventh instalment and has been significantly delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic when its Venice film set was shut by the Italian government.
Tom is a fan of visiting London and regularly visits Scientology’s headquarters at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, West Sussex when in the UK.
The latest Mission Impossible film is the first of two planned sequels being directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
Scientologist: Tom is a fan of visiting London and regularly visits Scientology’s headquarters at Saint Hill Manor in East Grinstead, West Sussex (pictured)