Mask or no mask: Tom Cruise's anger during the filming of Mission: Impossible

Publicity stunt or bloodstroke?

After having saved the world dozens of times in his films, Tom Cruise seems to have difficulty fulfilling his last mission: to enforce barrier gestures on his own film set.

Tired of multiple violations of the security protocol against Covid-19 on the set of the next

, the 58-year-old actor brutally reproached his teams for their nonchalance, not hesitating to threaten their jobs.

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The Sun

obtained an audio recording from London, where the actor and producer is currently shooting several scenes of the film.

In flowery language, he lectures the staff who do not respect social distancing and the other rules allowing feature films to be shot in the midst of a health crisis.

A source close to the production said the recording was genuine.

Tom Cruise's rep declined to comment.

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, launches the actor in the recording.

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"You are fired"

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”he adds, also addressing the team's responsibility to the entire film industry.

According to the British daily, Tom Cruise's anger would have been provoked by two people standing in front of a computer screen.

It was not specified when the incident took place, but filming in London began in early December.

The Seventh

was one of the first films to be shut down due to the coronavirus after a dozen cases were discovered in the team during the shootings in Venice in February.

Production resumed in September, in Italy, Norway and London.

In July, Cruise personally asked the Norwegian prime minister to shoot parts of the film in his country and thus change the quarantine rules that were to be applied to him.

The Paramount Pictures feature film is slated for release in November 2021.

is one of Hollywood's most lucrative franchises.

The sixth film, released in 2018, grossed more than $ 791 million at the global box office.