Impossible », Tom Cruise threatened with death by a former employee – Corriere.it

It looks like the plot of one of his films, only in this case the death threats are real and, in order not to take risks, Tom Cruise had to hire a patrol of specialized bodyguards, to watch over his safety and that of director Christopher McQuarrie. As initially reported by Vanity Fair, it all started due to a former employee who, after being taken out of production on “Mission: Impossible 8”, reacted in an angry way, starting a bitter legal battle against the 60-year-old actor, the director and Paramount and even coming to threats.

Which prompted Cruise and McQuarrie to take measures for their safety, should the situation – already bad on its own – degenerate even more. “Tom and Chris are still working on” Mission: Impossible 8 “, mostly in the UK – confirmed a source to the Sun – but things have become increasingly unpleasant due to a former staff member and this is not the case. to take risks. It is the art that imitates life, on the set it’s all about heavy threats and protection and now the same thing is happening behind the cameras. Because of his fame, Tom is used to hanging out with the bodyguards most of the time, but for Chris it’s a whole new thing, but nobody wants to risk it. ‘

Apparently the fired man had been hired to find the locations for the most acrobatic scenes, including that of a mega train accident, even if his plans were never implemented in the films. Since then, the former employee has begun to make a series of accusations, claiming that there are controversial links with Russian oligarchs who finance Cruise’s films and that the FBI is investigating the money that has come to Paramount. All allegations never confirmed. “The situation has become very unpleasant – concluded the insider – but the people involved in the films are sure that everything will be resolved for the best and that it is just an angry former staff member”.

Cruise and McQuarrie have a long history of collaboration behind: the director has in fact directed many of the Hollywood star’s films, including 2012’s “Jack Reacher”, 2015’s “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” and 2018’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”. engaged in the realization of the seventh and eighth chapters of the “Mission: Impossible” saga (entitled “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning”), which will be released in 2023 and 2024 respectively.