“Mission: Impossible 6” has halted filming after Tom Cruise broke his ankle in a botched stunt, the director confirmed Wednesday, while vowing not to push the release date back.
Cruise, known for performing his own death-defying stunts, was injured as he leapt between buildings while attached to cables, slamming into a concrete wall.
“M:I6” director Christopher McQuarrie took to social media to assuage fears that the movie’s planned July 27, 2018 release date would have to be pushed back.
“Thank you all for your support and concern. Tom is on the mend and MI6 is on track for 07.27.2018,” he tweeted after visiting the 55-year-old A-lister.
McQuarrie — who directed Cruise in “Mission: Impossible 5” (2015) and “Jack Reacher” (2012) — posted a link to an article with British film magazine Empire in which he said his star was “in very good spirits.”
He rejected reports that Cruise had fallen short on the jump, filmed in central London on Saturday, maintaining that the star was always supposed to slam into the side of the target building.
“What happened is a matter of coordinating what Tom is doing with what the camera is doing, which means you have to do it a number of times,” the director said.
“And on the fourth try, he hit the building at a slightly different angle and he broke his ankle. He knew the instant that he hit the building that his ankle was broken. You can see it on his face.”
